1912-1939
Royal Air Force
1912-1939 Royal Air Force, Airmen's Service Records
1912-1920 Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records
1918-1920 Royal Air Force Women's Service Records
1918 Royal Air Force Muster Roll
1912-1939 Royal Air Force, Airmen's Service Records
First name(s) |
Last name |
Birth year |
Birth county |
Attestation year |
Service number |
Occupation |
Alfred Henry |
Tracey |
1906 |
Middlesex |
1927 |
506676 |
Hat
Maker |
Alfred James |
Tracey |
1900 |
Norfolk |
1919 |
334160 |
Shoemaker |
Arthur Ewart |
Tracy |
1884 |
Lancashire |
1918 |
252597 |
Insurance
Cashier |
Cecil Hugh William |
Tracy |
1905 |
Hertfordshire |
1924 |
357765 |
Clerk |
Charles |
Tracey |
1901 |
Yorkshire |
1919 |
327031 |
Steelworker |
Edward James |
Tracey |
1899 |
Antrim |
1918 |
285024 |
Labourer |
Ernest Frank |
Tracey |
1899 |
Warwickshire |
1918 |
292127 |
Mineral
Water Filler |
Ernest Osborn |
Tracey |
1899 |
— |
1917 |
100438 |
Student 100438 Flight Cadet, 13th Sqdn. (Yatesbury) Royal Air
Force. Educated at Blundells School |
Francis |
Tracey |
1888 |
Limerick |
1918 |
290849 |
Driver
Steam Engine |
G J |
Tracey |
— |
— |
— |
78090 |
— |
George Ingram |
Tracey |
1891 |
Lanarkshire |
1915 |
404221 |
Clerk |
Harry Van |
Schaick
Or Tracy |
1894 |
Lancashire |
1914 |
61759 |
Clerk |
Ignatius John |
Tracy |
1911 |
Kent |
1929 |
561652 |
Scholar |
James Mclean |
Tracy |
1899 |
Ireland |
1918 |
184123 |
Student |
John |
Tracey |
1884 |
— |
— |
88751 |
Labourer |
John |
Tracey |
1869 |
Middlesex |
1918 |
161880 |
Checker
In Docks |
John |
Tracey |
1899 |
Ireland |
1918 |
293487 |
Clerk |
John Clare |
Tracey |
1879 |
— |
1915 |
127406 |
Labourer |
John James |
Tracie |
1896 |
— |
1918 |
173882 |
Cadet
( Observer ) Clerk |
Joseph |
Tracey |
1878 |
— |
1916 |
143486 |
Labourer |
Joseph Alfred |
Tracey |
1897 |
— |
1917 |
73896 |
Rigger,
- Mechanic For. |
Michael |
Tracy |
1880 |
Limerick |
1918 |
169118 |
Labourer |
Patrick |
Tracy |
1900 |
Tyrone |
1918 |
304311 |
Labourer |
R L |
Tracy |
— |
— |
— |
95704 |
— |
Richard Bradley |
Treacy |
1893 |
— |
1917 |
74076 |
Secretary
For Miscellaneous (Aviator-Cadet) |
Robert Walter |
Tracey |
1878 |
— |
1917 |
80782 |
Decorater |
Thomas |
Tracey |
1892 |
Tyrone |
1919 |
332936 |
Publican |
Thomas Bernard |
Treacy |
1892 |
Middlesex |
1916 |
217343 |
Undertaker |
Walter H |
Tracy |
1879 |
— |
— |
27094 |
— |
William |
Treacy |
1897 |
Dublin |
1918 |
303251 |
Fitters
Helper |
William |
Treacy |
1900 |
Limerick |
1918 |
140812 |
Scholar
& Labourer |
William Arthur |
Tracey |
1882 |
— |
1916 |
24568 |
Chauffeur |
William John |
Tracey |
1892 |
Dublin |
1918 |
280700 |
— |
1912-1920
Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records
First name(s) |
Last name |
Birth year |
Birth date |
J H |
Treacy |
— |
— |
John Henry Arthur |
Treacy |
— |
— |
A S |
Tracey |
— |
— |
Alfred Edward |
Tracey |
1897 |
24
Mar 1897 |
Ernest Osborn |
Tracey |
1899 |
25
Oct 1899 |
Harold Adam |
Tracey |
— |
— |
Hermann Lloyd |
Tracy |
— |
— |
Horace Ernest Humphrey |
Tracy |
1881 |
30
Jul 1881 |
James Mclean |
Tracy |
1899 |
07
Dec 1899 |
Raymond Leslie |
Tracy |
1899 |
16
Aug 1899 |
1918-1920 Royal Air Force Women's Service Records
First name(s) |
Last name |
Enrolment year |
Service number |
Frances |
Tracy |
1918 |
94701 |
Hetty May |
Tracey |
1918 |
24841 |
Joan |
Tracey |
1918 |
17762 |
M |
Tracey |
1918 |
15403 |
Mary |
Treacy |
1918 |
18971 |
1918 Royal Air Force Muster Roll
https://search.findmypast.ie/search-world-Records/royal-air-force-muster-roll-1918
First name(s) |
Last name |
Service number |
A E |
Tracy |
252597 |
E C |
Tracey |
100438 |
G J |
Tracey |
404221 |
J |
Tracey |
88751 |
J |
Tracey |
127406 |
J |
Tracey |
143486 |
R |
Tracey |
80782 |
T B |
Treacy |
217343 |
W A |
Tracey |
24568 |
Royal Flying Corps
FORENAME, SURNAME, INITIALS, RANK, DOB, REGT,
SQ, DATE, DETAILS, SOURCE, REF,
??? Tracey, Capt, ,
, 53Sq, 21.02.18, [A4236 RE8] Swerved trying to avoid RE8 B2251 and o/t on t/o
for flight to new aerodrome. Capt Tracey/Lt Tucker, CasRep, AIR 1/853,
A S Tracey, AS, , ,
, , , , AIR76-1, AIR 76/511/178,
Alfred Edward
Tracey, AE, , 24.03.1897, , , , AIR76-1, AIR 76/511/177,
Reference: AIR 76/511/177
Description:
Name Tracey, Alfred Edward
Date of Birth: 24 March 1897
Date: [1918-1919]
Address: 12 Bell Street Acton N Sheffield
78675, Pte, H M W. Yorks, 13/11/18 57556
25.10.18 Fit as pilot
Ernest Osborn
Tracey, EO, , 25.10.1899, , , , AIR76-1, AIR 76/511/179,
Ernest Osborn
Tracey, EO, FltCdt, circa.1900, RAF, 13Sq (Yatesbury), 31.05.18, AGE:18 UK RAF
No.100438, Death, ,
Ernest Osborne Tracey,
EO, 100438 Cdt, , 13TS Yatesbury/UK, 31.05.18, Died [C7119 BE2e] Collision in
air with RE8 (Lt Burney) and spinning nosedive due to doing lh circuit [shown
as 7119 - could be correct], CasCards, 287559,
Ernest Osborne
Tracey, EO, 100438 Cdt, , 13TS Yatesbury/UK, 31.05.18, Died [C7119 BE2e]
Collision in air with RE8 (Lt Burney) and spinning nosedive due to doing lh
circuit [shown as 7119 - could be correct], CasCards, 287560,
Reference: AIR 76/511/179
Description:
Name Tracey, Ernest Osborn
Date of Birth: 25 October 1899
Date: [1918-1919]
Address: North Ford Dartsmouth S Devon
Contact: Mrs A. R. Tracey, North Ford, Dartsmouth, S. Devon (Mother)
31.5.18 Killed as result of an aeroplane accident
Sept 1914 - July 1917 student Blundellis
Francis Tracey, F,
Sgt, , Royal Field Artillery 41929 Sgt. RAF 290849 Sgt, Medals, WO
372/20/69331,
F R Tracey, Royal Field Artillery 41929 Corporal
F R Treacy, Royal Field Artillery 41929 Serjeant
Francis Tracey, Royal Field Artillery 41929 Serjeant Royal Air Force 290849 Serjeant
1 September 1916
The London Gazette
War Office,
1st September,
1916.
His Majesty the
KING has been graciously pleased to award the Military Medal for bravery in the
field to the undermentioned Ladies and non-commissioned Officers and Men: —
...41929 Sjt. F.
R. Treacy, Hdqrs., R.F.A...
H. A. Tracey, HA,
2Lt, , , 47Sq, 01.01.18, PoW [- -] .2Lt HA Tracey PoW/Lt A Rowan PoW, CasBook,
AIR 1/2183,
H. A. Tracey, HA,
2Lt, , Balkans, , 03.01.18, PoW. RAF repat:29.11.18, PoW, ,
H. A. Tracey, HA,
2Lt, , S Wales Borderers, Central Flying School C Sq, 05.01.17, Flying Officer
att Netheravon, Jan-17, 27/img_1133,
H. A. Tracey, HA,
2Lt, , S. Wales Bord., 25.11.16, to be Flying Officer and to be seconded,
Gazette, 16.12127,
H. A. Tracey, HA,
2Lt, , South Wales Borderers, 47Sq Salonika/ME, 03.01.18, PoW [- AW] Combat
with Albatross and shot down in enemy territory - repatriated. Lt A Rowan PoW,
CasCards, 287561,
H. A. Tracey, HA, 2Lt,
, SWB, 26(SA)Sq Morogoro, 15.03.17, Flying Officer (not yet arrived), Jun-17,
32/img_0243,
H. A. Tracey, HA,
2Lt, , SWB, 7RS Netheravon, 04.01.17, Flying Officer, Jan-17, 27/img_1136,
H. A. Tracey, HA,
Lt, , S Wales Bord, 00.03.18, Flying Officer, ALMar18, 25/img_3688,
H. L. Tracy, HL,
2Lt(TCapt in Army), , RFC SR, , 00.03.18, Flight Comdr, ALMar18, 25/img_3677,
02.12.17,
H. L. Tracy, HL,
2Lt, , , 53Sq, 16.07.17, Ok [A3457 RE8] Misjudged landing and ran into tree on
edge of aerodrome on artly coop. 2Lt HL Tracy Ok/T2Lt WH Skinner Ok, CasRep,
AIR 1/849,
H. L. Tracy, HL,
2Lt, , Special Reserve, 02.12.17, to be Flight Comdr. from Flying Officer and
to be TCapt whilst so empld, Gazette, 17. 13300,
H. L. Tracy, HL,
P2Lt, , , , 08.06.17, confirmed in his rank, Gazette, 17. 5693,
H. L. Tracy, HL,
P2Lt, , Special Reserve, 20.05.17, to be Flying Officer, Gazette, 17. 5596,
Harold Adam Tracey,
HA, , , , , , AIR76-1, AIR 76/511/180,
Harold Adam Tracey,
HA, Lt, South Wales Borderers Lt. RAF Lt, Medals, WO 372/20/69406,
Hermann Lloyd
Tracey, HL, 2Lt, , RFC SR, 53Sq, 00.09.17, Flying Officer, Sep-17, 32/img_1535,
Hermann Lloyd
Tracey, HL, 2Lt, , RFC SR, 53Sq, 01.01.18, AFlt Comdr, Jan-18, 27/img_2567,
Hermann Lloyd Tracy,
HL, , , , , , AIR76-1, AIR 76/511/183,
Hermann Lloyd Tracy,
HL, , , , 21.11.16, to be P2Lt, Gazette, 17. 367,
Hermann Lloyd,
Tracy, HL, 2Lt, RFC, , , , WO339, WO 339/74252,
Horace Ernest
Humphrey Tracy, HEH, , 30.07.1881, , , , AIR76-1, AIR 76/511/181,
J. H. Treacy, JH, , ,
, , , , AIR76-1, AIR 76/512/67,
J. J. Tracie, JJ, ,
, , , , , AIR76-1, AIR 76/511/182,
J. Tracey, J, Pte, ,
King's Royal Rifle Corps 1540 Pte. RAF 161880 Pte, Medals, WO 372/20/69417,
James McLean Tracy,
JM, , 07.12.1899, , , , AIR76-1, AIR 76/511/184,
John Henry Arthur
Treacy, JHA, , , , , , AIR76-1, AIR 76/512/66,
Raymond Leslie
Tracy, RL, , 16.08.1899, , , , AIR76-1, AIR 76/511/185,
Thomas Tracey, T,
Pte, , King's Royal Rifle Corps 14361 Pte. RAF 332936 Pte, Medals, WO
372/20/69677,
Walter H. Tracy, WH,
AM1, , RFC 27094 AM1, , , Medals, WO 372/20/69856,
Walter Hamburg
Tracey, WH, 27094 AM1, , , France, 01.10.17, DoW [- -] DoW from bomb, CasCards,
287563,
Walter Hamburg
Tracey, WH, 27094 AM1, , France, 01.10.17, DoW [- -] Dow from bomb, CasCards,
287562,
Walter Hanbury
Tracy, WH, 1AM, circa.1879, RFC, 29Sq, 01.10.17, AGE:38 Belgium RAF No.27094,
Death, ,
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/rfc/home.html
8 June 1917 London Gazette
Supplementary To
Regular Units Or Corps.
Royal Flying
Corps.
Mil. Wing.—The
undermentioned 2nd Lts. (on prob.) are confirmed in their rank: —
H. L. Tracy...
Harold Robert Stuart Treacy
778068 Sergeant U/T Pilot Royal Air Force, died 3rd January 1942, age 20, Son of Albert Robert and Marah Sybil Stuart Treacy, of Oudtshoorn, Cape Province, South Africa.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died on active service, Grave 28. Bulawayo (Athlone) Cemetery Zimbabwe
"Farewell, Harold
"Until the day break
"And the shadows flee away"
http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/print.php?id=25446
MAY, 1944 THE AIR FORCE LIST [HMSO]
General Duties Branch — Squadron Leaders
Tracey, F. C. (Maj. R.A.O.C.) § (t) 1 Dec [1941] [25028]
General Duties Branch — Flight Lieutenants
Tracy, D. Q. W. + (w) 20 Apr [1942] [42913]
Tracey, J. R. (w) 16 Mar [1943] [62690]
General Duties Branch — Pilot Officers
Treacy, W. S., D.F.C. 1 Mar [1943] [144004]
28 May 1943
The London Gazette
Royal Air
Force Volunteer Reserve
To be Pit.
Offs. on prob. (emergency): —
1st Mar.
1943.
605417
William Sewell TREACY (144004).
9 July 1943
The London Gazette
Air
Ministry, 13th July, 1943.
Royal Air
Force.
The KING has
been graciously pleased to approve the following awards: —
Distinguished
Flying Cross
Pilot
Officer William Sewell TREACY (144004), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No.
97 Squadron.
Treacy, W. D. 12 Nov [1943] [154144]
6 June 1944
The London Gazette
Royal Air
Force Volunteer Reserve.
General
Duties Branch.
Confirmation
and promotion.
Pit. Offs.
(prob.) confmd. in appts. and to be Fig. Offs. (war subs.): —
I2th May
1944.
W. D.
TREACY (154144).
General Duties Branch — (Air Gunners And Wireless Operators (Air))
Pilot Officers
Tracey, T. L. 13 Feb [1944] [171728]
Administrative And Special Duties Branch - (Administrative And Miscellaneous Duties)
Flying Officers
Tracy, W. L. (w) l Oct [1942] [105611]
Tracy, A. J. (w) 29 Apr [1943] [130671]
Warrant Officers
Tracey, W. J. R. l Oct [1942] [519046]
Tracey, E. F. 18 0ct [1942] [292127]
Women's Auxiliary Air Force — (Equipment Branch)
Section Officers
Tracey, M. A. (w) 13 July [1943] [6440]
Royal Air Force—Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch)
Pilot Officers
Tracy, G. W., M.M. 28 0ct [1942] [113733]
Chaplains with the relative rank of Squadron Leader
Roman Catholic
Rev. H. [Henry] Treacy 19 [18] Mar [1941][100013]
18 July 1941 The London Gazette
Chaplains
Branch.
The
undermentioned are granted commissions for the duration of hostilities with the
relative rank of Squadron Leader: —
18th Mar.
1941.
...The Rev.
Henry Treacy (100013).
Australia. Overseas Headquarters, R.A.A.F.
Chaplains
Squadron Leader J. Treacy (R.C.)
Photograph http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/UK0838/
London, England. 1943-12-13. Portrait Of Flight Lieutenant J. Treacy, Chaplain, At RAAF Overseas Headquarters.
Wilfred
Patrick Francis (Paddy “Treacle”) Treacy (1917-1941) of
Dublin, DSO, Squadron Leader RAF
in the Battle of Britain.
1942 London Wills Treacy Wilfred Patrick Francis D.S.O. of 28 Cranley-gardens London S.W.7 died on or since 29 April 1941 on war service Administration (limited) York 16 October to Raymond Lambert major H.M. army attorney of Wilfred Francis Treacy. Effects £1050 1s. 6d. Winifred P F Treacy born Apr - Jun 1917 Dublin South, Vol 2 page 671 Brother: Lt. Col. Louis (Louie) Lawrence Treacy (Irish Air Corps) (22nd Oct 1919 - 19th Feb 2001) [link] [see Agnes Treacy] |
Wilfred Patrick Francis (Paddy “Treacle”) Treacy, DSO, SL 420312, Service No. 37617 Paddy Treacy was born in Dublin in 1917, and was educated at St Joseph College, Dublin, and Cistercian College, Roscrea. He died in the Battle of Britain and was one of fourteen Irishmen who were pilots in WWII. He had 5 (2+3) ‘kills’ (official 3.33) On the 2nd March 1936, he was granted a short service commission as an Acting Pilot Officers on probation. On the 6th July 1938, he promoted to the rank of Flying Officer. At the beginning of the war, he joined 74 (Tiger) Squadron with Pilot officer Bryan Vincent `Paddy` Byrne and Sailor Malan and was B Flight commander. In Spring 1940, he was the Flight Commander. He flew a Spitfire and saw combat on the 24th (Hs 126 & Ju 88) and 27th May 1940 (Me 109E & Do 17). He went missing in France for the second time in May 1940. He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant 6th July 1940. In July 1940 he was in Marseille and had escaped three times from the Germans before being arrested by the French. He escaped after capture. Paddy Treacy became acting Squadron Leader of 242 Squadron seeing combat 1st and 5th April 1941. The Hurricanes of 242 Squadron flew from Martlesham Heath to the Stapleford Tawney airfield on the 9th April 1941. On the squadron's first operation out of Stapleford (20th April) three Hurricanes collided in cloud over the Channel after finding themselves suddenly under attack from German fighters. The pilots drowned when their Hurricanes crashed into the sea, one of whom was Sq Ldr Treacy. His body was found in the sea off Boulogne, and he was buried there. On the 13th March 1942 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, with effect from the 27th March 1941. Buried: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Plot 11. Row A. Grave 17. Ref: Christopher Shores (2008)
Aces High: A Further Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots Volume 2 Hess, William N (1966) Famous Airmen: The Allied Aces of
World War II. Arco Publishing. Jones, Ira (1954) Tiger
Squadron: The Story of 74 Squadron, R.A.F., in Two World Wars. London Gazette 17 March
1936, 9 August 1938, 20 June 1941, 10
March 1942. National Archives UK. RAF Camera Gun Footage Combat Film No 13. Flight Lieutenant Treacy of 74 Squadron on 24/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Junkers Ju 88s and Henschel Hs 126. Combat Film No 16. Flight Lieutenant Treacy of 74 Squadron on 24/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Dornier Do 17 and Junkers Ju 88 http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060013904 Collection: Hunt Leslie Negatives of : group photographs: No 74 (Tiger) Squadron at Rochford, just before the Second World War, Squadron Leader W F P Treacy in centre... http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205009064 |
At
the start of the Second World War the Tigers and Hornchurch Station were
the setting for the feature film The Lion Has Wings starring Ralph Richardson
and Merle Oberon. 74 were used for some flying scenes with ground and aircrew
used as background extras.
Left to right – F/L Treacy, F/O Hoare and F/Sgt Maine |
B’ Flight pilots posing for this very casual photograph, they are from left to right FO Thom, PO Dowding, FL Treacy standing at the doorway of tent, FO Hoare, FSgt Maine and Sgt Bushell |
Gun camera
film still showing machine-gun and tracer fire from a Supermarine Spitfire
Mark I flown by Flight Lieutenant P W F Treacy of No. 74 Squadron RAF hitting
a Messerschmitt Bf 110 in the port engine during combat near Dunkirk. © IWM
(C 1703) |
St. John's
Church, Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 http://www.irishwarmemorials.ie/html/showMemorial.php?show=748 |
Reference: WO 208/3324/176
Description: Tracey, M B. Escape/Evasion Reports: Code MI9/SPG: 2645
Date: 1944
J.85387 P/O Martin Bernard Tracey, R.C.A.F. 429 Sgn., Bomber Command, R.A.F.
Left Arromanches 22 Aug 44 arrived UK 23 Aug 44
Born 2 Apr 21
RAF Service: since 29 Apr 42
Post in crew: Pilot
Peacetime Profession: Cost accountant
Private address: 51 Bude Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
TRACEY, HAROLD VERNON FS(N) R84804. From Centerville, Carleton County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Mar 30/43 age 21. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see FS J.H. Dillon for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Tracey is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
TRACEY, JOHN CHALMERS P/O(AG) J19980. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 26. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Jones N.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Tracey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
Last
update: 30 March 2024