Eastcote

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media-37218.jpeg UPL 37218 American officers of the 9th Troop Carrier Command in a photo-op with Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory (first on the left). Silas Rhead Richards is fourth from the left. Rufus Ward is fourth from the right. This picture was taken 26 Apr 1944 at Eastcote Place, Middlesex, England.

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Object Number - UPL 37218 - American officers of the 9th Troop Carrier Command in a photo-op with Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory (first on the left). Silas Rhead...

During the war the area between Eastcote Road and Lime Grove was known as HMS Pembroke and supported operations at Bletchley Park (encryption and code-breaking). After the war Pembroke's role was as GCHQ until the move to Cheltenham.

Eastcote House was the wartime Food Control Office for the British government.

Exact location unknown.

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Silas Rhead Richards

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command Headquarters (IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command)
  • Service Numbers: AO-308992
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: A-3 planning officer for 9th Troop Carrier Command

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Sources

An inquiry to the Ruislip, Northwood and Eastcote Local History Society led me to two articles in their journal for 1999, available online at: http://btckstorage.blob.core.windows.net/site8867/Journals/Pre2001/Sear….
Correlated with Google Earth satelite and street views. (Camera: 516 m 51 degrees 34' 59" N o degrees 24' 07" W)

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Sources

Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / http://www.eastcotera.co.uk/eastcote/local-history

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