I cannot work out the man's surname from his signature. Brooley, Brosley, Brodley, Prooley. If anyone can please let me know. Thank you. Simon
Just spent a while looking at this and cannot get much further than you have. First initial could be a W and I concur with Broo or Broa, but not sure after that. It looks like an L follows, rather than a D or even a K. Is it right to assume the flourish at the end is the tail of a Y or is just a flourish? Checked the photographic search engines and nothing came up there.
I wonder if he'd be mentioned in the Desert Air Force book I have at home. I'm not sure how to remind myself.
I can be very touchy about some things but that was a good one. I'll make myself a "to do after I get home" list.
W. E. Broadley, to my eyes. Could be wrong. Edit: some Googling has turned up hits for various Broadleys residing in Kent.
Many thanks for your efforts My thoughts were: Brooley, Proley, Prooley. Prosley and Grooley, none of which appear to be proper names; and, Brodley, Brosley, Rooley and Grosley which are proper names. Of these last surnames .only Maurice Rooley (161497) served in the RAF during WW2 but was not commissioned until 1944.
Coming back to this, finally - any idea which squadron? This book has some useful tables... BUT NO INDEX. It's a crying shame, honestly.