Greg travels from Holyhead to Yatesbury in Wiltshire, ready for flying training to start on 14 March 1918. All the uniforms and kit are ready to go.
Friday 1 March 1918 – St David’s Day
Flying Kit
Got the flying kit ready for when training starts.
Feb-March 1918 – Showing the Family the New Uniform
RFC Uniform
Sometime in February or early March 1918, Greg went home to Holyhead and showed the family his new RFC uniform with the tunic known as the ‘maternity jacket’.
Friday 1 February 1918 – Notice of Promotion to 2nd Lieutenant RFC
On his 19th Birthday, 1 February 1918, notice of Greg’s promotion to temporary 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps appears in the London Gazette.