Ref: AirHistory RFC/RAF Rank-and-File Index Entry for Donald Edwin Ponceby
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AirHistory RFC/RAF Rank-and-File Index Entry for Donald Edwin Ponceby
AirHistory RFC/RAF rank-and-file index entry listing Ponceby, D.E., Donald Edwin, with service number 171884 and pointing researchers to the AIR 79 service-record series at The National Archives.
Source: AirHistory.org.uk, Royal Flying Corps, Index to RFC/RAF rank and file P
URL: https://www.airhistory.org.uk/rfc/rankandfile-P.html
Accessed: 23 April 2026
Context:
The page states that the indexed rank-and-file military records are held by The National Archives at Kew in AIR 79, and that the files have been digitized by Findmypast. This raw text records only the public index entry, not the underlying service file.
Extracted index row:
Surname: Ponceby
Init.: DE
First names: Donald Edwin
No.: 171884
Research notes:
- Verify the underlying AIR 79 service record before accepting this as Donald Edwin Ponceby's military service.
- Donald Edwin Ponceby, born 28 August 1902, would have been a teenager near the end of World War I, so age and service-date context need to be checked in the service file.
Reading notes
Things to be careful about
This is a public secondary index entry, not the underlying AIR 79 service record.
AirHistory says the underlying military record is held by The National Archives at Kew in AIR 79 and has been digitized by Findmypast.
Donald Edwin Ponceby would have been about 15-16 near the end of World War I, so verify the underlying service file before accepting service dates, identity details, or any military event.
Place
Where this record belongs
country
United Kingdom
place
United Kingdom
Details
Record details
repository
AirHistory.org.uk
page title
Rank and file - P
collection or page
Royal Flying Corps Index to RFC/RAF rank and file P