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Title: Passmore Family
Post by: grah72 on Sunday 15 January 06 21:09 GMT (UK)
 ;D
         Hi
               Looking for any information on the Passmore family,Capt. Passmore lived with his sister Margaret in Wormleighton Hall, near Fennycompton . During the world war 2 years they had quite a few evacuees.  As the Hall has now been sold on ,any infomation on the family would be helpfull.
                               Regards  Graham.
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: jamiecussans on Sunday 23 September 07 10:35 BST (UK)

Hi, I have a small collection of letters from Gilbert Passmore from the First World War trenches (Belgium) back home to Margaret in Wormleighton Hall. Please contact me and I will send them to you.

Thanks, Jamie
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: liverpool annie on Sunday 23 September 07 16:09 BST (UK)


Oh WOW Graham ..... you lucky duck !!  ;D

Jamie ... I think you're wonderful for doing that !!

Annie  :)
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: grah72 on Friday 28 September 07 22:30 BST (UK)
Hi Jamie,
             It is wonderfull to hear from you regarding the Passmore family, I would love to receive copies of letters sent to Wormleighton hall from Gilbert,
do you think it would be better to e-mail them or send me a photocopy by post,
      Graham Marston
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: jamiecussans on Saturday 29 September 07 10:18 BST (UK)

Hi Graham,

I'd be happy to send you the actual letters by Special Delivery. Just send me your address and I'll post them on Monday.

Jamie
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: grah72 on Saturday 29 September 07 20:16 BST (UK)
Hi Jamie
              That is really nice of you to send me the actual letters,
I dont know how to thank you, please let me know of youre costs incurred.
         It is wonderfull and thoughtfull of you.
 I have had a lucky break, Wormleighton Hall is now a hotel and has lost a lot of its history.


   
   Look forward to next weeks post.
       

              Thanks Jamie.
                                           Regards
                                                         Graham.
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: jamiecussans on Sunday 30 September 07 10:45 BST (UK)
 (http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/jamiecussans/passmore/1.jpg)
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/jamiecussans/passmore/2.jpg)
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/jamiecussans/passmore/3.jpg)
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: jamiecussans on Sunday 30 September 07 10:48 BST (UK)
There's one of the letters!
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: fred1951 on Sunday 30 September 07 14:36 BST (UK)
Oh Jamie

Thank you so very much for sharing a letter with us,  the bits about the cakes,cat and "using the car rather a lot" made me smile.  What an insight, I wish the letters had been from my family.

Thanks again Jamie

Julia ;D

Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: grah72 on Sunday 30 September 07 16:12 BST (UK)
Hi Jamie,

I have just read your post on the first letter, It gives you an insight of life in that period. I know he became a Captain but not sure what regiment. We beleive his family were in the horse racing business as Wormleighton Hall had many pictures of racehorses on the wall during ww2, they also had a very large trophy.
           Graham.
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: jamiecussans on Sunday 30 September 07 16:56 BST (UK)
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/jamiecussans/passmore/4.jpg)
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: fred1951 on Sunday 30 September 07 18:13 BST (UK)
Heres a bit of background on Ernest Gilbert Passmore

Born 1895 Daventry Northamptonshire

1901 - Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire

Samuel A Passmore 39yrs  Farmer  b Devonshire
Annie H Passmore 29yrs  b Northampton
Ernest G 5yrs
Margaret S 3yrs
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: jamiecussans on Sunday 30 September 07 20:12 BST (UK)

Here's another one....


(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/jamiecussans/passmore/5.jpg)
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/jamiecussans/passmore/6.jpg)
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: jamiecussans on Sunday 07 October 07 14:26 BST (UK)

Another letter from Belgium 1916....


(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/jamiecussans/passmore/7.jpg)
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/jamiecussans/passmore/8.jpg)
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/jamiecussans/passmore/9.jpg)
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: fred1951 on Sunday 07 October 07 14:39 BST (UK)
Hi Jamie

Oh thank you so much for scanning another letter for us.  ;D

Julia
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: grah72 on Monday 08 October 07 22:34 BST (UK)
Hi Jamie,
                Its very good of you to show these letters, A good collection Gilbert mentions his fathers letters , my wife remembers the father on the estate in Wormleighton during WW2, and of course Gilbert who was still known as Captain Passmore.

           Regards Graham.
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: grah72a on Sunday 23 August 15 14:39 BST (UK)
Hi Jamie,letters havent   arrived,
                                                did you use ordinary mail    Graham.    .
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: Graham McKechnie on Tuesday 22 January 19 12:55 GMT (UK)
Hello Graham,
I'm not sure how old this post is, but in the course of some research I've been doing Captain Passmore has come up a few times.
Could you please let me know if you're still following this up and I'll be in touch properly.
Thanks,
Graham
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: grah72a on Tuesday 22 January 19 20:57 GMT (UK)
Hi Graham,thanks for the message, yes i am still trying to follow the Passsmores but not a lot more succsess, the eyes are giving me trouble so i find it difficuult, thanks for any help.
                                                      Graham.
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: Graham McKechnie on Friday 25 January 19 08:22 GMT (UK)
Graham,
Passmore plays a small but important role in the story of Edgar Mobbs, the England rugby captain who was killed on 31 July 1917 - hence my interest in him.  I was wondering whether Mobbs is mentioned anywhere at all in the papers that you've seen.
Perhaps you might be able to email me?  I'm graham dot mckechnie at bbc dot co dot uk.
Thank you!
Graham
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: grah72a on Friday 25 January 19 13:32 GMT (UK)
Sorry Graham, no mention of his name but i will try a few more searches, all the best Graham.
Title: Re: Passmore Family
Post by: medpat on Friday 25 January 19 14:36 GMT (UK)
The letters would go via normal mail to the British Forces Post Office, I don't know where it was based during WW1 but I believe all the overseas forces mail goes to an office at RAF Northolt now. Then forward transmission around the world.

Found this

https://postalheritage.wordpress.com/tag/bfpo/