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Title: Wellington Achives Look-up please
Post by: scrappyshaz on Monday 01 June 09 08:02 BST (UK)

Hi, Could I please request a look-up next time some-one is going to the Wellington Archives?
I have Horace Montague CROSS - SA7419 - Army
1899-1902 NZ Defence Force Personnel Archives Wellington
AABK 18805 W5515 13 0001288

Thanks so much
Scrappyshaz

Title: Re: Wellington Achives Look-up please
Post by: spades on Wednesday 03 June 09 08:13 BST (UK)

Hi Scrappyshaz,

I'll have a look for this.

Regards, riley

Title: Re: Wellington Achives Look-up please
Post by: scrappyshaz on Wednesday 03 June 09 10:06 BST (UK)

Many thanks for your offer Riley  :)
Cheers
Shaz

Title: Re: Wellington Achives Look-up please
Post by: spades on Friday 05 June 09 04:10 BST (UK)

Hi Scrappyshaz,

There will be a wait for this file. Apparantly, the process for Boer and Great War personnel records is that Archives post a copy of the file to the researcher (yours truly in this instance). Part of the file is on film, part on paper, so you may get some colour scans and also black and white photocopies.

The delay is likely to be several weeks. Once it arrives I'll ask you to provide your address via PM so I can post on. Please don't send it now.

Regards, riley

Title: Re: Wellington Achives Look-up please
Post by: scrappyshaz on Friday 05 June 09 06:58 BST (UK)

No worries Riley, 

I shall wait patiently  ;)
Thanks
Shaz

Title: Re: Wellington Achives Look-up please
Post by: DotBrennan on Sunday 04 October 09 02:17 BST (UK)

Hi Shaz

I see the Military File Riley ordered for you is now available to view here:
http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?OID=17640881


Bren

Title: Re: Wellington Achives Look-up please
Post by: spades on Sunday 04 October 09 07:35 BST (UK)

Hi Shaz,

Great news. I haven't heard a thing about the state of this file so if you can get the details you need from this URL I can consider your enquiry closed.

Let me know.

Regards, riley

Title: Re: Wellington Achives Look-up please
Post by: scrappyshaz on Saturday 24 October 09 10:07 BST (UK)

Thank you both Bren & Riley,
Yes  I was able to access the file from the link. Unfortunately it didn't tell me if Horace Montague CROSS was killed in South Africa, just that he was missing in 1902, but gave me that much info anyway. Thanks for your help
Cheers
Scrappyshaz

Title: Re: Wellington Achives Look-up please
Post by: DotBrennan on Sunday 25 October 09 01:02 GMT (UK)

Hi Shaz

Quote from: scrappyshaz on Saturday 24 October 09 10:07 BST (UK)

Unfortunately it didn't tell me if Horace Montague CROSS was killed in South Africa, just that he was missing in 1902, but gave me that much info anyway.

Looks like he only went AWOL as there is a possible marriage here in 1907:
http://bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/search/


Bren

Title: Re: Wellington Achives Look-up please
Post by: scrappyshaz on Sunday 25 October 09 12:26 GMT (UK)

Thanks Bren,
It must be one of the world wars that he was killed in then. Family lore states he died 'At War'. I will have to keep searching for him.
Cheers
Shaz

Title: Re: Wellington Achives Look-up please
Post by: DotBrennan on Sunday 25 October 09 21:44 GMT (UK)

Hi Shaz

What are the parent’s names for “your” Horace Montague CROSS??


Bren

Title: Re: Wellington Achives Look-up please
Post by: scrappyshaz on Wednesday 28 October 09 09:48 GMT (UK)

Hi Bren,
Horace Montague Cross was the son of James Smith Cross jnr & Elizabeth Ann Askew, born 19/5/1881 in Nelson. The family moved to Wellington. Horace's sister Beatrice Louise Cross is my g/g/mother. I have a photo of a young Beatrice & a young boy who I believe might be Horace,
Cheers
Shaz