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Title: Where did they go?
Post by: mellish on Thursday 30 August 12 03:16 BST (UK)

I am researching Sidney John Mellish b 1888 New Zealand, married Mary Dick 1922, d 1961 NZ.  He was in the first world war and went over to England on the ship Tahiti in 1917.  He came back as a casuality to Wellington, New Zealand.  Would like help on where he went from England, where he went to fight and how he got back to New Zealand.  Any help would be appreciated.

Title: Re: Where did they go?
Post by: TwiggyTree on Thursday 30 August 12 03:57 BST (UK)

This is his Cenotaph entry:
http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/94342.detail?Ordinal=1&c_surname_search=mellish

Getting his Military Record digitised is the way to go to answer the questions you have (see link at bottom of entry above).

You will need to start a new thread with "Look Up Request: Wellington Archives" or similar in the subject line.  See this thread for more details: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,508522.0.html

Title: Re: Where did they go?
Post by: spades on Thursday 30 August 12 04:42 BST (UK)

Hi Mellish, and welcome ;D

Don't bother to create a new topic, I'll request the Army personnel file for your man when I visit Archives next week. It takes about ten days for the link to the digitized file to appear.

I'll let you know once I've ordered it.

Spades

Title: Re: Where did they go?
Post by: mellish on Thursday 30 August 12 05:16 BST (UK)

Thanks Spades

Title: Re: Where did they go?
Post by: spades on Wednesday 05 September 12 01:40 BST (UK)

Hi Mellish,

I've requested the file for you. it should appear on Archway 
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ in a couple of weeks or so. Be aware that Archives NZ are very busy at present.

Spades

Title: Re: Where did they go?
Post by: spades on Friday 14 September 12 07:44 BST (UK)

Hi Mellish,

In case you haven't seen it, the file has been digitized.

http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21374540

Spades

Title: Re: Where did they go?
Post by: mellish on Saturday 15 September 12 04:20 BST (UK)

Thanks again, Spades. U do an awesome job