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General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: valerieann on Sunday 20 July 14 05:25 BST (UK)
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hello, ive been searching for info on my grand-dad for many years, he just doesnt exist in the births in England, he married 3 times , could be more, & recently found an entry online could be my grand dad in british royal air force Airmen services records 1912-30,
It says frank sayers birth year 1899, birth place lancashire, attestation year 1919 . service number 340356 ,occup ships cook,,
he never told us were he was born ,nor anything to do with his parents, other than he ran away from home, to get away from a cruel fisherman father, so otherwise in the dark, & maybe he has changed his age to get into the airforce, ,if so didnt you have to have a birth cert , or over looked back then, if anyone could help, i would be very grateful
regards valerie ann
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Do you know that he was born in Lancashire? Do you have in 1911? Who did he marry, when and where and what was his occupation?
Jo :)
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Hi
Several online trees have his birthplace as Kent UK not Lancashire UK?? Do you have any concrete information that would definitely rule this out??
Cheers
Karenlee
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Hi Valerie Ann, did your Grandfather have a "Northern Accent"? He may have used the name "Frank" to hide. I did find a George William Sayers age 12 in 1911 census born in Filey, Yorkshire living in Yorkshire with a Fisherman father. I think it is highly likely this could be your grandfather based on the evidence so far, but it may take a little more research to uncover the truth. I hope that helps. Yorkshire and Lancashire are very close to each other.
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hello Alice -Maria
i wasnt aware of my grand dad having a northern accent, we are all english, & he spoke the same has us all, ive had a cousin do a bit of research, & it seems his name might be false, plus date of birth & place of birth, so ive got a real naughty g/father, a girl friend in each port has they say, so we may never get the truth, it also the day he wed my nana ,the police came around the next day, to say he was already married, so dont know what happened then, but he did marry a couple more times, after my nana died
regards valerie Ann