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World War Two / Far East POW's WW2 magazine
« on: Sunday 28 February 10 20:30 GMT (UK)  »

 Popped to see my mum last week and she gave me a box full of documents relating to the family history. Among this was three newspaper type magazines. They are entitled 'Far east' and appear to of been sent to the families of Far East POWs. I have three copies, though first has a few pages missing sadly. The editions I have are from Aug (some missing), Nov and Dec 1945.

 I have offered them to a museum, however in the mean time I have scanned them to my pc. If anyone  would like a copy please pm me with your email address and I will ping them over to you. If you do not have a printer, please send your address and will print a set off and post them to you.

 Hope I have put this in the right section, if not please could a moderator move it to the right location please :D


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Armed Forces / Re: Johore Volunteer Engineers
« on: Friday 12 February 10 23:39 GMT (UK)  »

 Thank you Tressle thats more info then I had so far. going to contact the Australian Army and see if they have any info about them and my G. Uncle xx

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Armed Forces / Johore Volunteer Engineers
« on: Friday 12 February 10 22:01 GMT (UK)  »

 Does anyone have any information about the Johore Volunteer Engineers please? I found a record (but cannot find it now grr) saying they were linked to the Australian Army. They were based in Malay during WW2. My great Uncle was one of them. He was captured and imprisoned, working on the Burma railway where he later died.

 I know where he was imprisoned, know where he died and where he is buried. Am going to try to find out more about where he lived and what he did prior to enlisting, but in the meantime would like to find out more about the Johore volunteers!

 many thanks
Em

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Wiltshire / Re: Green Meadow Farm, Haydon Wick, Swindon
« on: Friday 12 February 10 21:43 GMT (UK)  »

 There is also now an area of Swindon, known as Greenmeadow, which is just by Haydon Wick. I live fairly nearby so if you want any foot work done please shout, am happy to go see if the farmhouse is still there and get pics if needed :)

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The Common Room / Re: Two names -one marriage!
« on: Friday 12 February 10 21:30 GMT (UK)  »

 Thats great thank you Gaie. I am guessing its the former as her maiden name which is different again (she had been married before) is not shown!  :)

 Thanks for the explanation :)

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The Common Room / Two names -one marriage!
« on: Friday 12 February 10 21:06 GMT (UK)  »
I am a little confused (not difficult I know lol) . Whilst researching a close family member I found a record of their marriage. As all parties concerned are still alive I am using psuedonyms!

  Ms Alpha married Mr Beta in the 1980's
 Mr Beta however had been born with the surname Charlie. He informed Ms Alpha that he had changed his name by deed poll.

 The marriage record for the period reads

 Mary Alpha  Spouse name Beta location reg number 456
 Mary Alpha  Spouse name Charlie location reg number 456
 So wifes name is same, but spousal name is different, though both relate to the same man iyswim. Why would this be? Could it be that he did not change his name legally? Incidentally both the first names on the records match, although he was named something different on his birth cert!
 Confused? Join the club :D

 Any ideas why this would be?

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Australia / Re: Birth lookup request Samuel Francis MARTIN
« on: Tuesday 02 February 10 22:33 GMT (UK)  »
 
 Hi Siouxsie
 Thank you so much for your help, I have had a little play on first site and found the marriage, and also the birth records of three siblings!! Found marriage record of one sibling, Samuels sister Florrie, and sadly one death record, his little brother George at 5 Mo :(.

  I loooove Rootschat!!

 Rang the MIL to tell her all the information we now have and she was in tears bless her, especially about her fathers service record. She sends her thans to you too

 Thank you :D xx

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Wiltshire / Re: Finding a birth Cert - Marlborough
« on: Tuesday 02 February 10 14:36 GMT (UK)  »

 Just want to say, thank you all so much for all your help and work. It is very much appreciated, am absolutely stunned to find this much info, especially about James Gordon, and am planning a trip to the Maritime museum now :D

 Thank you xxxxx

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Australia / Birth lookup request Samuel Francis MARTIN
« on: Tuesday 02 February 10 14:32 GMT (UK)  »
 Hello, please could anyone help locate my husbands grandfather!

  His name was Samuel Francis Martin, he was born in Australia date/year unknown but he was aged about 58 when he died in 1956. However this could be misleading, as we have been told he joined the Australian Army in WW1, aged 16 but telling them he was 18. We do not know if he joined at the beginning, during or towards the end of the war.

He left Australia some time before 1928 as he was married that year in Devizes to Elsie Doreen Spanswick (marriage record found) and had three children with her before his death in 1956.

 I apologise for the scantiness of the available details, but it all I have to work on!! I have tried searching Ancestry records, with no avail, but being new to family research, could be doing something wrong :-\

 Thank you very much for any help you may be able to offer

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