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Armed Forces / Re: Gordon Alexander Valentine. b Girvan 21/05/1889
« on: Thursday 23 October 25 11:03 BST (UK)  »
What you say is interesting...

I have lost contact with Peter, Jacks (John) son.. I am trying to re connect with him in order to identify the photo that he sent me. If the photo is of Gordons son Jack then the likeness to his father is very pronounced.

Thanks for your comments

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Armed Forces / Re: Gordon Alexander Valentine. b Girvan 21/05/1889
« on: Wednesday 22 October 25 20:19 BST (UK)  »
 Hi ShaunJ

I've been checking and according to my notes his grandson Peter sent me that photo. Had it been his father John (AKA Jack) he would have known the difference I would have thought... I don't have a photo of Jack as a young man to compare though, I did once write to Jack to ask him about family history but he wasn't interested, he just said 'Good Luck'...

Patricia

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Armed Forces / Re: Gordon Alexander Valentine. b Girvan 21/05/1889
« on: Wednesday 22 October 25 19:44 BST (UK)  »
 GROUP PHOTO

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Armed Forces / Re: Gordon Alexander Valentine. b Girvan 21/05/1889
« on: Wednesday 22 October 25 19:34 BST (UK)  »

Found this photo of a younger Gordon, this was a group photo with his parents and siblings, looks to be a younger version of the uniformed one...  I am quite puzzled now... Patricia

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Armed Forces / Re: Gordon Alexander Valentine. b Girvan 21/05/1889
« on: Wednesday 22 October 25 19:25 BST (UK)  »

Interesting comments.. When Gordons son was alive he sent me this information

Gordon and Jane both being Scottish born, were married on the 29th March 1916 at the Bearsden South, United Free Church, New Kilpatrick. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Little Aston, a village in North Somerset just outside Bristol. Gordon   set up practice as a country GP. There were two sons to the marriage; Jack Carpenter was born in Long Ashton on 21st January 1918 and Gordon Howard on March 11th 1919. Gordon Alexander continued his practice until 1949 when he retired to a small house in Clifton, Bristol. There his wife Jane (Janie) died very suddenly in 1975 and he himself died after a brief illness in 1978.

I believe he also sent me the photo too.  So odd that he is in uniform.

Thanks for all your comments.
Patricia


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Armed Forces / Re: Gordon Alexander Valentine. b Girvan 21/05/1889
« on: Wednesday 22 October 25 12:18 BST (UK)  »

Hello, yes I have his death date and place of death, I got that info from his son Howard (Gordon Howard V), sadly he is no longer with us so I can't ask him for more details.

My grandson is studying WW1 at school and has asked about family members who took part. I can find info for Gordons youngest brother William Bell Scott Valentine but can't find anything about Gordon, if I could identify his regiment it may help...

Thanks for details
Patricia

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Armed Forces / Gordon Alexander Valentine. b Girvan 21/05/1889
« on: Wednesday 22 October 25 11:08 BST (UK)  »

I am trying to find service records for my husbands great Uncle Gordon Alexander Valentine, he was born in Girvan Ayrshire on 21st May 1889. I have posted a photograph of him in uniform, he was a Doctor so believe he served in the Medical Corps.. other than that our knowledge of him is very slim. He married Jane Howard Carpenter, they had two sons Jack (1918) and Howard (1919).

Can anyone identify, from his uniform, which regiment he served with.

Thanks in anticipation

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Nottinghamshire / Re: Searching for: Doris (Doll) Smith b1912 b East Retford Notts lived Worksop Notts
« on: Thursday 17 April 25 22:21 BST (UK)  »

I appreciate that.... thank you

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Nottinghamshire / Re: Searching for: Doris (Doll) Smith b1912 b East Retford Notts lived Worksop Notts
« on: Thursday 17 April 25 21:12 BST (UK)  »
Hi Willsy

Made me smile... he sounds like a bit of a lad... Doris' sister Madge was a great gossip, I'm sure if this had been Aunt Doris the whole family would have been party to it... The family loved a bit of gossip..

Only 2 days sentence! wonder if he went back to Miriam, obviously his legal wife didn't want him.

Patricia
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