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Armed Forces / Re: Help required WW1 query
« on: Saturday 23 March 13 00:47 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Z,
Have come across this myself. I think in some cases that some men were a little economical with certain aspects of past military service, especially if it didn't work out in their favour. The only thing that might have stopped him from any further service would have been any injury or disability that would have seen him being assessed as 'unfit for military service' following his medical assessment.
Chris

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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Re: First World War - which regiment?
« on: Thursday 30 June 11 22:38 BST (UK)  »
Nigel,

Have just tripped over this topic, while searching for 'Goole' within the site.

While doing my research on those named on Goole Cenotaph I have come across a large number (approx 300) of men who also died and who had son sort of connection to Goole. In doing this I have used numerous copies of the Goole Times to find info on all names that I find - combining this with ancestry and CWGC. Having said all that I have not come across the name of John Mellor Bower. As it is five years since you first posted I'd be interested if you managed to take it any further.

Chris

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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) Lookup Requests / Re: Death in Goole docks 1918
« on: Friday 01 April 11 01:48 BST (UK)  »
Have had a look at the photo, and it is embosed with the 'Briggs Boothferry Road Goole' logo in the bottom right.

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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) Lookup Requests / Re: Death in Goole docks 1918
« on: Friday 01 April 11 00:55 BST (UK)  »
I haven't seen/got a picture of Edward. As he died after being discharged from the Army there is no picture of him within the Goole Times 1919 Almanac that lists soldiers & sailors who died during the previous year, or within the paper that details the inquest. Was/is there any extra info with the picture? Have forwarded on his pension record to boothby, waiting for her to get back to me.

Chris

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World War One / Re: Discovery of 3000 glass negs of soldiers
« on: Friday 25 March 11 21:48 GMT (UK)  »
'Here are two photographs for comparison purposes....I wonder what others might think. Could my sea captain ggrandfather be the father of this soldier?'

Another possible source is the local paper. Many reports of soldiers being killed or reported as missing were accompanied by small photos of the men concerned. Don't just look at the issue immediately after the event, go through several issues, especially if it was only a weekly paper.

Regards.

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World War One / Re: Trouble locating WW1 Service Records
« on: Friday 25 March 11 21:19 GMT (UK)  »
The main reason why some people haven't been able to locate the record they are looking for is a result of what happened during WW2. The repository building used by the War Office in south London was hit by an incendiary bomb in Sept 41 (?) and a large number of records were lost or damaged, due not to fire but of the efforts of the firemen in putting out the flames. After the War the War Office put out a call to all Govt. departments that held any WW1 related papers, so that they could be placed in one centralized location.

There are about 3 million service/pension records on Ancestry, only those for 'ordinary ranks' being available - officer records are only viewable at Kew.

With regard to my own 'little' project I have located the records for 74 of the men named on Goole Cenotaph - including those of two brothers.

Regards.

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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) Lookup Requests / Re: Death in Goole docks 1918
« on: Friday 25 March 11 09:00 GMT (UK)  »
 :) Okay, thanks for that bit of info

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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) Lookup Requests / Re: Death in Goole docks 1918
« on: Thursday 24 March 11 23:45 GMT (UK)  »
In Oct. '05 I started researching the 452 names on Goole Cenotaph from WW1, Edward Duckels Collier being one of them.
In doing my research I have found a number of records that relate to some of those named, including Edward. I located his Army Pension record and putting that together from what was printed in the Goole Times I know what happened to him.
If it is possible I would certainly like to speak to you about the material I have.
Regards.

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