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World War Two / Re: Stalag Luft 6 POW - How can I get more information?!
« on: Sunday 15 October 17 20:59 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks Goldie61 - I have been having a good root around the internet but to no avail at the moment, not anything that might lead to Ivor specifically that is. I will keep looking though! Thank you!

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World War Two / Stalag Luft 6 POW - How can I get more information?!
« on: Sunday 15 October 17 20:26 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I have received the RAF records of my great Uncle, Ivor Edwards (dob: 1921) who was a Leading Aircraftman in the 2nd WW. I had already found out (from a kind soul on here) that he had been in Stalag Luft 6 at some point and now I possibly have an idea of when if I am reading the rather difficult to read writing. It looks like he was:

Missing 1943
In Stalag Luft 6 - 29th November 1943
Returned to UK - 9th May 1945

Now from what I can see the camp closed to airforce men (and others) in 1944 and they were made to march across the country (one of the Long Marches) until April 1945. Is there any way I could ever possibly find out whether he was someone who would have been in the marches? Or what else he may have been up to?

To be honest - any deciphering of the writing on the attached would be good. I can't work out what the Squadron number is on the page either, it's just above where it looks like it says 'Missing' 'POW' etc.

Any help very gratefully received. Oh and his service number was: 1413915

Many thanks

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Armed Forces / Re: Look up request
« on: Friday 01 September 17 15:58 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Rosie! I was just being a bit 'belt and braces'!

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Armed Forces / Look up request
« on: Friday 01 September 17 15:28 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I haven't done any family historying for ages as I am meant to be studying when ever I sit at the computer but the lure of searching has called me back!

I am about to fill in the Request for Service Records for my Grandfather and Great Uncle and was wondering whether anyone had any access to service numbers? I don't know if it's something that can be looked up. I have my great uncle's service number as it's on a medal box but have no idea for my grandfather. His details are:

Name: Ronald Squire Edwards
DOB: 25th May 1919 - Flintshire
Served in the Royal Engineers initially based in Dover but must have been in the Faroe Islands at one point as his first son has Sverri as his middle name and I think someone said it came from the Faroe Islands (am doubting this as I type it...he does definitely have that as his middle name though!) Think he just served for the war, he was a carpenter by trade.
Died 11th October 1974 aged 55 of heart failure despite having always been a very fit and active man. Sadly I never got to meet my Grandfathers on either side of the family.

Any help very gratefully received,
Frodo

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: What is the name of this Mill in Bradford? HELP!
« on: Saturday 30 August 14 16:57 BST (UK)  »
OOoooooh OK, that's a good thought and makes way more sense than what I've been trying to make out of it! Many thanks!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / What is the name of this Mill in Bradford? HELP!
« on: Saturday 30 August 14 16:54 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I have been tring to work out what the highlighted Mill name is on this 1891 census. Jane Dutton (highlighted) is my great great grandmother and Arthur R Dutton (highlighted) is her son. It looks like she was a Twine Baller in a Mill in Bradford in 1891 like the person listed abover her but I can't for the life of me work out the name. They were living on Gibbon Street in Bradford at the time but I can't find a mill listed there. It looks like Hasel or Flasel Mill but that can't be right! Any help gratefully received!

Many thanks

Frodo

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Dorset Lookup Requests / Re: Stuck with the Smiths again!
« on: Sunday 29 September 13 23:04 BST (UK)  »
Hi Roder51,

This is really interesting stuff! I had moved away from looking at any possible ancestors having moved over to Newfoundland as I was having enough of a headache just trying to work out the local ones and then I had quite a break form family history. I have recently been back on the case though and this is going to be another interesting lead to follow up. I'll keep you posted!!!

Many thanks again

Frodo

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Dorset Lookup Requests / Re: SMITHS (I'm afraid I'm back!)
« on: Sunday 29 September 13 23:02 BST (UK)  »
Hi allibaker,

So sorry for the slow response! The Margaret Viney Smith that you spotted is indeed an ancestor if I've tied all the right strings together! Many thanks for highlighting it. Rootschat has been invaluable in helping to find things out and point me in the right direction.

Thanks again

Frodo

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Dorset Lookup Requests / Re: SMITHS (I'm afraid I'm back!)
« on: Wednesday 21 August 13 22:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi Yondover,

Thank you so so much for your post! I had to call my father immediately to pass on the information as neither of us have done any family historying for ages and were chatting about it at the weekend and saying that we might just have to admit defeat with getting any further with Nathaniel Smith's information as we seemed to have come to a halt....and then your message appears!

I have so many questions...but will try not to scare you off! The information you have is fascinating and helps to put a little more 'meat on the bones'. From the information you have would it be possible to work out where the land was that was rented out / left in the will? I live in Dorset as do my parents (us Smiths don't seem to have traveled far!) and it would be amazing to have a look at the setting where out ancestors owned land once upon a time.

I realised after posting my original rather garbled post that Betty and William 'Turke' should have been Tucker so I wonder whether the John Tucker that Mary Smith married was a son of Betty and William or perhaps a brother of William...anyhow, sorry, it's got me speculating and there's no reason you would know the answer to that!

In case you don't mind a bit of an email exchange about this I will private message you my email address. Sorry to sound quite so keen and eager but we really had given up hope of finding out anything else so this is brilliant!

Many many thanks

Frodo


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