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« on: Thursday 12 January 12 09:15 GMT (UK) »
my dad was registered MILLER IN 1923 but he joined the army as Harris when he was 21 and also married my mother in 1948 as Harris..when it came to collecting his pension we had to go to london to get his birth certificate and even my mother was surprised he was miller she only found out when we could not find him registerd under Harris..he just said that,s what travellers did ..so she had to do a change of name..I have only ever known the name Harris .it is really weird,how do you join the British army as one name when it is really another ..still perhaps it did.nt matter in the early 40,s I mean he could not read or write but that never stopped him joining the airbourne in India..I think you are write about the irish connection...if you get any more info would love to here about it ...take care..