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My grandfather is Cyril Herbert Paine b 16 Apr 1903 at Sevenoaks. He transferred from the RN to the RAN in the 1930s. And that's where our mob come in. My father is Edward Albert Paine b 16 Jun 1938. I'm Ian Michael Paine 11 Apr 1964.

I had a decent ancestry.com tree going but got stuck after a few bum steers.. and then didn't renew the subscription.

and then a daughter* (1914).

*I'm not posting the youngest daughter's name as she may still be alive, but her 1914 birth can be found on FreeBMD. 

thanks for that - found the daughter passed away in 1969,

Sadly Stephen was only 19 when he died on 10th July 1918

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=550029

Herbert and Elizabeth were living in The Station House,Farnham,Surrey at the time....
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that was the link that threw me off; my dad had always been told Cyril's brother Stephen resettled in Perth WA after the war. Surprised him no end when I found the truth.

I suspect this too; but can't find anything to confirm that yet.

Spoke with my father who reckons that his dad's brother Stephen moved to WA after the war (WWI) - but I think this might have been the family explanation to a young boy. The birthdate of Stephen seems too coincidental with Cyril's birthdate in that linked tree. I think Stephen is the one who died on the Somme.

Also found a postcard which was from his grandfather (possibly Herbert) - he thought it was from his mother's side - but the postcard mentioned service in the Grenadiers, then in the Boer and then WWI; Herbert seems to have been in service but again can't find anything over here (Aust).

I've been researching my own family tree and son Cyril on this family tree is my grandfather (I think). I have details of his birthday, marriage, children, etc if interested.