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Just in case you don't have this. Here is George's Petition For Naturalization

Petition: http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mjf/

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His wife Mildred listed on the petition died in Sept. 1965 and her mother Mary Absalom died 6 months earlier


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The Daily Sentinel
Woodstock, Illinois
Friday, March 19, 1965 - Page 10

MARY E. ABSALOM CRYSTAL LAKE
Mrs. John (Mary Emma) Absalom, 85, died Thursday in the home of a daughter, Mrs. George (Mildred) Mackintosh, 314 Hickory Drive, Crystal Lake. She came to the United States in August 1957 going directly to Crystal Lake. Born in Pawiett, Somerset England, May 30, 1879, she was a daughter of William and Emma Burt Pine. Her husband died 30 years ago. She was also preceded in death by a daughter and three brothers. Surviving, in addition to Mr. Mackintosh, are two other daughters and a son, Mrs. Ernest (Elizabeth) Hallam, Wa-tertown, W i s., Mrs. Leslie (Edith) Perry and William Absalom, both of Hayes, Middlesex, England; seven grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Emily Tuck and Mrs. Harriet Phillips, both of Llantrisant, South Wales, and Mrs. Mabel Burt of Bournemouth, England. Friends may call in the Warner funeral home where services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Walter Bloesch will officiate with burial in Crystal Lake Memorial Park cemetery.

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The Daily Sentinel
Woodstock, Illinois
Thursday, September 30, 1965 - Page 2

MILDRED MACKINTOSH CRYSTAL LAKE
Mrs. Mildred Mackintosh, 51, 314, Hickory Drive, Crystal Lake, t died Wednesday in Sherman Hospital, Elgin

She was born July 20, 1914 in Porth, Wales

Survivors are her husband, George M.; a daughter, two sisters and a brother.

Friends may call in the, Warner funeral home where services will be held at 3 p.m; Friday. Burial will be in Crystal Lake Memorial Park.

Find A Grave:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118798173

Ah even more helpful, thanks again, this is great!   

Ah they have a FaceBook page, shall try that route 

The page has a "404 Not Found" error from Canada.  The page has likely been removed or archived

The paper has a good contact page where you may find assistance with where the pages are now stored.
https://www.chieftain.com/site/contact.html

Ah thanks for that.  I got a '451 unavailable due to legal reasons' error & something to do with GDPR.  I shall try your contact page link.  Cheers again.

Had another look & it appears that 6-17 appears next to others on the page.
The way I read it gave the impression he died of wounds on that date.
Happy to be corrected.
Their diary says they were at Arras.

Thanks Jim - just had a look, think its into the next column for date payment made; can see how confusion could be caused.   

Rolls show he served in 1st Batt Camerons then 7th Batt Gordon Highlanders

Ady

Thanks Ady, I eventually discovered that; had thrown me off the trail for a while as the photo I had been looking at was a Cameron Uniform - so I was searching CWWG for him in that regiment, which of course he changed at some point.  I did see on FmPast web site that they had additional information, the like of he enlisted in Inverness & died of wounds - I just wondered where the source of that info had come from, and was there somewhere else that I wasnt looking?  Thanks for your reply.