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Messages - Christopher Robin

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Canada / Re: French Canadian
« on: Saturday 19 March 11 09:38 GMT (UK)  »
Frirish

Thanks for the link, the writer is a friend and we are working on the book together. 
Have interviewed a number of Canadian Vets still living in the Worthing area also war brides etc.
Taking a long time and hard work to gleam info for book.

Cheers

Chris

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Canada / Re: French Canadian
« on: Monday 07 March 11 10:24 GMT (UK)  »
All I know is that he was in Worthing for a long time during WW2, but have no idea what regiment.
I think he worked at "Courtlands" a large property in Worthing used by the 2nd Div Canadian army.
He was billeted close by in Grand Ave, I even know the house. But there are no records locally substantiating which regiment was billeted there.  All location statements which may help are held in Canada. It is proving very difficult to access these.
http://www.canadianrootsuk.org/vowles.html

Cheers  Chris

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Sussex Lookup Requests / Kelly's Dir 1936-1950 Harts Green, East Sussex
« on: Wednesday 23 February 11 11:11 GMT (UK)  »
Can anyone please help with a look up to see who was living at
Harts Green Farm, Harts Green, Westfield, Nr Battle, East Sussex.
During WW2. 
I think there is a gap in Kelly's directory between 1939 and 1946.
Any info about the farm during WW2 would also be a help.

Thank you.

Chris  :)

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Canadian Regiment In Bradford 25th Dec 1942
« on: Tuesday 22 February 11 11:56 GMT (UK)  »
Can anyone help with the name of a Canadian Regiment Stationed in Bradford area 25th Dec 1942.

Even info on what the Canadian's were doing in the area would be of help.

Thank you so much

Chris

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Canada / Re: French Canadian
« on: Friday 07 January 11 15:52 GMT (UK)  »
Hi J

Thanks, so much.

Kind regards

Chris   

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Canada / Re: French Canadian
« on: Friday 07 January 11 15:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hi J

Thank you, for your input.
Re: Anglophone I'm not sure. I have only found one person who met him and said he spoke good English but with a French accent !!!.
In Worthing where he was stationed we had a number of French Canadian Regiments including
12th Army Tank (The Three Rivers) who were here for about 13 mths and 61 men married local girls in that time. I'm working through the war diaries of all the regiments that I know were in Worthing during WW2. To see if I can match up a surname, but most of the diaries don't have a list of soldiers.
And it looks like billet records have all gone!!!

Thanks again J

Chris


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Canada / Re: French Canadian
« on: Sunday 02 January 11 09:38 GMT (UK)  »
Yes, Canadian Army

But no idea of regiment

Chris

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Canada / Re: French Canadian
« on: Saturday 01 January 11 23:58 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Vivien

Thanks for the link.

No other info really.  As you say all the surnames are British, but his mother could of
been French Canadian or even his grandmother. But that points to him being born
in Canada !!. Otherwise if he moved to Canada he should of had a English accent.

All the surnames derive from the surname Irvine and the DNA is 99.9% match.
He was stationed in Worthing, Sussex, England for a good part of the war, but did see
service in Europe but was back in Worthing July 1945.

We even know the house that he was billeted in, but no records kept. As they would of told me
his surname.  No one in road still alive who live near during the war.

regards

Chris

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Canada / Re: French Canadian
« on: Saturday 01 January 11 19:41 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Vivien

Thanks so much for coming back.

He was about 42 in 1945 so that makes him born about 1903.
But I don't know where he was born  Canada/UK.

Cheers

Chris

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