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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Bo'ness & Carriden Roll of honour
« on: Friday 15 November 19 10:04 GMT (UK) »
Just re-read previous posts and see I have wrongly called you Jock - Apologies, Alan C
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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Bo'ness & Carriden Roll of honour
« on: Friday 15 November 19 09:53 GMT (UK) »
Hi Jock
Thanks for the prompt reply, even though I addressed you as Meggy! Dick (Richmond) never really spoke about his time in the army during WW2 so that fills in a gap in the family tree. Interesting that even official documents wrongly spell his name as Sellars rather than Sellar. He was regularly called Dick Sellars in Bo'ness.
The Richmond Picken on the War Memorial would have been Dick's uncle, whose ship was torpedoed in 1942. All other records relating to him call him Richard Picken but that is common in my wife's family tree. For example his father, Richmond Picken, (1869 - 1944), is variously called Richard and Richmond on official records throughout his life. Richmond is a common Christian name on that side of the family dating back to 1800.
Thanks again for the info.
Regards
Alan C
Thanks for the prompt reply, even though I addressed you as Meggy! Dick (Richmond) never really spoke about his time in the army during WW2 so that fills in a gap in the family tree. Interesting that even official documents wrongly spell his name as Sellars rather than Sellar. He was regularly called Dick Sellars in Bo'ness.
The Richmond Picken on the War Memorial would have been Dick's uncle, whose ship was torpedoed in 1942. All other records relating to him call him Richard Picken but that is common in my wife's family tree. For example his father, Richmond Picken, (1869 - 1944), is variously called Richard and Richmond on official records throughout his life. Richmond is a common Christian name on that side of the family dating back to 1800.
Thanks again for the info.
Regards
Alan C
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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Bo'ness & Carriden Roll of honour
« on: Thursday 14 November 19 13:22 GMT (UK) »
Hi Meggy
I can see there has not been any posts for some years but, if you still have the book to hand, could you check out by late father-in-law who served in WW2. His name was Richmond Picken Sellar and dependent on which year he enlisted, his address would have been either Main St., Castle Loan or Birkhill Crescent, all Bo'ness.
There is a link with one of the Bell families - he married Henrietta Ramsay Bell in 1941.
Regards
Alan C
I can see there has not been any posts for some years but, if you still have the book to hand, could you check out by late father-in-law who served in WW2. His name was Richmond Picken Sellar and dependent on which year he enlisted, his address would have been either Main St., Castle Loan or Birkhill Crescent, all Bo'ness.
There is a link with one of the Bell families - he married Henrietta Ramsay Bell in 1941.
Regards
Alan C
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