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World War One / Re: What a bit of luck
« on: Tuesday 17 July 07 18:05 BST (UK)  »
Sue,  If he was in the Army you will need his MIC (medal index card) prior to starting out research.  or at least to get the regiment number from it.  Hopefully, he wont have too common a surname.  Also is helpful if you know where he came from (as if he joined early in the war he would have joined a "local" - to him - regiment)......  otherwise as Mack says if he was conscripted he would not have had a choice which regiment to join.

You can download it from:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=10&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1           

or if you post his name (in full) here I will look it up for you as best i can.  Hope this helps.

Susan.                   

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Canada Lookup Requests Completed / Re: Great Aunt Jessie CHURCH - Woolwich to Canada
« on: Monday 16 July 07 19:15 BST (UK)  »
Thanks JJ for the link etc.
You never know, someone may find it somewhere, sometime !!

Susan.

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The Common Room / Re: I need help ............ please !!
« on: Monday 16 July 07 19:13 BST (UK)  »
Marvellous joint effort.

Susan.

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The Common Room / Re: I need help ............ please !!
« on: Monday 16 July 07 00:06 BST (UK)  »
Indie.  Where are you.
Its horrid here.  Mind you it is gone midnight now...... only flying insects visible amongst the blackened night.
You did, you did, you did say lewis.    And I think you are right, there are bits of the writing missing.
So, well done to you.
A great joint effort  (IF it is Annies man).

Let us (i darent say it) HOPE it is.

Susan.

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The Lighter Side / Re: which is correct?
« on: Sunday 15 July 07 23:53 BST (UK)  »
I pronounce it

genie  al   ogy

and if you can read that I probably pronounce it wrong!!!

Susan

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World War One / Re: New find of WWI records in Wiltshire...
« on: Sunday 15 July 07 23:27 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Themonstar.  I had not realised that. 
Great advice.

Susan.

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The Common Room / Re: I need help ............ please !!
« on: Sunday 15 July 07 23:25 BST (UK)  »
Kathleen,

It would be superb.
I (like everyone I suppose) keep coming back to this thread for the elusive mr.........

I dont know about you but I feel done in....

Fingers crossed.

Susan.

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Canada Lookup Requests Completed / Re: Great Aunt Jessie CHURCH - Woolwich to Canada
« on: Sunday 15 July 07 23:23 BST (UK)  »
Thank you both.
Jessie was born in Dartford, Kent in 1904 - married 1920 in England to Charles Harding. 
Had Vera (first born) in England
then Emigrated with both to Quebec (as above).
Further children (at least one possibly named Peter or Jack). followed later after 1929 in Canada.
But, thank you for the help and just reading ...
Rgards to you both.
Susan.

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The Common Room / Re: I need help ............ please !!
« on: Sunday 15 July 07 23:14 BST (UK)  »
Been digging around.
Found:

Lieut Col   Lewis Anstruther HOPE (did serve in Egypt at the time 1898)
Was in the troops that gathered before Omdurman

Was in the ASC and is on Harts Army list 1888 as a Liet Col and Major (poss. acting major) as listed on Army list for 1904 as L A Hope ASCorps.
Was in Commisariat Transport Section. (see the link to the names a few posts up).
Uniform (in 1881)
was Colour:  Blue
Edging:         Blue Velvet
Facings:        White.

Wonder if this is Annies man.
I do hope so...   it would be lovely if her expert help says it is him.

And KATHLEEN who saw the name HOPE   -  W E L L   D O N E  (you may have found her man).  But I know what you mean - if you sit back and squnit you CAN see hope.
There is hope after all..  LOL...(bad joke, sorry I am so tired now.)

Susan.

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