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just want to say thank you so much for all ur comments and i no how everyone feels (im his daughter in law) its awful what happend and god we miss him terribly and even now i still cry when i think of him and can still here him saying his daft hullo he used to say when i spoke to him.   we are all devastated over him gone, he was like a true father to me and made everything he touched glow and was a very infectious man, hes made an impact on many people including myself he was a true gent with a huge heart and wanted to help everyone he could, he was a doting grandaddy to my 9 month old daughter all his family love and miss him including rootschat family so thank you all for all the beautiful things u have said about daddy touches my heart  may he watch over us all xxxxx

it maybe ill have to wait as to view it wil cost me and i cant view it till friday when i get paid but thanks you so much for finding it for me i really do appriciate it loads

what u have given is fantastic and is exactly what im looking for i want to trace bk as far as i can into my family as far bk as it goes but didnt have clue on surnames or dates so were unable to start but what u have given me has struck a cord as it details most of the names ive been trying to search but with no luck ive not a clue really but everyone has found something which is truly amazing im not tracing living relatives as imidiate relatives i know so now can go bk olive was my grandmothers mother and charles was my great grandfather sorry i didnt make this clear had so much going through my head as i was writting it came out gobbledegook so thank you all for u great help i hope no i can make sence of it all and begin to do my family tree

right ive started to do my family tree with all my past relatives this what ive found so far
we are related to sir issac pitman (shorthand inventor) we were origionaly {NOTT or KNOTTS} in wales we were of wealthy descendants and one of the family members married for love putting family into shame  and then we were disowned  and became poor as well as the following

Charles Field was born on 12. 07.1874 at Briton Ferry. 
He was a labourer before he joined the Royal Navy at Devonport on 11.09.1894 to serve for 12 years as stoker 277845. 
On 15.09.1914 he joined the Royal Naval Division at Crystal Palace (HMS Victory 2) and went into the 5th Nelson battalion of the 2nd Brigade at Blandford, Dorset.

The Royal Naval Brigade Was formed in August 1914 by Winston Churchill and consisted 12 battalions formed into two infantry brigades:
10.04.1919 he was awarded 1914 Star.

Charles Field died in August 1920 (aged 46 years), the Army claimed he was fit on discharge, therefore denying his wife a pension.  He is buried in plot 552 at Ynysmaerdy Cemetary Briton Ferry.

Nov 1920 Paid £10 Naval Prize Fund.
Aug 1922 Paid Final share of Naval Prize Fund.
Sep 1923 Paid Supplementary Prize Share.
24.10.1923 Awarded British War & Victory Medals.



other names i know attached to family are Ted and maude husband and wife, olive, nelly mauren lilly the file attached doesnt say surnames or dates sorry can anyone help me please i also have a history report of the battalions if it helps anyone

i never knew my family untill my dad got in touch with me in when i got married. i knew him 2 years then he died. Other than that i know I have an uncle called brian and my grandads name is colling. My dad was born dunfrice i think, and married my mother in the seventies. I was born a month later.  I was in contact with brian but we lost touch when he moved now i have no way of tracing him or anyone else in my family last time i saw them i was 2.

had grandmother she died grand dad married again dont know to who or bristol
grandad had 3 sons 2 daughters not sure on there names.

if any one can help pleasee would be great as i am new to this but my partner dad does this under the name ricky1 so can you please help me with any info thank you very much from all the heidi family