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Roxburghshire / Re: Hawick and the Great War 1914-1919
« on: Monday 24 August 09 18:02 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone have an idea of how I go about finding out when my great-uncles enlisted?

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Roxburghshire / Re: Hawick and the Great War 1914-1919
« on: Monday 24 August 09 10:43 BST (UK)  »
How bizzare is that?  Aldershot ?  But he's buried in France!

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Roxburghshire / Re: Hawick and the Great War 1914-1919
« on: Monday 24 August 09 08:13 BST (UK)  »
My great uncle Elliot Charters was in the KOSB (7th/8th Bn) when he died on 27th May 1918.  We've just come back from a trip to France where we visited his grave.  We also visited the Wellington Caves in Arras where up to 20,000 troops were positioned before the Battle and with the help of a very helpful curator managed to discover that my great uncle was indeed amongst those in the caves.  But we have no idea how or where he died.  Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

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Roxburghshire / Re: Hawick and the Great War 1914-1919
« on: Sunday 21 June 09 19:08 BST (UK)  »
Hi Bougie

My mum is also looking for information on her dad William J Whillans who she believes was in the Royal Garrison Artillery (possibly a Bombadier).

Any information would be gratefully received.

Best wishes

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Roxburghshire / Re: Hawick and the Great War 1914-1919
« on: Sunday 21 June 09 19:06 BST (UK)  »
Thanks very much for this Bougie

 I will send you a pm but I was wondering if you could tell me how they died so that I can tell my mum?  I seem to remember that somebody in the family said that one of them died of pneumonia.  Any clues given.


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Roxburghshire / Re: Hawick and the Great War 1914-1919
« on: Sunday 21 June 09 13:14 BST (UK)  »
Hi Bougie

Can I just say what a great job you are doing.

If it's possible could you look up my great uncles, Lance Corporal John (Jock) Charters of the Gordon Highlanders died 31/07/1917 and his brother Private Elliot Charters of 7th/8th Bn KOSB died 27/5/1918.

Thanks

Sabu1

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