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Hi Elaine
many many thanks for providing that background information, thats really helpful. My uncle was born in October 1941 and actually baptised in the chapel at Falkland Palace. I was under the impression that my grandfather actually stayed up there til the end or near the end of the war, well thats the impression I got from my dad. ...................

Steve

Hi Steve
I am going to respond to your message in chunks, to keep within the word limit.
I'd be surprised if your grandfather was at Falkland near the end or until the end of the War, though I guess that when the War ended, he may have returned there, given his family were there.  I'm not surprised he moved them to Falkland.  You've seen the village.  It would have been a far cleaner environment than Manchester and much safer.  We lived close to the train lines and my mam saw the bomb that fell in the next street, after the 'all clear' had been given; I bet she would have preferred to be living somewhere safer.

I was fortunate, that my Dad talked a great deal about his time in the Army, that he lived until just after his 89th Birthday and that I have his documents and photographs - though some items that he had, e.g. silk cards he sent to my Mam, 'disappeared' after he died.  Looking at his paperwork, aside from the time he was on leave or in hospital, it appears he was with the 110th from start to finish.  He enlisted on 11th May 1939 and went on Release Leave on 9th October 1945.  I have listed his chronology of events previously, but I'll list them again, so you and others don't have to scour through the posts.  These are the likely places your grandfather served in:
France - October 1939 to June 1940 with the 42nd and 46th Division. 
I saw a document regarding the B.E.F. on the Internet some years ago, that had the 110th listed in the 'Lines of Communication' section.
There is a photo on here that was taken in Southampton in 1939, on which my Dad has noted "Leaving for France".  I can count 44 men on the photo, one of which I can only see his left shoulder and another, a small section of his face and I'm betting that all are from the 110th.
20th June 1940 - Arrived at Plymouth, following evacuation from St Nazaire.
Reading the Diaries, I gained the impression that the 110th moved to the port as a unit.  My Dad has listed five ships he travelled on to/from France and I cannot be certain which was the ship that returned him from Plymouth.
Scotland - 1940 to 1942
Judging by the correspondence from the officer regarding the 'missing' diary entry, (I think it was Everson), the 110th were in Falkland soon after 20th June 1940.  According to my Dad's R.E. Card, he 'proceeded to Port for embarkation' on 19th November 1942. 
North Africa 1942 to 1943 with the 1st Army
The entry on my Dad's R.E. card shows the 110th embarked for North Africa on 1st December 1942.  The entry that follows, states that he 'disembarked in UK' on 28th December 1942.  This, I don't understand, as there is only 27 days between embarking for North Africa and disembarking in the UK, but it is certainly correct, as I have a telegram that my Dad sent to my Mam on 29th December 1942, stating that he had "landed safely" and was "trying for Leave".  He has noted on the telegram that he was applying for "S" Leave and that he had been in the Atlantic on the SS Norelge. Did the 110th embark in Scotland? My Dad was granted 8 days 'Priv' Leave between the 12th and 19th January 1943.
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Hi I have just located my grandads tracer card and it was googling some of the codes in it I found this thread.  It would seem he was in the BEF 21/10/1939 and then discharged under KR1940 but on the second page there is the following Ylist (E6/110ELATcoy) 10.1.42. It was the reference between the brackets that brought me here.

it is a fascinating thread and ive scanned all the pics to no avail im not even sure if 110ELAT relates to the troop in this thread however one of your pics states they are in Falkland Dundee, and I know for a fact that my grandad was up in Falkland long enough to move his wife and son (my dad)  up there an have another son up there. Does anybody know what they were doing in Falkland, from the pics it seems like they moved on but im positive my father etc was up there for some time

any light anybody can shed on this would be much appreciated.

thanks
Steve

Hi Steve
According to my Dad, following their arrival back from France, the 110th "spent two years training", with much of it being done in Scotland. 

I have the telegram that my Dad sent to my Mam on his arrival at Plymouth on 20 June 1940 "after the Battle of France"; the 110th were evacuated from St Nazaire.  He made the point that there has always been a focus on Dunkirk and that it was easy for people to believe that it was all over at Dunkirk, when evacuations were still taking place from St Nazaire ten days later.

In 2018, I visited the National Archives and read some of the 110th Diaries and remember seeing a communication from one of the officers - I think it might have been Everson, but as I cannot currently put my hand on my notes, I cannot be sure.  The officer was writing from Falkland House and was responding to a complaint by the War Office, that he had failed to submit his Diary record for a specific date (when the 110th were still in France).  Reading the Diaries, it is easy to see why a record that had been written and submitted to the WO, would go astray.  Although the language in the entries is restrained, it was clearly chaos, to the extent that equipment the men had been told to retain, had in fact been destroyed. They were expecting to receive the evacuation order at any minute and had little idea of what was going on.

I think it is likely your Granddad was at Falkland House soon after June 1940.  I've looked at my Dad's records and he didn't go on leave in 1940 until 22 November (for 7 days).  This Leave record and the officer's communication from Falkland House, suggests the 110th were there soon after June 1940.  Your Uncle's birth record should also give an indication of the time scale.

My Dad talked about other places in Scotland, such as Rest and Be Thankful and Peebles, but nowhere near as much as about his time at Falkland. He used to tell lots of stories about his time at Falkland House - many about the ghost and one in particular about him being very popular with the village folk for First Footing on New Year's Day.  My Dad had jet black hair and being male, was invited into many households, to bring good luck.  I reckon he was in Falkland in January 1941 and possibly January 1942, as the 110th did not leave for North Africa until December 1942. 

I visited Falkland village in 2019 and seeing Falkland Palace (which I thought was Falkland House), I could not reconcile it with the building behind the men in the photo. The staff at the Palace put me straight - Falkland House is a cock's stride outside Falkland's main street and it is now a school.  The House is so close to the village, you can easily see how the 110th would have been very much a part of the village's life. Falkland is a lovely village and the people were very welcoming, if you ever get chance to follow in your Granddad's footsteps.

Hope this information helps.
Cheers
Elaine

I've just discovered, via the Marriage record of my ggg grandfather John Lamb, that his father is Randle Lamb. 
This was John's second marriage, taking place in Manchester during 1843 and Randle's occupation is recorded as 'Smith'. 
As all the Randle Lambs I've found so far, seem to come from Cheshire, I'm wondering if my Randle is connected to those discussed in these posts.
John has been reported as being born in 1791 and 1801 and he was a boilermaker.
I'd appreciate any information.

That name doesn't ring a bell with me, but there are probably only three or four names that my dad mentioned consistently.  There are many photos on here that my dad isn't featured in, though some of the people he talked about clearly are.  You may be unlucky and the photos your dad was in, are still in someone's album, waiting to be discovered.  My dad never went to any of the Reunions, because we had moved out of Manchester by 1968; perhaps your dad attended a Reunion and can be found on the lists Topper and Gorton Boy have.