Are You Sitting Comfortably Part 2

[Keziahemm]

Have been following this story from its beginning, what a result!  Brought tears to my eyes when reading his grave had been found.

Well done everyone   

Susan   

[clematised]

I may have an avenue open to have the stone turned by someone in my nieces contacts who lives in Woolton so watch this space.
Annie I will PM you

Edna

[Mair]

Just got back home after being in "cyber-space drought" land for 4 days!

Told Annie something would turn up as I could not see what was going on!!

I am sooo glad it has too! 

At least we all now know where 2nd Lt R W Stead, Machine Gun Corps,  can be remembered and due to this thread it will now no longer be a mystery.

I think its a wonderful "touch" to ask for his name to be read out on Remembrance Day.

Lest we forget indeed........

Jude

[JeannieR]

Hi Guys......


What a fantastic result , Brilliant !!

Have you that about getting in touch with the War Graves Commision ?
They may just be able to help, in this instance.

Being this time of year, they should be out and about sprucing things up for Sunday......Might be worth a try . They are online too .

JeannieR

[tony h]

the objective is to return the tag to a descendent of 2nd Lt. Robert William Stead.

Hi Wendi
I've been thinking about that on the way home. There seems to be a scarcity of descendants and no one else is recorded as being buried with him, so who put up a huge memorial to him Might be a line of enquiry for someone local as the memorial supplier might be located nearby and in my limited experience these firms tend to run in families and exist to this day. Just a thought.

And another thought have you ever noticed that headstones  like bread and jam always fall  jam face down

Cheers
Tony

[Wendi]

Might be a line of enquiry for someone local as the memorial supplier might be located nearby and in my limited experience these firms tend to run in families and exist to this day. Just a thought.

Now there is a thought!

I know that stonemasons often mark their stones with a mason's mark which may to this day be identified by local masons   It's a pity Graham insists that the information is so foggy 

However what we really do need is a junior football team (all 15 years old ! ) to turn up after their Sunday morning match and help Graham turn the stone over 

Wendi 

[dawnsh]

There seems to be a scarcity of descendants and no one else is recorded as being buried with him, so who put up a huge memorial to him Might be a line of enquiry for someone local as the memorial supplier might be located nearby and in my limited experience these firms tend to run in families and exist to this day.
Cheers
Tony

It's highly likely his wife had the memorial stone erected

It's a pity Graham insists that the information is so foggy

Graham was only slighly foggy about Robert having been interred on his own, (they didn't have children and Elizabeth his wife outlived him and remarried.)

I've had another email from Graham this evening, I'll keep in touch with him.

But to be honest, even if the stonemasons are still in business, there isn't much now we don't know that they could possibly add, apart from possibly how much the headstone cost.

Dawn

[michel51]

Michel I have sent you the large version .... sorry my French is about as good as my typing !
Poll

Good evening Poll,

thank you very much for the photograph's large version,

here is for you the translation of my message in french :


Please stop to make me cry, I am no longer able to read on my screen

It's really wonderful...

Thanks again

Michel

[michel51]

Good evening all,

I must tell you one thing... like us Sabine, my wife, is also very  glad Robert is found because... she thinks now I FINALLY will stop looking for dead people... and stop to pass all my time on the internet...

But... do you believe all I really want...


Michel