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Offline MortenofPoole

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WW1 - men born or connected with the Poole/Bournemouth Area
« on: Thursday 12 March 09 15:07 GMT (UK) »
 Hello. I'm researching WW1 servicemen who were either born in or had connections with the Poole/ Bournemouth area . I would very much like to hear from any descendants.  Thanks. Morten
Any WW1/2 or Boer War servicemen/women born or connected with Poole/Bournemouth Area. I'm compiling a Roll of Honour for men who served from this area.

Also - Information regarding  Green Road/Pound Street  & Waterloo Iron Foundry (Poole).

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Family names - Loveless (Dorset & London), Keeping (Poole) , Hooper (Poole & Corfe Castle), Furmage (Corfe Castle), Harris (Surrey/ London), Kemp (Cambs.), Pepper ( Cambs.).

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Re: WW1 - men born or connected with the Poole/Bournemouth Area
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 12 March 09 15:22 GMT (UK) »
Hi Morten,

Are you aware that at the time of WW1 Bournemouth was in Hampshire?

You could contact the Dorset Family History Society (www.dorsetfhs.org.uk) and ask for your request to be printed in their next journal.


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Re: WW1 - men born or connected with the Poole/Bournemouth Area
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 12 March 09 15:32 GMT (UK) »
Hello & thanks for your reply. Yes, I am aware that Bournemouth used to be in Hampshire. I started out researching men connected to Poole first of all but this has now spread to Bmth as the two towns are so closely linked. Thanks for the tip about the DFHS.
Any WW1/2 or Boer War servicemen/women born or connected with Poole/Bournemouth Area. I'm compiling a Roll of Honour for men who served from this area.

Also - Information regarding  Green Road/Pound Street  & Waterloo Iron Foundry (Poole).

Coombe Keynes & Tolpuddle (Dorset)

Family names - Loveless (Dorset & London), Keeping (Poole) , Hooper (Poole & Corfe Castle), Furmage (Corfe Castle), Harris (Surrey/ London), Kemp (Cambs.), Pepper ( Cambs.).

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Re: WW1 - men born or connected with the Poole/Bournemouth Area
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 12 March 09 22:35 GMT (UK) »
Hi Morten,

My grandfather was from Bournemouth and was in the army in WW1, but he spent the whole of the war in India. Would he be any use to you?

Best wishes,

Linda
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Re: WW1 - men born or connected with the Poole/Bournemouth Area
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 12 March 09 23:05 GMT (UK) »
Hi Morten,

My grandad enlisted in Parkstone, although he was from Durham he may have moved down there before the war, I am not sure yet. He married a Parkstone girl after he was invalided out and lived in Parkstone for the rest of his life.

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Re: WW1 - men born or connected with the Poole/Bournemouth Area
« Reply #5 on: Friday 13 March 09 11:34 GMT (UK) »
Thank you LindaJ1959 & Paul Caswell. I will be in touch direct.
Any WW1/2 or Boer War servicemen/women born or connected with Poole/Bournemouth Area. I'm compiling a Roll of Honour for men who served from this area.

Also - Information regarding  Green Road/Pound Street  & Waterloo Iron Foundry (Poole).

Coombe Keynes & Tolpuddle (Dorset)

Family names - Loveless (Dorset & London), Keeping (Poole) , Hooper (Poole & Corfe Castle), Furmage (Corfe Castle), Harris (Surrey/ London), Kemp (Cambs.), Pepper ( Cambs.).

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Re: WW1 - men born or connected with the Poole/Bournemouth Area
« Reply #6 on: Friday 13 March 09 18:50 GMT (UK) »
Hi Morten

My gr grandfather was from Poole, served with the Somerset Light Infantry and died in Karachi in1918.

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Re: WW1 - men born or connected with the Poole/Bournemouth Area
« Reply #7 on: Monday 16 March 09 11:15 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Louisef. I will be in touch direct.
Morten
Any WW1/2 or Boer War servicemen/women born or connected with Poole/Bournemouth Area. I'm compiling a Roll of Honour for men who served from this area.

Also - Information regarding  Green Road/Pound Street  & Waterloo Iron Foundry (Poole).

Coombe Keynes & Tolpuddle (Dorset)

Family names - Loveless (Dorset & London), Keeping (Poole) , Hooper (Poole & Corfe Castle), Furmage (Corfe Castle), Harris (Surrey/ London), Kemp (Cambs.), Pepper ( Cambs.).

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Re: WW1 - men born or connected with the Poole/Bournemouth Area
« Reply #8 on: Monday 11 January 10 01:33 GMT (UK) »
Morten, my great-grandfather served, as did one of his sons, in WW1.  Am having trouble finding any records due to a lot of the records being destroyed in WW2.
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