Crewe Railway workers

[Redroger]

Quite likely that a loco fitter was moved from Crewe to Walsall, for a period, e.g. setting up a new depot, and then moved back to Crewe on completion of the work. By no means unusual on any of Britains railways.

[postylady]

Hi

I don't think he moved back to Crewe after Walsall, as this was where my nanna (his daughter)was born and my dad was later born here along with his brother and sisters, but my nanna's husband (the one in the photo) came from Grimsby. Gone as far as i can with him for the moment though, got his army records and now waiting to get in touch with relevant sources to see if he has any medals unclaimed, waiting for my aunty to write and give consent for me to try and find or aquire it or them.

Theresa

[Redroger]

If he was in WW1 you can get sight of his medal card from the National Archive without consent.

[postylady]

Thanks for that, yet again, he first joined up in 1922, so too young for the first war, but he did take part in the second war, and from what i can gather from family, we are all lucky to be here today, as he was left for dead on the beaches and his ship was torpedoed, he couldn't swim and the  next ship was also torpedoed.

Lucky man (or unlucky) depending on your viewpoint...don't think i would want to go through what they went through.

Theresa

[Redroger]

Sounds as though he was a Dunkirk evacuee. Should be fairly well documented at the Imperial War Museum I would have thought.

[postylady]

Think it's worth a visit then? I did go to South Staffs museum, but no record of him there, they said i would be better looking in The royal engineers Museum in Kent, but it is quite far from me, but i'm sure i'll get there one day.

Theresa

[Redroger]

Why not try googling them first? Also try the National Army Museum, and National Archive, Kew.

[postylady]

Yes you're right, he was at Dunkirk, it says he was ex BEF  on his army papers.

[postylady]

never thought of googling them, thanks. Again