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Offline corisande

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Re: what does this say, and mean
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 12 May 10 17:43 BST (UK) »
77 pages is a bit more than they kept on most men. So why do they have that many pages ? (rhetorical question)

In the abstract it is difficult to know what you will get exactly - it could be pages on his medical records if he had for example been sick a lot, or it could be a full write up (perhaps) of a court martial.

You don't say how much they quote for sending you the records, but if it is within your budget, you stand a sporting chance of getting something interesting.

Grant in Tipperary
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Blong in Leix
Watson in Offaly
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« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 12 May 10 18:12 BST (UK) »
Slightly off topic but, if you want to know more about Brocton Camp there's a very good little book about the camps (there were two, Brocton Camp and Rugeley Camp) called "A Town for Four Winters" by C. J. and G. P. Whitehouse. It has plans of the camp and several "then and now" photographs.*
There's also some interesting info at http://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/site/HeritageTrail/great_war.html

Tony

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Re: what does this say, and mean
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 12 May 10 18:46 BST (UK) »
Thanks Tony.  :)

Eilleen.

cost to recieve just under £50 ::)
EXTON, from Rutland, Stamford, Boston, Lincoln. LANES, from Coleby,to Bracebridge Lincoln.WAKEFIELD,PROUDMAN Cheshire and  Stafford.<br />PINDAR, MOORE, ,CHAMBERS mostly from Lincolnshire.
LAING from Elgin ,Scotland.
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Re: what does this say, and mean
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 01 August 12 15:21 BST (UK) »
Hi  :)

I take ages but get there in the end  ???

Have just recieved about 50 pages , so far not very interesting  ::)  but I have only flicked through them.

looks like lots of jargon I will not understand  ???  so I am sure I will be back shortly with lots of questions  :)

Eilleen.

just glaced at one page, Trench fever and gassed  ??? ???
EXTON, from Rutland, Stamford, Boston, Lincoln. LANES, from Coleby,to Bracebridge Lincoln.WAKEFIELD,PROUDMAN Cheshire and  Stafford.<br />PINDAR, MOORE, ,CHAMBERS mostly from Lincolnshire.
LAING from Elgin ,Scotland.
 HADDELSEY from Caistor,and Grimsby Lincolnshire.                   
 Parfitt, Le Gros ,Le Sueur, from Jersey.
Martin, from Doncaster  to whelyn garden city, London.
BINT, Worchester, in Australian mint.