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Re: Unrecorded VC holder.
« Reply #72 on: Thursday 19 November 15 13:36 GMT (UK) »
Interestingly :-

Register of leavers from the Metropolitan Police, as follows :-
Stewart Ernest Fagg, warrant number 108862. Joined on 26 Jan 1920, and left on 19 April 1920. Last posted to R Division as a PC.

From the National Archives.

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Re: Unrecorded VC holder.
« Reply #73 on: Thursday 19 November 15 13:49 GMT (UK) »
Regarding struggling to find a citation in the London Gazette, I sent an email to the Gazette to say I found their website difficult to use, and gave the name of the person I was searching for.  I received an email reply with the direct link to the named person.  Worth a try.
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Re: Unrecorded VC holder.
« Reply #74 on: Thursday 19 November 15 14:05 GMT (UK) »
So what information was contained in the link?

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Re: Unrecorded VC holder.
« Reply #75 on: Thursday 19 November 15 14:18 GMT (UK) »
 Malky.

Very interesting information regarding Stewart Ernest Fagg joining the Metropolitan Police.


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Re: Unrecorded VC holder.
« Reply #76 on: Thursday 19 November 15 15:18 GMT (UK) »
For less than 4 months or so. I wonder why??

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« Reply #77 on: Thursday 19 November 15 15:24 GMT (UK) »
Malky

I had no idea he joined the Metropolitan Police Force I can now try and find out why he left after such a short time.

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« Reply #78 on: Sunday 17 January 16 03:37 GMT (UK) »
Do I take it the most of you correspondents are relatives or related to  a
relative of Stewart Ernest Fagg?

I would love to add more "extended" names to my research.  I also plan to be in Kent in July staying
near Sittingbourne.

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Re: Unrecorded VC holder.
« Reply #79 on: Sunday 17 January 16 07:28 GMT (UK) »
I woke up at midnight and read every reply. What I cannot work out is why the Germans would want to shoot him and his fellow soldiers. There  seems to be no reason and they hopefully should have been treated as regular POW's. Had they been captured after escaping and manning their guns would have been another story!

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Re: Unrecorded VC holder.
« Reply #80 on: Sunday 17 January 16 07:29 GMT (UK) »
Do I take it the most of you correspondents are relatives or related to  a
relative of Stewart Ernest Fagg?

I would love to add more "extended" names to my research.  I also plan to be in Kent in July staying
near Sittingbourne.

Francescad

I think only 1 or 2 of us are related?
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