I am trying to trace my husbands ancestors. Unfortunately ,he knows very little about his family. Does anyone out there remember Dennis (Dinky) Downing From Smethwick/Kings Norton, he served in the army WW2 from approx 1945 till at least 1950. I know he served in Korea because i remember him telling me before he died in 1996. I have tried to get some army records up on the geneology site but it does'nt give me any thing. Dennis Married Elsie Barnett in 1945. They had 3 children. Dennis's mothers maiden name was Lawrence. His father David served in ww1. he had half of his face disfigured in conflict. As far as i know Dennis had three sisters ..Ivy winifred and elsie. he had 3 brothers Raymond, Alfred and Charles. They all had nick names. I can remember a Cocker, Rolo and Popeye. The Lawrence family were from the Smethwick area. If any one can throw some light on this family i would be more than happy.. A little information is better than none at all. Photographs would be even better.