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He was obviously some kind of guy! Did you know him, Pat? Robin

That's priceless, Pat! I have actually heard about people sleeping in the coffins for a break...rather like a 1960s comedy sketch! Thanks so much! Kind regards, Robin

Good morning, Pat and Lyn. All these very helpful comments and the stories behind them are so good to read. I do remember my Dad talking about Charles Hill when I was a youngster - now it fits! I didn't know there were TWO brothers. Must have been a wonderful company to work for. Happy New Year...

Absolutely great, Janice. More than I could have hoped for - thanks so much! Robin

Thank you, Janice, for your help - greatly appreciated! Robin

Thank you ALL very much for taking the time and trouble to reply. Adds more to my knowledge!

Peter - thank you so much for your very helpful reply. It seems very likely the two did, indeed, serve together. Maybe their paths crossed..? Your grandfather had a tough old time, it seems. Both our grandfathers were made of a far tougher mindset than me! Mine returned to his life...

Good afternoon. I live at the bottom end of Kent and I have never been able to fathom just why I can find so little in Birmingham itself about the 48th (South Midland) Division's role in WW1. My grandfather was Major Bernard Martin Thornton, who joined the Division in 1916 and became the...

Hi. When my Dad, Capt D.E.M. Thornton, came home after three and a half years as a Jap POW, he started work as the works manager for Charles Hill & Co in Cateswell Road, Birmingham. I think the company made coffin furniture. Does anyone know anything about the history of the company - when it...