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    Key Hill Cemetery

    Glad to help Shirley. I'm sure Wendy will have a look and maybe tell you more:)
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    Key Hill Cemetery

    Shirley Just to assist Wendy in her search BMSGH has the following:_ Don't know if any fit with your names? Carey Macdonald buried 1852 KH register number 9103 monumental inscription Joseph Macdonald buried 1845 KH register number 4067 - 5 in grave There is a Roger Macdonald buried 26 May...
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    shop accident

    Hi Pete Accidents will happen. So just relax and don't get yourself into a pickle about it:) Suzanne
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    Warstone Lane - some 'before' and 'after' pictures

    Thanks Wendy. Only adding to what you, Leslam and Brian had already found:) Madeline's maiden name was Merry (born Merry:) ) Her father was a Robert Merry, Surgeon. She married William McClary Lightfoot then Seymour Ernest Terry. She must have come back? to Bham after 1901 when she was in Hove...
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    Warstone Lane - some 'before' and 'after' pictures

    Brian A William McLary Lightfoot (born 1819 St. James, Middlesex) married Madeline Eleanor Merry (Born abt 1835 Hemel Hempstead - her age does vary throughout the census years as much as by 10 years!) in 1859 Hemel Hempsted. In 1861 they are both living in Kent, Folkstone and William's...
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    Gerald Price, war records

    Natty The service records for Gerald Price you found state he was born in Calcutta. Also he has a middle name of Henry. regards Suzanne
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    Warstone Lane - some 'before' and 'after' pictures

    Hi Brian Well done to you as usual:) That's sort of the problem sorted then? (I'm almost tempted to say there has been a "grave error" committed;) ) Suzanne
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    Warstone Lane - some 'before' and 'after' pictures

    Although nothing is coming up in the search for a burial for Madeline E Terry 1910 - in the burial registers there is a Madeline S PERRY in WL. 1910 register number 66797 number in grave 1. I cannot find a death entry for a Madeline S Perry. Is it possible that the name has been entered...
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    Obtaining medals

    I have a listing of various contact addresses sent to me for the Army and Navy Royal Navy Offficers born in 1914 and later and Ratings enlisted after 1924 DNPers Disclosure Cell MP G-2 Room 48 West Battery Whale Island Portsmouth PO2 8SX Telephone: 0239262 8654/8666/8667/8670/8671 Other Useful...
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    WW1 Street Memorials & Rolls of Honour

    Tony Looking at the memorial again it looks like it says Died of Wounds and the month of July. What do you think? Suzanne
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    WW1 Street Memorials & Rolls of Honour

    Very well done Tony:) It was a pleasure to make a small contribution to your worthy task. So it's just Harry Mason that can't be found. There are 2 possibilities, 1) Harry Mason & 2) Harry Cecil Mason (if we assume he was born in Bham) for a Harry but we can't be sure Harry wasn't a shortened...
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    Needle in a Haystack!

    Shortie Don't know if you came across the following whilst trawling the papers? It may help with documenting his work places. Dated Sat 25th June 1859 The Morning Post. Taken from the article headed "The Ear Infirmary Conspiracy" "Mr Samuel Evans Smith, surgeon to the National Ear...
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    Needle in a Haystack!

    Well a tailor is good with a needle and thread;)
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    Needle in a Haystack!

    Hi Shortie Extract from The Times Thursday 29th April 1858 "ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. - The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma were admitted members of the college at the meeting of the court of examiners on 26th inst. - viz; .............. Samuel...
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    WW1 Street Memorials & Rolls of Honour

    Name: NEVITT Initials: T Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment/Service: The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Unit Text: 10th Bn. Date of Death: 14/07/1917 Service No: 33863 Additional information: Brother of Miss S. Nevitt, of 45, Talford St., Small Heath, Birmingham. Casualty...
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    WW1 Street Memorials & Rolls of Honour

    It looks like W Henry Aizlewood to me?
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    WW1 Street Memorials & Rolls of Honour

    "Allsop George. Unable to locate information." CWCG has George Victor Alsop (one L) Royal Field Artillery, A Bty, 92nd Bde. UK Soldiers died in the Great War has a George Victor Alsop (the Telfourd St plaque says George V Allsop) Birth place: St. Andrews Death date: 5 Aug 1917 Death Location...
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    WW1 Street Memorials & Rolls of Honour

    "Turner Bert Unable to locate information" Started out to think perhaps Bert is short for Albert. Found an Albert Edward Turner, birth place Swindon, residence, Small Heath. Died 3rd March 1915, KIA Western European Theater of War. Enlisted in Bham. Regiment, KRRC 4th Battalion, reg no. 11249 -...
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    WW1 Street Memorials & Rolls of Honour

    Glad to help Tony:)
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    WW1 Street Memorials & Rolls of Honour

    The listing for E. Cox's death date looks like 7th Oct 1917 on the memorial. I can't make out his regiment though. The following could be him? Edwin Cox, born Birmingham. Died 7th Oct 1917 Flance & Flanders. Private, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 9th battalion, no...
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