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I couldn't either Janice, but I did find George Starkey living just around the corner from Aston Church, whom I think is G Stakes.

So sad to hear this news, my thoughts are with his family and friends.

Ann, I don't think he is the person we are seeking but I do think that the posting (179) that Janice did is the correct man, he does have connections to the church as well..

G Stakes, could be George Thomas Starkey R/16238, 3/15 Priory Road,

Janice, That is very confusing, I would say that Joseph Wiggins (Piper) is probably the man we are after, I cannot understand why he used the name Wiggins, or maybe it was written down in error, and his poor brother Frank was living in Coventry and that could be the reason he is missing off the...

I am not totally convinced ?, but at the moment he is the nearest soldier to the J P Piper on the list, not everyone is on the CWGC , there are quite a few missing.

Hi Janice, I am almost sure that he got married around 1900 under the name of Joseph Hubert to Eliza Ann Edwards, then it gets a bit confusing trying to follow him, and his wife with Ancestry hints ..

I have a Joseph Piper 1484 (Pension Records ) born Aston 1883, needs more research, Aston area covered a very large area at one time, Small Heath, Sparkbrook, Nechells , Lozells, Hockley and many more came under the Aston Manor umbrella , The problem we have is connecting the people to Aston...

Hi Ann....When you get the chance can you update the missing names on your memorial please, I am not to sure who we are still looking for and who has been found :-) .

I did mention E T Tranter in post 29, but looking at the detail on posting 167 it does look like they have entered both brothers on one sheet, I did know that both lads had been killed but why only one name on the memorial, in fact it should be two names, I don't trust initials. Thomas William...

I think I may have found J Graseton , he may be Daniel Joseph Greasley reg 870, died 15/12/1915, born Aston 1890,

Ann, No need to apologise, the amount of names we have put forward as possibilities have confused me, I cannot remember what names I have checked on the list cos I forgot to tick them off. I don't think we are doing to bad at the moment .

I think I have found R Richards, Richard Richards reg 3/3278 Son of Richard and Eliza Richards, of Birmingham living at 97 Aston Road in 1891 and husband of Mary Ellen Richards, of 5, Ashfield Rd. North, Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead. Just needs to be researched a little more.

Hi Ann, couple more for you to investigate...G Stakes, could be George Thomas Starkey R/16238, 3/15 Priory Road, and F Western, could be Stephen Western 67901, 842 Witton Road, I haven't checked any census's etc..

Hi JMB, My National Roll of the Great War, Birmingham, is not from S & N, and it does not include the men, women and boys from the Aston area, I have checked dozens of names, but I was told this many years ago, I also have the Navel & Military Press, Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-19 on...

Just a quick note, The National Roll of Great Britain the Birmingham edition does not included men from the Aston area, I am not sure why,, The Roll of Honour for the hall of memory does but I wonder how many are missing from both rolls,

I have viewed that census and the others and they say Leicestershire also, my guess is that he was based at the barracks behind the Villa ground.

I have got L G P Yates on my Birmingham Roll of Honour, but not on my National Roll of Honour, but I do have a S G Yates private Worcestershire Regiment died 3rd May 1918 lived at 14 Allison Street

Janice , do you think the P could be for Private ?

Hi Ann, I have a couple more for you to ponder, H Lane is probably Harry Lane reg 10229, I know he is from Birmingham but cannot find out anymore detail than that, same as Henry Macdonald reg 1965, born Birmingham, lived in Leith Edinburgh parents Henry and Margaret, both of these lads are on...