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  1. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Margaret, Walter was born in Birmingham and lived in various address's around the Duddeston area, to confirm this you may need to purchase his wedding certificate and his birth certificate both will give you the address's to confirm that he was a Brummie, his parents were not they were from...
  2. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Margaret ...the only information I can find is ( Husband of Charlotte Dobson (formerly Smith), of 41450, New John St. West, Birmingham.) still under the name of Smith, roll number 9152, died 27/09/1915, I cannot find his service papers or his pension details either, the biggest we have is that...
  3. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    OOP'S....I didn't check to :)
  4. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    I think I have found A Tomlin, I believe he is Albert Charles Tomlin but known as Charles reg 11688, lived at various address's around the Aston area with his parents Thomas and Ellen (Nellie) Tomlin , born 1888 died 14/07/1916 was in the army in the 1911 census .
  5. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Almost same as myself but I don't use the hall of memory book, use regiment number 3045 to search for Samuel Webb service records .
  6. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Janice what site are you using ?
  7. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Janice, I am sure Samuel Webb states his address as Catherine Street on his service record ? which should link him to Aston
  8. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Ta Janice , you are a star, I only checked the census for Aston and Birmingham, I did see Samuel Webb date and place of birth on BMD site but I never followed that through....The person I want to find the most off the list is J Graseton which as to be mis-spelt... John
  9. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Hi Ann, I think I may have found your S B J Webb (without the B ), Samuel James Webb 836436 and 3045 died 21/09/1917, aged about 21, lived at 6 Holly Grove Catherine Street with his mother Emma, been unable to find either on the census as to yet, but have found Emma living there on a couple...
  10. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    L C Tomlin is in my opinion Charles Leonard Tomalin born Aston 1892, lived in Badby, died 20/04/1917 reg number 41472
  11. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    He is on the memorial along with his two brothers, so very sad
  12. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Ann, The CWGC is missing many entries, I have checked a few dozen over the past couple of days and not found them on there, I do have a few more for you to check James Ernest Mogg 44074 died 04/10/1917 aged 19 lived 62 Wainwright Street A Moreboy is probably Alfred Mortiboy 8267 died...
  13. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Hi Pedrocut There are hundreds from the area that do not appear on the memorial, Eric Newton Marson doesn't appear on either my own roll calls of Aston and Birmingham this is mainly due to him being an officer they are harder to search, but not impossible
  14. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Hi Ann I have the Soldiers died in the Great War disc which I use to find their military detail, I then use the CWGC site for to find the soldier address etc, I try to confirm it on the 1911 census and try find their service records or any details on Ancestry but because so many of the records...
  15. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Ann, I think I have found your E Wheeldon, I am sure its Stanley Eric Wheeldon 34221 died 21/05/1918 aged 19/20 lived at 168 Park Road Aston
  16. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Ann I check by the surname not the initial, I view every name on the roll call even if there are 500 plus I check every one that is what I have been doing the past day or two, the problem is making sure you have the correct person, a very hard task to do, but you will John
  17. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Hi Ann I do have a few more which I forgot to add yesterday, I have a big problem with the some of the names on the memorial, I do think that some of the initials are incorrect, some of the names on your list do not even exist on the roll call of the UK, the duplications you have I believe are...
  18. aston lad

    Aston Parish Church WW1 Memorial

    Hi Ann, I have been search through some of my old data disc's and may have found around half a dozen names that may be the ones you are looking for, Viewing your list some of the names on there don't exist, I wonder in the church archives is a written list of the names which you could check...
  19. aston lad

    Daleks in Birmingham

    I can remember seeing them in Lewis's about the same time the first Dr Who film was released, Didn't see them at Bingley Hall cos I have never been in there (I think)
  20. aston lad

    Templefield Street, Small Heath

    I haven't got any photo's either but just add that my Causer / Williams family lived there at number 15, from around 1902 up to when they were knocked down.
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