Hello and good evening
I found this by mistake, as i was looking for something else.
I see by the reponses, that somebody was looking for edward stanley townley, he was my grandfather.
He died at the age of 96, which was a few years ago, his brother ernest died many years before.
As stated his mother, father and sister were killed in torrey grove when a bomb landed in the war
They are all buried together at the cemertry at the swan yardley.
My grandfather used to live in bordesley green, then moved to yardley where he died,
He married my nan, hilda beatrice and had a daughter gloria, she in turn had a boy and a girl,
floyd and michelle, who in turn have had children, and also grand children.
MY GRANDFATHER NEVER SPOKE ABOUT CAPTAIN TOWNLEY, SO AM UNABLE TO HELP THERE.
Also never spoke about james, (before my time) been told he used to be called jim,
I personelly spent the last years with my nan and grandad, and these will be happy memeries.
I know that there are now only a coulpe of townleys left, as all the family took different names,
Ernest wife died 2 or 3 years (gwen) they had 3 or 4 children, but am unsure were they might be,
Apart from 1 of them, but would have to ask him if he wanted to be known.
I could give you more, but may be going on about nothing you are intrested in,
Your Sincerly
Floyd Carter