aglastonbury Posted 29 May , 2010 Share Posted 29 May , 2010 I was reading in another post where someone was looking for information on two brother as he couldn't be sure which one had died & which one survied. One of the replies someone posted that addition information (e.g. his brother also fell) was provided by families after the war. It's this additonal information that I'd like to know more about. I have been doing the family tree & found a relative, it seems nobody in the family knew about him. Our oldest living relative when I found out would have been about 5 weeks off her 10th birthday when he was killed & I would think old enough to be aware as the relative killed was her uncle. When I found his CWGC record, it listed his pearents, there address & the award of a Millitary Medal. So when I started asking questions nobody know anything about him. So who would have provided this additional information? Any ideas, rule of thumb etc? Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ander11 Posted 29 May , 2010 Share Posted 29 May , 2010 Hi Alex maybe if you let the forum have there names,and maybe services numbers. the guys from the forum may help you Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnethmont Posted 29 May , 2010 Share Posted 29 May , 2010 Alex The award of the MM was in the basic detail supplied by the military to CWGC. The name and address will have been supplied to CWGC by the official Next of Kin, likely the father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aglastonbury Posted 29 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 29 May , 2010 Alex The award of the MM was in the basic detail supplied by the military to CWGC. The name and address will have been supplied to CWGC by the official Next of Kin, likely the father. Thanks for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted 29 May , 2010 Share Posted 29 May , 2010 Quote "So who would have provided this additional information?" Terry, Relatives were sent the Final Verification Form. See posts 3 & 29 of this thread: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...?showtopic=9390 Kath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aglastonbury Posted 30 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 30 May , 2010 Quote "So who would have provided this additional information?" Terry, Relatives were sent the Final Verification Form. See posts 3 & 29 of this thread: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...?showtopic=9390 Kath. Hi Kath, I didn't mention, CWGC have no grave referance for him, so I can't be sure his grave is known & therefore named or if his remains we even recoved. The extra info I wanted to know about was his parents are named & there address given. This is how I know I've got the right man, I couldn't belive when I say the page & there are my Great Great Great Grandparents names & address. I was going to add the CWGC details but forgot in the original post, sorry, but here is the link: http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...asualty=2106948 Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janecavell Posted 30 May , 2010 Share Posted 30 May , 2010 Hi Alex Here are a few possible scenarios for you to explain why your relative doesn't remember her uncle's death: - Families don't always stay in close touch; if R.A. Ager wasn't living near his niece she may not have known him very well. He might have gone off to war a couple of years before, and two years is a long time for a small child. - Or she did know him, but by another name: perhaps he didn't like his first name, and called himself Archie? (no offence to any Reginalds out there, but lots of people aren't known by their first names). - Her parents may have protected her from the news - She may know, but not want to talk about it, either to avoid bad memories or because she's trying to protect you. One of my great-aunts was a superb source of information on some parts of the family tree, but claimed amnesia about others. It turned out that there were some very painful stories there, which she thought were best left untold. Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 30 May , 2010 Share Posted 30 May , 2010 CWGC have no grave referance for him, so I can't be sure his grave is known No, it isnt. He's commemorated on a memorial to the missing which means his body was never recovered and identified (or that, if his burial place was known at the time, it was subsequently destroyed or location lost) John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aglastonbury Posted 31 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 31 May , 2010 Hi all, Thanks for the replys. Having the bank holiday weekend I have do an museum & had an in depth chat with some relative & it seems Poppy3, Jane you were right. My great grand uncle had 12 neices & nephews on my family tree branch alone & thats befor his other bothers & sisters. So keeping them all in touch has it's problems. It just seems the knowlage has not been passed down the generations. The current oldest living family member born in 1922 said they are some medals somewhere in the family but doesn't know where they ended up. Many thanks again, Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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