Guest Posted 21 May , 2014 Share Posted 21 May , 2014 Dave, your a credit to the forum, that is brilliant, i wasn't sure if he was same J. W. Sunter but i am sitting here looking at the medal John is wearing in photo, he is family connected to my brother-in law who asked me to research him, he will be more than pleased with your result when i tell him, i would never have made that brother connection. Cant thank you enough. South African Medal, Soldier Number 15084 Pte J.W. Sunter. R.A.M.C. Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 21 May , 2014 Share Posted 21 May , 2014 hi walter,i havent used this site before so im not sure how to navigate it yet but i hope you get this message,my name is pauline sunter and jw was my great uncle,im interested in knowing who your brother in law is,i have researched a lot of the family tree so he may be interested in speaking to me,i look forward to a reply,yours pauline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendlewitch56 Posted 20 July , 2014 Share Posted 20 July , 2014 Hi Dave, sorry for not replying before but had totally slipped my mind about posting on here. I really do appreciate the article from the "Burnley News" as it now gives me a more complete letter along with the Lieutenant's name which I can now put with the info. I had obtained on Pte. J. Norman (the other occupant of the dugout). It was only on Friday that I had received a copy of an entry from Nelson Library's copy of "They Are Not Forgotten" which contained a partial extract of Lt. Webster's letter so your find is an added bonus for me. Once again many, many thanks. Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauline porter Posted 29 May , 2023 Share Posted 29 May , 2023 On 12/09/2013 at 17:53, W.J.Caughey said: Dave, your a credit to the forum, that is brilliant, i wasn't sure if he was same J. W. Sunter but i am sitting here looking at the medal John is wearing in photo, he is family connected to my brother-in law who asked me to research him, he will be more than pleased with your result when i tell him, i would never have made that brother connection. Cant thank you enough. South African Medal, Soldier Number 15084 Pte J.W. Sunter. R.A.M.C. Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 29 May , 2023 Admin Share Posted 29 May , 2023 Welcome to the forum Pauline. Is there something you wish to contribute to the forum? @W.J.Caughey last visited the forum in 2016. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauline porter Posted 29 May , 2023 Share Posted 29 May , 2023 Hi Michelle, I've just seen an old post this morning, 2013, between two guys one of which is a distant relative I believe, I've been researching my family tree so I need to get in touch with this person , he's called Walter.p.watson, how can I contact him on here? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 29 May , 2023 Admin Share Posted 29 May , 2023 Do you mean member W J Caughey? I’ve tagged him in my post, which might alert him to your post, but he’s not visited the forum since 2016. You can also try sending a private message to him. However, all this depends whether he’s still using the same email address as he used to register here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauline porter Posted 29 May , 2023 Share Posted 29 May , 2023 HYes the conversation was between these two and someone called dave? How do I private message him michelle? 20 minutes ago, Michelle Young said: Do you mean member W J Caughey? I’ve tagged him in my post, which might alert him to your post, but he’s not visited the forum since 2016. You can also try sending a private message to him. However, all this depends whether he’s still using the same email address as he used to register here. Hi Michelle, I've just seen an old post this morning, 2013, between two guys one of which is a distant relative I believe, I've been researching my family tree so I need to get in touch with this person , he's called Walter.p.watson, how can I contact him on here? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 29 May , 2023 Admin Share Posted 29 May , 2023 Dave (Croonaert) sadly died last year. To try to message Walter, click on his name, then, click on the envelope icon, type your message, then send. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauline porter Posted 29 May , 2023 Share Posted 29 May , 2023 Where do I find his name? Sorry not very technical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 29 May , 2023 Admin Share Posted 29 May , 2023 Click on W.J. Caughey name on the post. This takes you to his profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 29 May , 2023 Admin Share Posted 29 May , 2023 9 hours ago, pauline porter said: HYes the conversation was between these two and someone called dave? How do I private message him michelle? Hi Michelle, I've just seen an old post this morning, 2013, between two guys one of which is a distant relative I believe, I've been researching my family tree so I need to get in touch with this person , he's called Walter.p.watson, how can I contact him on here? Thanks Dave was Croonaert, but he died last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lancashire Fusilier by Proxy Posted 30 May , 2023 Share Posted 30 May , 2023 Pauline, I can't help with J.W. Sunter, but I see from a post of 12 September 2013 by Crooneart that his brother J.T. Sunter of 10 Bank Street Nelson was in the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers, and was KIA in September 1916. The CWGC entry for him gives his name as James Edward Sunter, and his date of death as 9 September 1916. My grandfather, Norman Hall, was a Captain in the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers at that time, and was seriously wounded in the Battle of Ginchy on that day. He left a memoir containing a vivid description of the action, but how close he would have been to James in the action depends upon whether they were in the same Company (my grandfather was in "Z" Company). I'm afraid that he doesn't mention James in his memoir. Nor is James mentioned in the War Diary of the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers at the National Archives (free to download if you register with them, reference WO-95-2923-2). In fact it would have been unusual if James had been mentioned by name in the War Diary, but there is a brief account of the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauline porter Posted 30 May , 2023 Share Posted 30 May , 2023 1 hour ago, A Lancashire Fusilier by Proxy said: Pauline, I can't help with J.W. Sunter, but I see from a post of 12 September 2013 by Crooneart that his brother J.T. Sunter of 10 Bank Street Nelson was in the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers, and was KIA in September 1916. The CWGC entry for him gives his name as James Edward Sunter, and his date of death as 9 September 1916. My grandfather, Norman Hall, was a Captain in the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers at that time, and was seriously wounded in the Battle of Ginchy on that day. He left a memoir containing a vivid description of the action, but how close he would have been to James in the action depends upon whether they were in the same Company (my grandfather was in "Z" Company). I'm afraid that he doesn't mention James in his memoir. Nor is James mentioned in the War Diary of the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers at the National Archives (free to download if you register with them, reference WO-95-2923-2). In fact it would have been unusual if James had been mentioned by name in the War Diary, but there is a brief account of the action. On 29/05/2023 at 15:34, Michelle Young said: Click on W.J. Caughey name on the post. This takes you to his profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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