ColinDH Posted 30 October , 2014 Share Posted 30 October , 2014 Here is another one for you great people who helped me with a previous problem. Toby (10 years) and I are researching the war memorials names and this is the final problem (we think). The war memorial says G Flatt and he has a brother Leonard Flatt. I don't get any military results for George but if I search for Flett I seem to get his results. I thought it was a simple typo but now I'm not sure whats happening. I think G Flatt was born 14 December 1891 but G Flett was born 14th December 1892. I attach the CWGC certificates for both brothers or what I think are brothers. There is a private burial monument in Mendham and I attach a drawing of that. That is Flatt and has an inscription for Leonard as well. So far the surname must be Flatt. Now... the CWGC certificate says the father is R and its Robert and they farm in Mendham which is correct but the name on the certificate is Flett! I attach some Attestation forms as well but for Flett. Also the Grave registration documents shown Flatt but crossed out and replaced with Flett. One has Flatt crossed out and replaced with Flatt I am just about to rip everything up and start the research again but thought I would throw you a bone... Any help appreciated.. we are so confused. Colin & Toby other pics on reply post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinDH Posted 30 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 30 October , 2014 Other pics. sorry cant get them loaded even though they are under the file size... will try later. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinDH Posted 30 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 30 October , 2014 Still cant get them all on but I think you have the important ones. Colin/Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinDH Posted 30 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 30 October , 2014 Done it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 30 October , 2014 Share Posted 30 October , 2014 I think it's got to be the same man but it's not uncommon to come across spelling differences even on records from the same organisation. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 31 October , 2014 Share Posted 31 October , 2014 Sometimes you have to go with your instinct. Remember, someone could have misread the original handwriting and this has just been copied by others . I had a similar thing this evening, A man was named as ANCEL and ANGEL but with the right service number and regiment. So I have to take it as being the same name. As for dates of death different documents show it 10 days apart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBattle Posted 31 October , 2014 Share Posted 31 October , 2014 Could it be that it is the Flatt family but a Norfolk dialect making it sound like Flett? Not wanting to poke fun, just asking if that is how the differences might have occurred? He should have signed his Enlistment paper and the signature is clearly Flett, yet on his fathers Census return, his father spells it as Flatt. like you, I feel the odds are too great for there to be two so similar people, born the same day a year apart. Never say never, but I'd say they were one and the same. The family corrected his spelling on the CWGC information back to Flatt, so they thought it was their son!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinDH Posted 31 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 31 October , 2014 Ah, so it was the family that made those corrections on the CWGC forms? That adds credibility to them being the same name then. You have picked up on the thing that concerns me and that is that he has signed the forms himself as Flett. Maybe he wasn't that bright? Don't know, just saying. How could that have happened... any experience of that happening before? Could someone else have signed his name for him?!! Thanks again all. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 31 October , 2014 Share Posted 31 October , 2014 You may have seen this (it may be your own?) if not, might be useful? Click Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinDH Posted 31 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 31 October , 2014 That's mine Mike. I run the Mendham parish website and gather every type of information I can. We found though and thanks! Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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