Coldstreamer Posted 20 February , 2005 Share Posted 20 February , 2005 Hello I have a group to a Pte Ernest Fantham who served in ww1. I noticed that there is a Pte Fantham who was killed in WW2 also with the Cold Gds - his father being Ernest Fantham. Are they related father/son? Seems an unusual name and a bit of a concidence. Any one got any ideas if I can prove this? I cant get hold of his papers for ww1 All help appreciated Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 29 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 29 December , 2006 having got his papers I now know they are father and son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulsten Posted 30 December , 2006 Share Posted 30 December , 2006 Just thought i would have a go at the numbers game, happy new year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 30 December , 2006 Share Posted 30 December , 2006 was william henry Fantham a relation as well? 11083 Pte KIA 22/12/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 30 December , 2006 Share Posted 30 December , 2006 Just thought i would have a go at the numbers game, happy new year what like the lottery of the forum numbers game? Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 30 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2006 was william henry Fantham a relation as well? 11083 Pte KIA 22/12/14 I ll check his papers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 30 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2006 Nothing shown on the papers but they both lived Birmingham so could be related Another set of papers to find next time.. Thanks for the pointer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_hughes Posted 30 December , 2006 Share Posted 30 December , 2006 Well well, what a coincidence! I acquired 11083 Gdsn William Henry FANTHAM's single BWM from a medal dealer's catalogue in August 1978, for the princely sum of £3.50. I worked out he was born at Small Heath, Warwicks. and enlisted Birmingham, was KIA in France with 1st Coldstream Gds on 22.12.14 aged 19, and appears on the Le Touret Memorial to the missing (nok mother Mrs Louisa Richardson, 50 Newport Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham). It was disposed of with many other WW1 medals in October 1986, to another dealer, to finance my by then growing family!! If you're desperate for details of who the seller/buyer was, PM me, but I'm afraid I didn't get any more details than CWGC & SDGW could provide back in those days...all the rest of my collection followed suit by about 1988 (mainly Welsh interest). First time I've come across mention of a soldier from my old collection on this Forum. Have you noticed CWGC also list an EDWARD FANTHAM of 2nd CGds died 1916, family also from Birmingham? About 8 Fanthams (all Army) on their WW1 database. Many of the others (where details given) lived in Buckinghamshire. Regards, LST_164 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 30 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2006 Small world Never really looked any further than the ww2 soldier but these are probably all related. The group I have the chap wasnt in the CG originally but transferred across so could be more before ww1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulsten Posted 3 January , 2007 Share Posted 3 January , 2007 could well be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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