Jim Strawbridge Posted 2 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 2 February , 2009 Jim I am going to be visiting the area where Abney Park is situated. If you post the details I will see what I can do. Myrtle Myrtle, I am after a photograph of the screen wall at Abney Park showing the name of Daisy Margaret Hudson, WRAF. If at all possible, though, her grave is known but likely to be unmarked as there is a screen. Her grave site is at burial no.131857, plot O07/7S01 and there may be an office on site that can tell you the exact spot. I am happy with a photograph of her unmarked plot !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 2 February , 2009 Share Posted 2 February , 2009 Jim I will take the photograph the next time I am over that way. I have asked my contact at Hackney Council to check if they have a map of the cemetery to make the hunt easier. Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Horton Posted 6 February , 2009 Share Posted 6 February , 2009 Anywhere within a 20 mile radius of Benfleet Essex, near my home Also can do Richmond N'Yorks and surrounding area, near where I go for a holiday a few times. Just say and I will help Regards Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 7 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 7 February , 2009 Anywhere within a 20 mile radius of Benfleet Essex, near my home Also can do Richmond N'Yorks and surrounding area, near where I go for a holiday a few times. Just say and I will help Regards Sue Sue, thank you for the offer. All of my known Essex requirements are complete. The following I need from Yorkshire :- YORKSHIRE, Castleford, Harrogate, Normanton, Pontifract, Stocksbridge, Whitby, Woodhouse I will leave it for you to consider if these are handy as my geography leaves a bit to be desired. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myos Posted 7 February , 2009 Share Posted 7 February , 2009 Hi Jim Who are you looking for in LYTHAM, Lancashire, and which cemetery? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 8 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 8 February , 2009 Hi Jim Who are you looking for in LYTHAM, Lancashire, and which cemetery? Andy Hello Andy, I am after Alice Knowles, WRNS, who died 29/11/18 and is buried in the south east part of St. John the Divine churchyard, Lytham. Worth looking on the local war memorial, too, but I suspect that like many women casualties she will have been missed. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myos Posted 8 February , 2009 Share Posted 8 February , 2009 I am after Alice Knowles, WRNS, who died 29/11/18 and is buried in the south east part of St. John the Divine churchyard, Lytham. Worth looking on the local war memorial, too, but I suspect that like many women casualties she will have been missed. Jim Will do! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 12 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 12 February , 2009 Will do! Andy Andy, photographs safely received. Many thanks, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 14 February , 2009 Share Posted 14 February , 2009 Jim, Just seen that the Oxfordshire - Wolvercote - one is quite near me, got any details ? Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 15 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 15 February , 2009 Jim, Just seen that the Oxfordshire - Wolvercote - one is quite near me, got any details ? Grant Hello Grant, This is an unusual one and I hope is not a lost cause. l say that because another US citizen (Casstevens, Liverpool) had been exhumed and returned to her home town for burial. But the one that I am after at Wolvercote is Harriet Hannaford Ellis, Y.M.C.A. (American) who died 21st August 1918 and was buried in Wolvercote Cemetery. I hope that the cemetery is not too large and good luck in the hunt, Regards, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 16 February , 2009 Share Posted 16 February , 2009 Jim, She's still there apparently Here headstone has been laid flat as it failed the "standie upright" test and the kerbing is quite hard to read apparently. For the record she died aged 32 and was buried 24th August 1918 in Grave F1-2 I have asked for some directions and will try to get there as soon as I can Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 16 February , 2009 Share Posted 16 February , 2009 Mission accomplished Sir. Standing cross has been laid flat due to failing the councils wobble test, there is a B****Y great rabbit hole in the middle of the plot and the writing is barly visable. I had been prewarned that it was dirty, so I took a brush and a bottle of soapy water with me and gave the cross and the base a bit of a rub down. The writing is still very faint on the photos - PM me an email address to send pics to. On the base of the cross - Harriet Hannaford Ellis Born at Cininnati Ohio USA September 25th 1885 Died at Oxford Aug 21 1918 On the Plinth stone - Worked on the battlefields abroad and made the greatest sacrifice There is another line under this, but it is elligable The plot is F1-2, Wolvercote Cemetery, Banbury rd, Oxford OX2 8EE. Do I get a prize for working so fast :-) Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 17 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2009 Mission accomplished Sir. Standing cross has been laid flat due to failing the councils wobble test, there is a B****Y great rabbit hole in the middle of the plot and the writing is barly visable. I had been prewarned that it was dirty, so I took a brush and a bottle of soapy water with me and gave the cross and the base a bit of a rub down. The writing is still very faint on the photos - PM me an email address to send pics to. On the base of the cross - Harriet Hannaford Ellis Born at Cininnati Ohio USA September 25th 1885 Died at Oxford Aug 21 1918 On the Plinth stone - Worked on the battlefields abroad and made the greatest sacrifice There is another line under this, but it is elligable The plot is F1-2, Wolvercote Cemetery, Banbury rd, Oxford OX2 8EE. Do I get a prize for working so fast :-) Grant Prize? You'll get more than a prize. You will get a bloody great kiss if you care to come down to Devon to collect it. Seriously, though, I will pm by email address direct. Thank you for your immense help in finding and getting this one. I just hope that the Wolvercote citizens appreciate that they have a US war grave in their cemetery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyhound Posted 17 February , 2009 Share Posted 17 February , 2009 I just hope that the Wolvercote citizens appreciate that they have a US war grave in their cemetery. They've also got J.R.R. Tolkien, so the place doesn't go short of visitors ..... Sorry Jim, I must have missed this one or I'd have offered ages ago. Well done Grant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 17 February , 2009 Share Posted 17 February , 2009 Jim, Is it a War Grave ? It looks like a lot of the other headstones around it. Have you got any more details about her ? I took my father with me and he was facinated that an American women ended up in Oxford after helping our war effort. Also there are quite a lot of CGWC headstones in the cemetery - what was in the area in WW1 to attract so many. Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 17 February , 2009 Share Posted 17 February , 2009 Jim, emailed pics - fairly big files All the way up there I was telling Dad about Tolkien. In the excitment of finding the plot and taking the photo's I forgot all about him - Dooh I have also enquired about geting the stone restuck upright and cleaned properly, if the cost is reasonable I will get it done as a "thank you" to her Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 22 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 22 March , 2009 Thanks to Robin Wells for finishing Kent for me. Some others have been chipped away and a few more added so worth bringing to the top again. United Kingdom ANGLESEY, Bennlech, Holyhead (5) ANGUS-SHIRE, Farnell ARGYLLSHIRE, Inverary, Kilbride BEDFORDSHIRE, Luton (2) BERKSHIRE, Reading BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, Langley, Penn CARMARTHENSHIRE, Blaenpant, Llangadock CARNARVONSHIRE, Llanberis CHESHIRE, Liscard CLACKMANNANSHIRE, Dollar, Tillicoultry DERBYSHIRE, Ashover DORSETSHIRE, Sherborne DUMBARTONSHIRE, Dumbarton DURHAM, Dawdon, Seaham GLAMORGANSHIRE, Bridgend, Cardiff (Llandaff), Gellygaer, Llandough, Ponyclun, GWENT, Pontypool GWYNEDD, Bangor HAMPSHIRE, Haslar INVERNESS-SHIRE, Isle of Moy IRELAND, NORTH, Co. Antrim, Co. Armagh, Co. Down, Co. Londonderry (Coleraine), Co. Tyrone KENT, Teynham, Thanington LANCASHIRE, Ainsdale, Caton, Church & Clayton, Clayton le Moors, Edenford, Greater Accrington, Manchester (4), Mellor, Pendlebury, Stockport LINCOLNSHIRE, Billinghay, Blyton, LONDON/MIDDLESEX, Abney Park, Camberwell (2), Denmark Hill, Deptford (3), Edmonton (2), Golder's Green, Heston, Highgate, Islington, St. Pancras, Tottenham (4), Tower Hill MERIONETHSHIRE, Dolgelley (2) MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh (Colinton), Inveresk MONMOUTHSHIRE, Ebbw Vale, Fleur de Lis, Llanfigangel, Machen, Newport (4), Risca NAIRNSHIRE, Nairn NORTHUMBERLAND, Haydon Bridge NOTTINGHAMSHIR, Misterton PERTHSHIRE, Perth (Wells Hill) ROSS-SHIRE, Tain SUFFOLK, Southwold SURREY, Fulham, Leatherhead, Woking WESTMORELAND, Workington, WILTSHIRE, Chippenham (2) YORKSHIRE, Harrogate, Normanton, Stocksbridge, Whitby, Woodhouse World CANADA, British Columbia (2), Newfoundland (Brigus), Nova Scotia (11), Quebec FRANCE, Cher, Estaires (2), Le Havre, Pys INDIA, Bombay (2), Chennai, Delhi (3), Deolali, Peshewar, Quetta, Trimulgherry IRAN, Tehran IRAQ, Amara, Baghdad (2), Basra (3) IRELAND, Co. Donegal, Co. Galway, Co. Leix, Co. Limerick, Co. Offaly, Co. Roscommon, Co. Wicklow, Dublin (5), Louth ITALY, Bordighera MACEDONIA, Skopje MALAWI, Blantyre, Mangochi, Zombo PAKISTAN, Karachi, Rawlpindi SRI LANKA, Kanatte TANZANIA, Dodoma (2) U.S.A. Harvard, Illinois (Shelby County) YUGOSLAVIA, Chela Kula (7), Kragujevac ZAMBIA, Livingstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxsparky Posted 22 March , 2009 Share Posted 22 March , 2009 Jim, I quite new to the forum. I see you mention some Counties in Northern Ireland. I'm willing to try and help in Northern Ireland if this is of any use. PM me and I will send email address and you can forward your requirements. Regards Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 23 March , 2009 Share Posted 23 March , 2009 Jim, Oxfordshire has been done. Also I have emailed the Reading cemetry about the three you have listed for there, but still havn't had a reply after three weeks - I'll chase them up Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 23 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 23 March , 2009 Jim, Oxfordshire has been done. Also I have emailed the Reading cemetry about the three you have listed for there, but still havn't had a reply after three weeks - I'll chase them up Grant Grant, You're right. You did Wolvercote for me. I have amended the list. Adrian, I am sending you my email address, Regards, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 23 March , 2009 Share Posted 23 March , 2009 Hi Jim, never heard of Wells Hill in Perth. That's not to say it's not there. What and who is it you are after ? Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hywyn Posted 23 March , 2009 Share Posted 23 March , 2009 Jim I have taken quite a few at the main cemetery in Bangor. Who do you have there? Hywyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 25 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 25 March , 2009 Hi Jim, never heard of Wells Hill in Perth. That's not to say it's not there. What and who is it you are after ? Cheers Mike With a bit of Googling it seems that Wells Hill Cemetery lies between Jeanfield Road and Feus Road, Perth. I am after a photograph of the name of Mabel Lee Milne, TFNS, inscribed on a family memorial stone in the cemetery. Although she died in France her name, as a memorial, is there. This is likely to be on the headstone of her parents. It would need contact with the cemetery office to find a headstone to the Milne family and work it out from from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 25 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 25 March , 2009 Jim I have taken quite a few at the main cemetery in Bangor. Who do you have there? Hywyn Hello Hywyn, I am after photographs showing the names of the following women on the Bangor Arch which is in the grounds of Bangor University. Jane Ellen HOWDLE, Mercantile Marine Hannah OWEN, Mercantile Marine Louisa PARRY, Mercantile Marine Margaret WILLIAMS, Mercantile Marine Regards, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 26 March , 2009 Share Posted 26 March , 2009 Hi Jim. The next time am in Perth will see if I can find it. I know where Feus and Jeanfield rd are. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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