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Thank you having never studied the period this is all new to me but of course what you say makes sense now. It is helping me to look at things through different eyes which is very helpful. Karen

Hi Lesley that is so helpful. I had got confused with Marche being the 'walking POW' which is sometimes referred to.

I couldnt find him on the POW Database and I have tried different variations of...

Thank you eveything is begining to make sense. I thought I had seen a record that said he had joined up at Saltburn. Of course I cant find it now ! But I now think it was a Fold3 record and when I...

Thank you I will do. I am learning so much Karen

Thank you Pam

Thank you very much Christanel. That is a useful tip to reduce the time window from the medals he didnt receive. Karen

Hi Pam

Thank you very much.

I managed to find out quite a bit about him and his family. I just realised I didnt put his name.

His name is Pte John Normanton Atherton. He was born in July...

I am researching a young man who died at the end of WW1. Is there anyway I could establish from his service number what year he might have joined up ?

He was with the Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd...