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Thanks, Gary. I believe that jack died in 1975, but I have no proof as yet, so i think I'll have to leave it up to his family to check that side of thingsin due course. It's a bit of a sensitive...

Many thanks Pam, I guess I'll have to live with that until I can persuade some of his much closer relatives in Canada to apply in person.
Its a convoluted case involving changes of name, an...

Hi Everyone,
The information I have gained from this site in previous enquiries has been of invaluable assistance In negotiating awkward branches of my tree, so I am asking for help once again.
I...

Thanks Lesley
I figured that he probably died in the flu epidemic, but there was also a chance that he might have died from wounds suffered before the war's end. I, too like to use the Ancestry...

That's interesting, Christina, I'll have to have another search of the public trees as I haven't turned that one up yet.
I think that her sudden remarriage followed by the early birth of a son, was...

Thanks, Pam
When I looked at the headstone details, I assumed that the age 35 related to Sapper Abbots on the line below. I'm pretty sure I've got the right one as the enlistment numbers tie up with...

Once again I am seeking help to unravel a knotty problem! It concerns John William Owen, service number 96947, Royal Army Service Corps. John was born in 1892 near Alderly Edge, Cheshire, and was...

Thanks, Alma.
I too have found Sarah's father, John (of Bradford), his first and second wives (Maria Penelope and Frances Elizabeth) and her brother John, but still Sarah's records for 1871 &81...

My thanks to all of you for the invaluable help, which has helped to paint a much more detailed picture of David Codrington Selman up to his sad demise in 1906.
I am, however, still unable to make...

arthurK
Thank you for pointing that out. I took the information from Prof Selman's application to the Institution of Civil Engineers. He correctly refers to University College Bristol, and to...

Thanks Almach
Wow, that ties some of the questions up nicely, but I'd still like to find the 1881 & 1891census entries as his address at that time might help tie him and Sarah Bowles together....

Christina
Another quick note - I have accessed Trove Newspapers and searched for the reference you have quoted, but try as I might, I can't come up with the correct page. Could you possibly send me...

Pamela
Many thanks for your rapid response. I have also been given a hint about Australia which I'll be following up, so your post ties in nicely. Still cant find any entry for him in 1881 or 1891...

Christina
Thanks for the rapid response. I'll have a look at the Gazette entry you mention.
I, too have found the info re David Conrad Selman, but I'm sure it's a blind alley. The Selman family was...

Wilkes_ml Many thanks for your very speedy response. I confess that I hadn't considered him emigrating, but I'll follow that hint up.
Wonder if his emigrating two months after Sarah's marriage?...

Hello Forum Members
It’s been a while since I last used this site to uncover my grandfather’s military history, and at that time I was most grateful for the help and information given. I am now...

Thanks for that, Helachau, I'll check it out today

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Yes, Indeed it was. His date of birth was 27/8/1895 and I believe that they married in 1917.

Many thanks for your post, Owl. The information is very useful, but has thrown the family into some confusion as no one had any idea about the Royal Garrison Artillery connection. If this is the...

I wonder if anyone can help me to clarify some fact surrounding my Grandfather's WW1 & WW2 service? At the age of 18, my Grandfather, William Henry Bowles, enlisted for WW1, serving in the Royal...