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ANZAC puzzle
« on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:03 BST (UK) »

Anyone fancy having a try at solving this puzzle on Anzac Day?

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23595876-5016687,00.html
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:11 BST (UK) »

Now there's a challenge, Ruskie.......  Shocked  Cheesy


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Steeles, Burton, Garrod - Norfolk
Bauer - London, France
Clarke, Tomblin - Rutland
Edwards, Coles, Smith, Nunley, Craddock, York, Linnell - Northants
Watts - Wiltshire
Ehmcke, Deimel, Appelkamp - Germany
Redwood -Devon, Essex
Blades, Babb- Surrey
Selway, Churchill, Chappell - Somerset
Watts - Somerset, Wiltshire
Button, Archer, Leach - Cambridgeshire

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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:43 BST (UK) »

Looking at the Surname list on here for Parr, there is a gentleman(biglou) from Australia researching  Parr from Notts.

He has not been very active regarding postings but might be worth PM with link

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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:48 BST (UK) »

Can we get some details going?

Name: Charles Alfred Porter Forster
Birth: according to enrolment form he was aged 19 years and 3 months in June 1917.
Given as a natural born British subject.


Here's his birth.....

Charles Alf Porter FORSTER born 1898 in CARLTON NORTH
Father = Alfred John FORSTER & Mother= Mary Jane PORTER
Ref = 1926

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Watts - Wiltshire
Ehmcke, Deimel, Appelkamp - Germany
Redwood -Devon, Essex
Blades, Babb- Surrey
Selway, Churchill, Chappell - Somerset
Watts - Somerset, Wiltshire
Button, Archer, Leach - Cambridgeshire

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« Reply #4 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:55 BST (UK) »

There was a sister ......

Ada Joyce FORSTER born in 1890 at CARLTON NORTH
Father = Alfred John FORSTER & Mother = Mary Jane PORTER
Ref = 21074


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Bauer - London, France
Clarke, Tomblin - Rutland
Edwards, Coles, Smith, Nunley, Craddock, York, Linnell - Northants
Watts - Wiltshire
Ehmcke, Deimel, Appelkamp - Germany
Redwood -Devon, Essex
Blades, Babb- Surrey
Selway, Churchill, Chappell - Somerset
Watts - Somerset, Wiltshire
Button, Archer, Leach - Cambridgeshire

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« Reply #5 on: Friday 25 April 08 00:14 BST (UK) »

Here is mother's death in 1961

FORSTER  Mary Jane
Father Porter Charles
Mother Sarah  UNKNOWN
Death Place MORN  92 years  1961  Reg# 4951

To help this good cause - details from her death cert

Four chn
Alice May  67years
Ada Joyce  65 years
Charles Alfred, deceased
John  55 years

Died at Bush Nursing Hospital, Mornington.  Certified by A[lice] M[ay] CLARK 8 Murray Street, Elsternwick.  I have posted all the details as Alice was 67 in 1961 and being 47 years ago, she would be deceased.

A little bit of the jigsaw.

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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #6 on: Friday 25 April 08 00:26 BST (UK) »

Ada's marriage

FORSTER Ada Joyce
LEIGH Jno
1918  Reg#2438

and correction

FORSTER Ada Joyce
LEE  Jno
1918  Reg # 2438R

and I can't see any births before 1920.  Sad

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« Reply #7 on: Friday 25 April 08 00:33 BST (UK) »

That's good of you Cando.......hope we can get the ball rolling a bit more......

I can't see the marriage of the parents in Victoria, nor can I see the birth of Alice May......

I've checked under Foster.......



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Steeles, Burton, Garrod - Norfolk
Bauer - London, France
Clarke, Tomblin - Rutland
Edwards, Coles, Smith, Nunley, Craddock, York, Linnell - Northants
Watts - Wiltshire
Ehmcke, Deimel, Appelkamp - Germany
Redwood -Devon, Essex
Blades, Babb- Surrey
Selway, Churchill, Chappell - Somerset
Watts - Somerset, Wiltshire
Button, Archer, Leach - Cambridgeshire

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« Reply #8 on: Friday 25 April 08 00:36 BST (UK) »

Son John's birth and death

FORSTER  John Gamble
Father   Alfred John
Mother Mary Jane PORTER
Birth Place MAFFRA   1904  Reg# 4277

FORSTER John Gamble
Father Alb ??
Mother Mary Jane PORTER
Geelong     1978    Aged 74 years  Reg# 26931

We  need some births to these people.

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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #9 on: Friday 25 April 08 00:40 BST (UK) »

Sorry dee should have said - married in NSW

2116/1887 
FORSTER  Alfred J
PORTER  Mary J    
District Balmain

and

Birth
4702/1888     
FORSTER  Alice M
Father    Alfred J
Mother  Mary J     
District Balmain

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