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Ruskie
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ANZAC puzzle
« on: Thursday 24 April 08 22:03 UTC (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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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 24 April 08 22:11 UTC (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 22:43 UTC (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 22:48 UTC (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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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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deeiluka
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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 24 April 08 22:55 UTC (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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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 #5 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:14 UTC (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.

Cheers
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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:26 UTC (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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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:33 UTC (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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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 #8 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:36 UTC (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: Thursday 24 April 08 23:40 UTC (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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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:41 UTC (UK) »
Ahhhhh


John's birth is on it's way......


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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

Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:43 UTC (UK) »
See you had already found it, Cando.....apologies.....trying to do too many things at once with a vertigo attack!  Grin  Grin

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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

Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:48 UTC (UK) »
Problem is we are not going to get many births because of the timing of their marriages.......  Undecided

No births in Victoria to an Ada Forster before 1920......  Cry

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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

Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:52 UTC (UK) »
Alice May's marriage.....

Alice May FORSTER born SYDNEY married Wm Jno CLARK in 1912
ref = 9111


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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

Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Re: ANZAC puzzle
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 24 April 08 23:56 UTC (UK) »
One son......could be alive still though as born 1914......I'll try checking before I post.......

Anyone who wants to know, please PM me.....

Cando.......PM on the way.....


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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

Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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