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Newspapers WW1
« on: Saturday 28 June 14 20:21 BST (UK) »
Any ideas of which newspapers I'd need for details of Leicester soldiers in WW1 - hoping to find a photo.

Also how to access these records

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Re: Newspapers WW1
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 28 June 14 21:57 BST (UK) »
Hi,

The county archives would be a good place to start your search for newspapers:

www.leics.gov.uk/recordoffice


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Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Newspapers WW1
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 29 June 14 10:11 BST (UK) »
British Historical Newspapers online holds these Leicester papers:

Leicester Chronicle
Leicester Journal
Leicestershire Mercury

are you looking for someone in particular? Loughborough Library has some holdings for the Leics yeomanary.

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Cooks -(Clackmannanshire); Erskines - (fife); Youngs - (Dunfermline); Charltons - (Tyneside ); Skillings - (N.Norfolk); Legg - (N.Yorks, Tyneside) ; Carter - (Durham); Miller -(suffolk); Pattinson -(Lincs)

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Re: Newspapers WW1
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 29 June 14 10:12 BST (UK) »
also have you seen this site?

http://www.ww1photos.com/OnlineSearch.html

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Cooks -(Clackmannanshire); Erskines - (fife); Youngs - (Dunfermline); Charltons - (Tyneside ); Skillings - (N.Norfolk); Legg - (N.Yorks, Tyneside) ; Carter - (Durham); Miller -(suffolk); Pattinson -(Lincs)

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Re: Newspapers WW1
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 29 June 14 10:47 BST (UK) »
I'm looking for a photo of Percy Cherry in the main, he was awarded the DCM and it's been suggested that most likely would have made it into the local papers

Will check that site though Diddy - thanks

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Re: Newspapers WW1
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 29 June 14 12:46 BST (UK) »
citation attached for:

Name:P. Cherry
Gender:Male
Rank:Sjt
Military Date:30 Oct 1918
Unit Location:United Kingdom
Residence Location:Leicester
Regiment, Corps, or Unit:Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment
Regimental Number:61779

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Re: Newspapers WW1
« Reply #6 on: Friday 01 August 14 21:05 BST (UK) »
Hi
I am trying to find out a citation for a WW1 Military Medal my g.grandfather was awarded but haven't had much luck so far sourcing this. LG doesn't list any more than his name and I haven't been able to find anything from War Diary for this Company. Someone kindly on this forum indicated from date of LG listing and schedule number, it was likely to be from Battle of the Sambre at very end of the war, circa 4th November 1918, but I'd love to find out details of the citation.

His name was Sgt Fred Hampson 158073 RE 257 Tunnelling Company and he came from Kennington, S London. I have contacted Lambeth archives and they've confirmed there were no Kennington specific newspapers in circulation 1914-18, and only possible source could be South London Press. Was just wondering if anyone may have access to a newspaper archive to do a look up for me. Date of London Gazette listing was 23.7.1919

Thanks, Kim

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