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Unknown place name in Victoria (COMPLETED THANK YOU)
« on: Thursday 16 April 15 00:16 BST (UK) »
Can anyone please help locate a town called "Ren" in Victoria. It is named on a serviceman's record as place of birth. I cannot find a place by this name on Google maps.

A link to the record:
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=1969124&isAv=N
(click on 'View digital record' on the right of the pale green bar - the place of birth is on the first page).

Thanks for any help.



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Re: Unknown place name in Victoria
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 16 April 15 00:19 BST (UK) »
Hi Ruskie,
Links to naa always expire as has happened with yours above ::)

Can you give us his name or another way to locate the record?
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Re: Unknown place name in Victoria
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 16 April 15 00:19 BST (UK) »

Link does not work. Can you please give details....name, enlistment number etc.

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Re: Unknown place name in Victoria
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 16 April 15 00:21 BST (UK) »
Hi there,

It wont let me view the link.  Maybe screen shot the word and save it as a picture. Then you upload the image.


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Re: Unknown place name in Victoria
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 16 April 15 00:21 BST (UK) »
Oh dear - sorry about that Sue, Wivenhoe (and Noy).

Name is Frederick Gordon Clarke - service number 4517.

(I attempted and failed to provide a snip of the place name in question so sorry that you and others have to go through the site to find the record  :()

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Re: Unknown place name in Victoria
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 16 April 15 00:25 BST (UK) »


Birthplace might be ....Kew........suburban Melbourne?

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Re: Unknown place name in Victoria
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 16 April 15 00:28 BST (UK) »
Yes, it is Kew.  ;D
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Re: Unknown place name in Victoria
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 16 April 15 00:48 BST (UK) »
Kew?

I don't know how I could get it so wrong.

Thanks so much Wivenhoe and Sue.   :)