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Appeal for relatives - January 2017 - If you are related to one of the casualties and can provide CWGC with documentation, please contact UKNA Technical Team.

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75228170 8394 FREDERICK WILLIAM TINSLEY 27/11/1918
Royal Welch Fusiliers Private
ANNSCROFT (CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCHYARD Grave 66 CEM07497

Casualty of the Great War, Private Tinsley served with the 2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers~Service No: 8394.

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Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 11 January 17 16:14 GMT (UK) »
This looks like the family - so plenty of possibilities to come forward..............

1891 Shrewsbury Shropshire

William Tinsley   44 Eliza Tinsley   44
George Tinsley   20 Mary Jane Tinsley 17
Alfred Tinsley   15 William Tinsley   13
Suey Tinsley   11 Herbert Tinsley   8
Frederick Tinsley 6 Eliza Tinsley   4
Thomas Tinsley   2

1901 St Mary, Shrewsbury Shropshire.

William Tinsley   52 widowed.
Lucy Tinsley   19 Herbert Tinsley 17
Frederich Tinsley 14 Lizzie Tinsley 13
Thomas Tinsley   11

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Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 11 January 17 16:21 GMT (UK) »
Luckily there are a couple of anc tree with Frederick's name on, so will be able to contact and see if they are a close relative. You can never tell with some of these tree's - this one has 14,768 people in it  ::) Maybe the one with 454 will turn out to be a near relation.  Fingers crossed.

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Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 11 January 17 16:24 GMT (UK) »
Well done with all this research Sandra

Army record shows that Frederick had at least two daughters
As over 100 years - Ada 23.09.1910 & Muriel 28.01.1915

edited to add
Poor man suffered for several years from chronic tuberculosis and ill health
Record states "condition was aggrevated by the poor irregular feeding during 14½ months active serviceand by being gassed on Sept 26 1915"
Kearney & Bourke/ Johns & Fox/ Mannion & Finan/ Donohoe & Curley
Byrne [Carthy], Keeffe/ Germaine, Butler/ McDermott, Giblin/ Lally, Dolan
Toole, Doran; Dowling, Grogan/ Reilly, Burke; Warren, Kidd [Lawless]/ Smith, Scally; Mangan, Rodgers/ Fahy, Calday; Staunton, Miller
Further generations:
Brophy Coleman Eathorn(e) Fahy Fitzpatrick Geraghty Haverty Keane Keogh Nowlan Rowe Walder


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Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 11 January 17 16:34 GMT (UK) »
 :'( :'( so sad some of these  :'( :'(

Muriel Freda Tinsley - Muriel Freda Tuppenney - 28 January 1915 passed away September 1973 - Hastings Sussex.

Thank you - been fortunate to tie up a few of these appeals - so fingers and toes crossed with this one  ;)

UK Soldiers died in the WW1 - brother William Tinsley.

Shrewsbury, Shropshire Death Date   21 Jul 1917 -  France and Flanders
Enlistment Place   Birmingham - Rank Gunner - Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Regimental Number   95668 - Killed in action - Western European Theatre
William Tinsley - Shresbury Shropshire - Royal Garrison Artillery - 95668 - War Diaries (Gallipoli)   Royal Garrison Artillery.

Married Annie Elizabeth Roscorla - 1883–1953
born 26 March 1883 - St Albans, Hertfordshire. passed away 13 May 1953 - Birmingham.

Couple had a daughter and a son -

Son - William Henry Tinsley 1905–1984
born 18 February 1905 - Sycamore Rd, Aston B'ham passed away April 1984 - Birmingham, Warwickshire.

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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 11 January 17 16:42 GMT (UK) »
brother George Tinsley 1871–1937 born 4 May 1871 _ Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
passed away 20 April 1937 - Teddington, Worcestershire.
Married 7 November 1896 York Yorkshire to Eliza Collins.

Eliza Collins 1874–1943 - born 24 JUL 1874 - Yorkshire, England passed away 6 February 1943 - Teddington, Worcestershire.

Couple had at least 1 daughter and 2 sons.

George William Tinsley 1899–1956 - born 12 APR 1899 - Cork, Ireland passed away  3 January 1956 -  Surrey.

John Alfred Tinsley 1901–1950 - born 15 July 1901 - Cork, Ireland - passed away 16 November 1950 - Tottenham, Middlesex.

Ada Elizabeth Victoria Tinsley - 1897–1975 - born 2 December 1897 - York passed away 7 October 1975 - Hospital, Region Metropolitana, Chile.

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