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Re: My Great Uncle Antony Grahame WALKER
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 26 June 18 09:10 BST (UK) »
There is a John G Walker born 1918 Bristol, MMN Green

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Re: My Great Uncle Antony Grahame WALKER
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 26 June 18 09:12 BST (UK) »
It's possible I suppose. If only I knew Great Aunt Margaret's maiden name I'm sure that would be easier to find out.

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Re: My Great Uncle Antony Grahame WALKER
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 26 June 18 09:13 BST (UK) »
There is a John G Walker born 1918 Bristol, MMN Green

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I believe that is another Great Uncle and Brother of Antony Grahame.

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Re: My Great Uncle Antony Grahame WALKER
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 26 June 18 09:14 BST (UK) »
I cannot see any marriage for an Antony Walker that looks right between 1930 and 1940 on
Freebmd, Scotlands people or Irishgenealogy.ie :-(


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Re: My Great Uncle Antony Grahame WALKER
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 26 June 18 09:18 BST (UK) »
apparently no notice in the newspaper.

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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 26 June 18 09:29 BST (UK) »
I cannot see any marriage for an Antony Walker that looks right between 1930 and 1940 on
Freebmd, Scotlands people or Irishgenealogy.ie :-(

Thankyou very much for trying.

I will continue to look around on the basis of the following:

Spouse name Margaret (sometime of Saltley, Birmingham)
Married around 1935 - 1939 ?
Son born 1935 - 1940 ?
Irish connection ?

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Re: My Great Uncle Antony Grahame WALKER
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 26 June 18 09:34 BST (UK) »
Going back to the service records angle at the beginning.

As I think you have realised, soldiers' service records for WW2 are not on line (despite what at least one site would have you believe) and have to be applied (and paid) for.  Check through https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records
 If you are able to get the permission of his next of kin then you (or they) can apply and get his full record.  It is still possible to obtain some details (explained on the site) if you cannot get the nok's permission but you can make you own decision about that.

Meanwhile, from the place and date of his death it is clear he was killed during the fighting covering the retreat to Dunkirk.  Hugh Sebag Montefiore's book "Dunkirk Fight to the last man" is well worth a read.  This link is to one of the notes that includes reference to 2 R Sussex in the third week of May:
http://www.hughsebagmontefiore.com/images/SCAN26dun75annivwebappsdramabbrevnotes%20copy.pdf

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Re: My Great Uncle Antony Grahame WALKER
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 26 June 18 09:38 BST (UK) »
Going back to the service records angle at the beginning.

As I think you have realised, soldiers' service records for WW2 are not on line (despite what at least one site would have you believe) and have to be applied (and paid) for.  Check through https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records
 If you are able to get the permission of his next of kin then you (or they) can apply and get his full record.  It is still possible to obtain some details (explained on the site) if you cannot get the nok's permission but you can make you own decision about that.

Meanwhile, from the place and date of his death it is clear he was killed during the fighting covering the retreat to Dunkirk.  Hugh Sebag Montefiore's book "Dunkirk Fight to the last man" is well worth a read.  This link is to one of the notes that includes reference to 2 R Sussex in the third week of May:
http://www.hughsebagmontefiore.com/images/SCAN26dun75annivwebappsdramabbrevnotes%20copy.pdf

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That's fantastic, thankyou and I will go onto Amazon and order the book today.

In your experience do you think that the war record would contain much useful information on top of what I already know - i.e his rank, regiment, service number, field of operation, date of death?

Edited to say - Just bought a copy on Amazon for £2.85!

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Re: My Great Uncle Antony Grahame WALKER
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 26 June 18 09:41 BST (UK) »
Am I understanding you want to only find his war records or perhaps from his birth 1913

My father in law's records didn't show much at all, my mother in law applied for any records after his death in 1984, she also had to prove who she was and the relationship
he was a prisoner of war, perhaps that is why there wasn't much information about him


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Granath Sweden and London
Garner, Marylebone Paddington  Northolt Ilford
Garner, Devon
Garner New Zealand
Maddieson
Parkinson St Pancras,
Jenkins Marylebone Paddington
Mizon/Mison/Myson Paddington
Tindal Marylebone Paddington
Tocock, (name changed to Ellis) London
Southam Marylebone, Paddington
Bragg Lambeth 1800's
Edermaniger(Maniger) Essex Kent Canada (Toronto)
Coveney Kent Lambeth
Sondes kent and London