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Title: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 19 February 17 16:32 GMT (UK)
Latest appeal appeal for relatives - February 2017 - If you are related and can provide CWGC with documentation, please contact UKNA Technical Team

http://www.cwgc.org/news-events/news/2017/2/appeal-for-relatives-feb-2017.aspx

301750 Leonard Eldridge -  5/01/1920 Labour Corps Private
MONKS RISBOROUGH (ST. DUNSTAN) CHURCHYARD - Special Memorial

http://media.cwgc.org/media/464416/nok-appeal-feb-2017.pdf

Sandra



Title: Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 19 February 17 16:38 GMT (UK)
The British Army Pension Record - shows Leonard Eldridge born about 1871 lived at 43 Dartrey Road, Chelsea S W
Regiment Name   Labour Corps - wife Julia Vaggs

Married Julie Vaggs - 10 April 1898 -  Wandsworth, Surrey, London.

The couple did have a son Leonard Eldridge born in 1899 but sadly passed away in 1910  :'(

http://buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk/php_scripts/bksidget.php?id=1154

Son of George & Sophia Eldridge, born 1871, Monks Risborough, Bucks. 

Sandra
Title: Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 19 February 17 16:50 GMT (UK)
Have sent 3 messages to ancestry tree owners to make them aware of the CWGC appeal.
Hopefully there will be a near relative in someones line to be able to contact CWGC.
Fingers crossed anyway.  ;)

Sandra
Title: Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
Post by: bucksboy on Sunday 19 February 17 17:29 GMT (UK)
Son of George & Sophia Eldridge, born 1871, Monks Risborough, Bucks.  Living in Askett, Monks Risborough, Bucks. 1871 & 1881.

Attested into Royal Bucks Regt. 1889. Reg No. 2786.  Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensoiners service Records.

Labour Corps, 1915. Regimental Number - 9090. aged 44, when joined up.

Chelsea Pensioner in 1911 census.

I'll check my tree, as I have Eldridge's.

Steve. :)
Title: Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 19 February 17 17:44 GMT (UK)
That's great - need to be a relatively close relative not a 3/4/5 cousin removed.


Sandra
Title: Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
Post by: bucksboy on Sunday 19 February 17 17:50 GMT (UK)
Quote from: *Sandra* on Sunday 19 February 17 17:44 GMT (UK)
That's great - need to be a relatively close relative not a 3/4/5 cousin removed.


Sandra

I do have Eldridge, but not a blood line.  Eldridge married into my 4xGreat Uncle's line.  So no go, I'm  afraid. Hopefully a close relative may come forward. :)

Steve. :)
Title: Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 19 February 17 17:56 GMT (UK)
I do know it needs to be a fairly close match because someone was recently turned down as being to distant  :'(

Sandra
Title: Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 20 February 17 19:31 GMT (UK)
Have had a response from someone who is a 4th cousin 5 x removed but that will not be close enough for CWGC - so here are the Eldridge family on census to see if we can find any other descendants.

1881 census Monks Risboro, Buckinghamshire.

George Eldridge   42 Sophia Eldridge   40
Francis Eldridge   17 Able Eldridge   15
Fred Eldridge   12 Alice Eldridge   13
Lenard Eldridge   10 Thomas Eldridge   5
Peter Eldridge   1

Father George Eldridge passed away 1906 - Wycombe Bucks aged 67 years. 3a 521

Sandra
Title: Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 20 February 17 19:33 GMT (UK)
1901 Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire.

George Eldridge   62 Sophia Eldridge   60
Frederick Eldridge 32 Thomas Eldridge   25

Sandra
Title: Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 20 February 17 19:41 GMT (UK)
Brother Thomas Eldridge married Edith Alice Palmer - 1902 - Wycombe Bucks.
They have a daughter Dora Marjorie Eldridge 1907 - also a death record for Doris Marjorie Eldridge -
29 July 1907 - November 1993 -

Sandra
Title: Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 20 February 17 19:54 GMT (UK)
Thomas Eldridge passed away  21 January 1933 (Redg March) aged 57 years - Wycombe Buckinghamshire - 3a 1629

Probate to Edith Alice Eldridge .

Sandra
Title: Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 20 February 17 20:00 GMT (UK)


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