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Armed Forces / Re: Soldier in the Blackwatch
« on: Wednesday 24 February 10 09:21 GMT (UK)  »
James was born in Largs and yes I believe he did serve in the great war and and also was a horse breaker for the army, but i think that was in Australia, I have managed to find out that he was a member of a local branch of the RSL ( Returned Soldiers Leage) so I am going to contact them, Unfortunately His only surviving daughter one of eight is now quite badly affected by dementia. Most of the grandsons and daughters don't know anything. I know were he is buried so I can work out his age from that.

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Armed Forces / Re: Soldier in the Blackwatch
« on: Tuesday 23 February 10 14:01 GMT (UK)  »
Yes it seems he is not going to be easy to find, I found heaps of langston stuff in America but they don't seem to think any body existed before they got there. I Think I may go down the marrige records rout and see if I can find something that way This family history stuff certainly keeps you busy

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Armed Forces / Re: Soldier in the Blackwatch
« on: Monday 22 February 10 11:07 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks

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Armed Forces / Re: Soldier in the Blackwatch
« on: Monday 22 February 10 05:22 GMT (UK)  »
OK thanks for that I will have to keep trying. He ran away from home at 11 and joined up, there is a rumour that because of this he enlisted under another name.
Do you know if there is a registry somewhere that would list the awarded medals by name and what the medal was given for. I am quite happy to search lists etc. if I can find them

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Armed Forces / Re: Soldier in the Blackwatch
« on: Sunday 21 February 10 13:33 GMT (UK)  »
atom12, it apears you have acees to some list concerning the black watch, I am trying to locate information on a relative GGrandfather, who was i believe in th BW in the boer war and recieved a medal for bravery of some kind his name was james or jim langston/e, I have pretty much come to dead end here in Australia, if you can help it would be apreciated I appologise for hijacking this thread but I could not find any way of starting a new thread.

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