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Am tempted to call at the Carnan Street adddress on the off-chance but maybe posting the details above would be better.

Strangely, although the links that you provided point to Roselawn, I cannot find entry for Albert Hamilton Baxter on the online BCC Burial Records.

Thanks for the line of enquiry.

Nigel

Sapper Albert Edward Baxter (57649, 121st Field Company, Royal Engineers)

A member of the Limerick Branch of the Royal British Legion recently purchased a Silver War Badge that had been issued to a Belfast man when he was discharged from the Army in 1917 due to illness - the Silver War Badge was issued to prevent men who had "done their bit" being treated as "shirkers".

Whilst this is principally an appeal for relatives of Albert Edward Baxter, any additional information would be welcome 

Born: 1884/1885 (based on age in 1901 and 1911 censi (16 and 26 respectively)

Parents: James (51 in 1901, Stonemason) and Agnes (52 in 1901, Housekeeper)

Siblings: Minnie M (b1877/1878, Linen Weaver), Frederick (1888/1881, Bricklayer), Sarah (b 1886/1887), George (b 1893/1894)

Occupation: Tailor

Spouse: Margaret McFarlane (b 1886/1887, Linen Yarn Spinner)

Married on 08/07/1907 in St Anne’s Church, Belfast

Children:
Annie (b 18/03/1910),
Agnes (b 15/02/1912) and
Jane (b 31/12/1913)

Addresses:
1901 Census (Parental) - 26 in Midland Street (Woodvale)
1911 Census (Marital) - 56 in Argyle Street (Woodvale)
1918 Belfast Street Directory – 51 Byron Street (Oldpark)
1960 BCC Burial Records – 7 Harkness Parade (Sydenham)

Albert Edward Baxter died on 16/02/1960, aged 75, and Margaret Baxter died on 05/04/1960, aged 74 (both are buried in Plot D.976, Roselawn Cemetery)

War Service:
Enlisted on 28/11/1914
BEF France from 04/10/1915 to 20/10/1916
Home Service from 21/10/1916 to 24/12/1917
Discharged on 24/12/1917 due to (unspecified) Sickness (Silver War Badge No 295512)

Death Notices:
Margaret (Wife), Albert (Son) and grandsons Albert and Bobbie
Agnes (Daughter) and James McDowell and grandson Bill (43 Alliance Parade)
Sally (Daughter) and Charles McClurg and un-named grandchildren (26 Upper Charleville Street)
Margaret (Daughter) and Alfred Kelly and un-named grandchildren (26 Kilbroney Bend)
Annie (Daughter) and Sandy McCullough and un-named grandchildren (137 Mount Merrion Avenue)
Jean (Daughter) and Dennis Regan and un-named grandchildren (57 Charles Street South)
Bobbie Young Baxter (Grandson) and Madelaine and great-grandson Bobbie (19 Emerald Street)

Hello

I am fairly new to the Rootschat forum.

I am involved in a project to create a photographic archive of the headstones for all World War One and World War Two fatalities that are recorded on Commonwealth War Graves Commission as being buried in Ulster (nine counties).  This archive may, subject to funding, become a book but will be an online facility at the very least - the information accompanying the headstone will be that which is recorded on the CWGC database.  We would also be interested in photographs of family headstones memorialising WW1/WW2 fatalities buried or commemorated elsewhere.

As there are 2851 graves in 481 cemeteries or graveyards in Ulster (excluding Foreign Nationals [e.g. Polish, Norwegian, Dutch, etc.], "unknown" sailors/airmen and family memorial to those buried/commemorated elsewhere), it is a fairly ambitious project and is reliant on local people taking photographs of headstones in local gravestones.

To this end, I am hoping that members of this online community would be willing to assist in the project - each person will be acknowledged by name and/or group.  Each participant will be supplied with the relevant fatality records for the cemeteries/graveyards that they volunteer to cover.

Anyone interested in helping can contact me through the RootChat personal message facility.

Thanks

Nigel Henderson
www.greatwarbelfastclippings.com (lists of newspaper clippings/pictures)

Hi Steven

Just registered on RootsChat and there you are too!!!

Nigel H