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London and Middlesex / Leonard Maurice Binding, London, Lyons Tea Houses 1930's
« on: Monday 17 October 11 12:27 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I'm not really sure where to start searching for this, but I trying to find out more about my grandfather's band.

My grandfather was called Leonard Maurice Binding (1909-1961), he was the band leader for a group called 'Len Binding and the Hot Crotchets' or possible 'Len Binding and the 5 Hot Crotchets.'

They (according to what my grandmother told my mother in the late 1970's) played at the Lyons Tea Houses, and similar venues, in the mid to late 1930's, which was where she met him. Len was the conductor, although he could also play trumpet. I don't know the name of any of the other people in the band.

It wasn't his main job, he was a panel beater for a car manufacturer (although I don't know which one.)

I was wondering if there was anyway of checking any of this, and although probably a long shot, if there is anywhere there might be any pictures of the band.

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World War One / Re: Reading ww1 medal card
« on: Sunday 02 October 11 22:48 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: mmm45 on Sunday 02 October 11 22:33 BST (UK)
Id looked on Find My Past pre 1915 service records and there is only one to an Arthur Tickner born Southampton c1876.

Could that be his dads record...rare surname same general area?

I havent a subs to check out any family details.
As for WW1 records only about 30% survive

Ady

He wasn't from Southampton - he was from Dorking, Surrey (I wrote the wrong bit in the previous post). He was born Arthur Edward William James Weller, son of Emily Weller (and Job Tickner) Job didn't appear on the birth cert as his father, but his mother got married to him a few years later, and it has alway been said in the family that he was father.

Most things, including his marriage cert to Elizabeth Uward in 1908 are under the name of Weller. It appears that it was only his army service where he used his father's name.

Tickner (and Weller) are very common names on the Surrey West Sussex border where they all came from.

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World War One / Re: Reading ww1 medal card
« on: Sunday 02 October 11 22:21 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: mmm45 on Sunday 02 October 11 21:59 BST (UK)
He was the Queens Regiment a pre war Regular who may have been a Reservist at the outbreak of war.

the Cl bit is that he was awarded the Clasp and Roses for been under fire in 1914.

He wasnt born in Southampton in 1876 was he?

Ady :)

Thank you for the quick reply.

He was born in Horsham, West Sussex in 1886, and although he enlisted as Tickner which was his father's surname, he was actually known on everything else as Arthur Weller, as his mother and father hadn't been married when he was born. All his children took the surname of Weller as well.

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World War One / Reading ww1 medal card
« on: Sunday 02 October 11 21:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I hope the image of the medal card, for Arthur Tickner, my great grand father, has attached correctly.

I know what most of it means, but there are a couple of things that I'm not sure about.

1. Where his regiment, the Queen Rifles (west surrey rifles) is listed in the top left it is done so twice. Does this mean he served with the same regiment on two different occasions?  (My mum remember her gran (Arthur's wife) saying that he was in uniform when she met him - which would have been around 1905-7. But that immediately prior to WW1 he was working as a carter for a coal merchant in Dorking Surrey. He signed up (or possibly reinlisted in 12/8/1914 - he was listed a missing presumably killed in action on 31/10/1914.)

2. What do the numbers mean that are written below the medals? I can't read the first two letters/numbers, but the rest of it says /2/2690 is this a reference to another medal or a reference somewhere else.

Thank you for any assistance on this.


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