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Dear Colin

Thank you for getting in touch. There is certainly a possibility that we have the same grandfather but its complicated. My fathers birth certificate does not identify his father but he was baptised ALEXANDER TRAILL Griffiths - GRIFFITHS being the name of my grand mother who was unmarried at the time.  I was always told that my grandfather was a Doctor and having looked into things a bit, I can certainly place him and my grandmother in the same place before my father was born. all This was a long time ago (my father was born in 1918) and who can blame anyone for what happened during war time when every day might be your last.  Perhaps that enough for now.  Let me know if you need anything more.

I did write a longer note but think I lost it when your second post arrived - but thank you for other journal entries too giggsycat

Thank you Nettie. I am looking at the website you mention but not finding anything as yet. I will keep looking though as his service must be recorded somewhere. He just seems to have disappeared for the duration of the war but as a surgeon and member of the volunteer Black Watch Volunteers surely he must have been put to good use.  Thank you again 😄😄

 Yes it is a bit confusing. It just doesn't seem possible for him to be working at Salterley Grange sanatorium and in a GP practice in Braunton. But wonder how much he had to do at the Grange - no antibiotics then and the care mostly consisted of good diet, warmth and fresh air at that time. As a Volunteer in the black watch I felt he would be assigned to the eared fort somewhere. Thank you for your help 😀😀

Thank you very much Cathy - that's another two years covered and I hadn't discovered that he was back in Braunton by 1923. Yes I have the marriage(s) and divorce articles. I really thought there would be a record somewhere covering his war time involvement. Thank you again and for responding so quickly.