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World War One / Re: ww1 medals back ground
« on: Friday 28 June 13 17:55 BST (UK) »
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World War One / ww1 medals back ground
« on: Friday 28 June 13 17:17 BST (UK) »
Hi All
I am still trying to find some form of army records of my grandfather Walter Thomas Walters 15 Sept 1888 - 21 May 1952. My gran gave me a cap badge and a medal ribbon. I did find a medal record for a Walter T Walters. But do the card and medals match? I thought my grandfather was in the South Wales Borders (born, lived and died in Monmouth, South Wales). Can anyone help please?
David Walters
I am still trying to find some form of army records of my grandfather Walter Thomas Walters 15 Sept 1888 - 21 May 1952. My gran gave me a cap badge and a medal ribbon. I did find a medal record for a Walter T Walters. But do the card and medals match? I thought my grandfather was in the South Wales Borders (born, lived and died in Monmouth, South Wales). Can anyone help please?
David Walters
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World War Two / Re: Army Camps in Italy/North Africa
« on: Friday 23 November 12 09:34 GMT (UK) »
This is great! My father was there from 9 April 1944 to 14th May 1944, maybe even longer. So it looks like Taranto, in southern Italy. I know my father spent a lot of time in Italy, he had some Italian staff working for him in the kitchens (he was a chef), and he spoke a lot of Italian after the war (yet Welsh by birth), and he got engaged to a Italian girl during the war years (but my grandmother put a stop to that), good old gran! He later returned to Wales and met and married my mam.
Thanks for your help.
David
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World War Two / Army Camps in Italy/North Africa
« on: Friday 23 November 12 08:21 GMT (UK) »
Hi All
Can anyone help me to locate: General Hospital Number 22, BNAF sent there 9.3.1944? Transit camp 305 sent CMF sent there 18.7.1945? And Transit camp 65. These facts are taken from my father's WW2 army records. I keep wondering where they were in my father's three years service in Italy/North Africa 26.2.1943 to 6.4.1946.
Because he was in the catering corps (started out with the Welsh Borders, but also with the 8th army), he spent a lot of time at these transit camps. Any ideas anyone?
David
Can anyone help me to locate: General Hospital Number 22, BNAF sent there 9.3.1944? Transit camp 305 sent CMF sent there 18.7.1945? And Transit camp 65. These facts are taken from my father's WW2 army records. I keep wondering where they were in my father's three years service in Italy/North Africa 26.2.1943 to 6.4.1946.
Because he was in the catering corps (started out with the Welsh Borders, but also with the 8th army), he spent a lot of time at these transit camps. Any ideas anyone?
David
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The Common Room / Re: Sinking of the SS Ravansworth 15 September 1917
« on: Monday 04 June 12 16:03 BST (UK) » Thanks again seaweedAll building for me a little bit of history and background.
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The Common Room / Re: Sinking of the SS Ravansworth 15 September 1917
« on: Sunday 03 June 12 17:12 BST (UK) »
Many thanks again to one and all. More so with the knowledge you are passing on, all very interesting.
Any idea if I can find him on any crew lists, or the ship itself. In 1911 he was a general labourer. So had not spent that long as a seaman. His step father Evan Williams born 1860 was a sea man, maybe he helped him find the ship.
Any idea if I can find him on any crew lists, or the ship itself. In 1911 he was a general labourer. So had not spent that long as a seaman. His step father Evan Williams born 1860 was a sea man, maybe he helped him find the ship.
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The Common Room / Re: Sinking of the SS Ravansworth 15 September 1917
« on: Saturday 02 June 12 18:14 BST (UK) »
Dear All
Great reading your posts.
Here is a photo of the men that died that I downloaded. Why was William Charles Hinkin missed?
David
Great reading your posts.
Here is a photo of the men that died that I downloaded. Why was William Charles Hinkin missed?
David
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The Common Room / Re: Sinking of the SS Ravansworth 15 September 1917
« on: Saturday 02 June 12 07:09 BST (UK) »
Thank you both for your helpful information.
Five died that day, with some even having markers and graves, with short write ups. I just thought I had missed something out there. Looks like some leg work and not a chair.
Thanks again.
David
Five died that day, with some even having markers and graves, with short write ups. I just thought I had missed something out there. Looks like some leg work and not a chair.
Thanks again.
David
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The Common Room / Sinking of the SS Ravansworth 15 September 1917
« on: Friday 01 June 12 20:14 BST (UK) »
Can anyone help please?
William Charles Hinkin (born around 1892), died on the 15th September 1917 when his ship SS 756 Ravensworth was in a collision and sank off Belfast Lough. He was aged 25 and an assistant engineer, born in Mole (MOLD, Flintshire). He was living at 57, Walters Road, Llanelly. The ship was registered at Newcastle. I have lots of codes like: Page 246/Box 0070/BT334 service and Page 14/0071/0069. No idea what these mean. Would love to know a little of what happened, the ship (maybe a picture), and where (if found) the body of William is buried. Name on ship's role W C Hinkin.
Can anyone help in any area? Please.
David
William Charles Hinkin (born around 1892), died on the 15th September 1917 when his ship SS 756 Ravensworth was in a collision and sank off Belfast Lough. He was aged 25 and an assistant engineer, born in Mole (MOLD, Flintshire). He was living at 57, Walters Road, Llanelly. The ship was registered at Newcastle. I have lots of codes like: Page 246/Box 0070/BT334 service and Page 14/0071/0069. No idea what these mean. Would love to know a little of what happened, the ship (maybe a picture), and where (if found) the body of William is buried. Name on ship's role W C Hinkin.
Can anyone help in any area? Please.
David