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World War Two / Help needed with 8th Army Signals abbreviations please
« on: Saturday 06 July 19 17:30 BST (UK)  »
Hello all

I have received copies of the service record for my Grandfather George and I am rather confused by many of the abbreviations but mostly I am curious about where he went and what he did really.

I see that he started with the 4th L of C Signals (which I think might stand for Lines of Communication?) as a driver but later trained as a signalman. I find this interesting because upon his return to civilian life he joined the GPO and worked as a telephone engineer, whereas before the war he worked as a driver for a funeral director so his army service must have equipped him well for the future.

I would really appreciate any help anyone could offer about the war my Grandad had.

Thank you in advance

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Dumfriesshire / Carruthers-Little
« on: Wednesday 26 January 11 15:12 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

I am looking for help with a longstanding brick wall.

James Little (b.abt 1808 dumfries/annan) and his wife Helen Carruthers (1812 middlebie) of Snab Farm, middlebie/kirkpatrick-fleming and later of Greenquarries, Cumberland.

I have located James and family on all relevant census returns but I am struggling with his parentage.

Most of his children's baptisms are missing along with his marriage although I have found a couple of likely looking entries in the Ecclefecchan Associate Session. So it looks like the family might have been nonconformist.

I have done marginally better with Helen's ancestry (F. William Carruthers, M. Mary Norris) largly due to a habit her family had of naming daughters Norris.

Is anyone looking at this family at all?

Many Thanks
Annemarie

 

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