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Hello again everyone.
As you know I've been trying to find out everything about my great grandfather Samuel Benjamin Cooper.
At the moment I'm trying to find out what he died of.
I'm a member of a group Manchester military 1914-18.
I've had a few comments.
But one of them was from my brother.

Unfortunately he can't send me anything via messenger he said because nothing is getting through.

From what I have been told. My great grandfather Samuel tried to join the army. But he was only in for 83 days.
He was classed as unfit.

My brother did this comment.

Dot E Lucas Because he lied about his age, he told them he was 34 but he was 10years older (44), also unfit for duty, that could well because of his work at the time, he was a Labourer at Bradford Colliery so it could be due to coal dust, lung problems or just a case of minor ailment, it'll just be guess work to try narrow it down to a specific cause, unless you can find his personal medical records from around that era, somehow I doubt they will exist, it might shine some light on it if you have a copy of his death certificate giving the cause of death, he might have a had a long suffering illness but again it'll only be guess work.


So now I'm trying to find his cause of his death.
I can't buy a copy of his death certificate. Because I only know his dob.

Please if anyone can help me.
I really would appreciate it.

Thank you all so much for your help with everything.
Kind regards Dorothy

Hello again everyone.
I'm trying to work out something my mum told me a while ago. We were talking about my dad.
My dad was in the TA's he joined up when he was over 25.
What I'm trying to find out is this. My mum mentioned that my dad went to Scarborough.
What is baffleing me is. Was he on his way to Scarborough.

There's something else she mentioned
Apparently my dad and some of his regiment we're defending the beaches.
But when plane's few over they couldn't open fire on them. Because the pilots would know the soldiers were defending the town.
Something I don't understand.
Please can anyone help me with this.
I understand you can't help me with my mums conversation.
But maybe someone could explain the rest.
It's been baffleing me for such a long time.

My dad is Vincent Cooper. Born 27 September 1911.
This might help with the year my dad inlisted.

Thank you all again for your help.

Kind regards
Dorothy

Hello I'm hoping that someone can help me. I don't know if what I have been told is correct
I'm trying to find out if this soldier could have been my great grandfather.
Im not sure how to explain this as its very complicated.
My great gran Frances Jones brought up he son (my grandad on her own)
From what I have been told in the past my great gran Frances Jones wasn't married.
But recently it's been mentioned that she could have been and changed her name back to her maiden name.

This is the only information I have on the soldier I have. So I'm trying to find out if he was my great grandfather who could have been married to my great grandmother Frances

This is the details I have.
PRIVATE Alfred T Booth. From Manchester.
In the Cheshire regiment. Number 12872.
He was transferred to the 796 Labour corps number 400155 he died 2/1/1918 age 30
Im not sure if he is my great grandfather
But from what I can understand it's possible that my great gran Frances was expecting her son as his father was off to fight in the army.
My grandfather was born in September 1914.

If anyone can please help me with anything at all I would appreciate it. As I've often wondered about who my great grandfather was
Thank you all

Hello again.
I'm a bit lost. I'm trying to find out where where 2 boys were sent to a home I think it was something like style cottage I'm not sure. But these 2 boys were some how related to my great gran Frances Jones. From what I can understand is they were sent to this home because of family circumstances. The 2 boys stayed there until they were old enough to leave.
I can't remember there names.

Which is given me a thought.
Maybe my grandad Alfred Evan Jones was sent there later because his mum wasn't married from what my mum said many years ago her gran Frances had asked her employer if it was possible for her to have her son with her. She was asked how old her son was. She replied and said 15 years old. He was allowed to live with his mum.

So I've been trying to find out about these 2 boys and now the where abouts of my grandad Alfred Evan Jones from when he was born until he was 15 years old. If anyone can help me with these I would really appreciate it and I will be able to stop trying to figure it out.
As for the last few days it's been driving me daft.
So I thought I'd ask for help by the experts.
Thank you all again.
Kind regards
Dorothy