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Hi Mike thanks for your post. This incident does seem a little late for the one that I am looking for! As for Parnell I believe that he is a relative of my George. And of myself! Next stop will be the police archives and court records I think. Thanks again. I will look out for the book!

Hi All,

First yes the 1999 murder was in the same street wired or what??

My ancestors name was George Sergeant.

Yes I have checked as much as I can the local papers of the time with no luck.

Just thought it might be worth throwing this to the forum as they say many heads are better that one and who knows there may be an ancestor of the victim out there with all the info??

Cheers

Trevor

Hi all,

Have done some more digging and it turns out that the family oral history has sent me in the wrong direction again!!!

Arthur's marrage is after the Dunkirk evacuations so he may have been at Dunkirk if he was he was taken of the beaches.

I have contacted the National Ex-prisoner of war Association who hold a complete list of Ex-POW's held in Europe and he is not listed which bears out the fact that we could find nothing that matched his details.

So thanks for all your help.

On to the next brickwall!! lol..

Cheers Trevor

Judith,

Well a years wage was a bit difficult to come by especially at age 21 although he would have started work at 14 or even earlier. even so to save a years wage in those days took some doing!!

And then he returned home within 5 years so another years wage to get home... I didn't realise that our family was that wealthy!!! Makes you wonder where his cash came from..

Cheers

Trevor

Hi Judith,

It might not be him but it's the closest match I've had and all the dates fit so will go with this until I have anything to say otherwise....so many thanks for the efforts on your part......

How much would he have paid to get to Melbourne?

Cheers

Trevor