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World War One / Re: 22293 Sgt Hartley Webber
« on: Tuesday 06 February 24 10:16 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,
This is great, so you get a sense the after capture they decide to move the prisoners by train to another area/ camp.
Our Aeroplanes  in the air see what they assume a troop train maybe?
Unfortunately Hartley was on board.
He always said he owed his life to some German Doctor/ Surgeon.
He was very prominent in Brimington/Chesterfield British Legion as well.

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World War One / Re: 22293 Sgt Hartley Webber
« on: Monday 05 February 24 18:56 GMT (UK)  »
Ah, that tells me it's his Father's Brother.
He was in the navy. When I looked for his ship it was a land training area.
He trained ratings boilers and the workings.
Who the other is needs looking into
Thank you

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World War One / Re: 22293 Sgt Hartley Webber
« on: Monday 05 February 24 17:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,
Just took a while to think about all this.
Regarding Hartleys injuries I have been trying to post the letter we have as an attachment from record office no1 in Shrewsbury dated 12th Dec 1918.
Which states what I wrote, but maybe the plane used machine guns as well ?
He is definitely with the German military then and I suppose came to Sidcup later.
We do have a poor print of him amongst several patients.
Regarding Hartley running an illegal bookies in Bristol that makes me smile,
I knew him from his later life in Chesterfield he was very mild mannered.
What he did after the War I have no idea.
Interesting is his Father's Brother was a Hartley Charles Webber and he lived in Bristol whether the connection in there I have no idea

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World War One / 22293 Sgt Hartley Webber
« on: Monday 05 February 24 15:15 GMT (UK)  »
Hello
I'm trying to look into more of my Grandmother's Brother Hartley Webber reg no 22293 South Wales Borderers. He was taken prisoner on 12th April 1918 at Merville. While travelling by train near ? St.Maur, a British aeroplane  bombed the train. Hartley suffered a double shattering of the lower jaw, left lower lower part of his thigh.left metatarsal of the upper arm.
Thankfully a German surgeon put Him back together again apparently using rabbit bone to rebuild his jaw.
Hartley went on to live into his nineties.
I want to know where could I ask if our records have any details of this or would I have to look to Germany.
Also earlier would Hartley been at Mametz
Thank you.

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Nottinghamshire / Re: Guilielmus Adlington of Lenton, Nottingham
« on: Monday 31 July 23 17:47 BST (UK)  »
Thank you
I was really overthinking this one really.


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Nottinghamshire / Guilielmus Adlington of Lenton, Nottingham
« on: Monday 31 July 23 16:06 BST (UK)  »
I have just come across this record of my 5 times Gt Grandfather Guiliemus Adlington, c 25 March 1616 at Lenton Priory, Nottingham.
His father is shown as Hugonis Adlington.
I an curious about the forenames at this time ?
Might Hugonis be an immigrant to our Country or am I barking up the wrong tree

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Armed Forces / Re: Cap badge identification
« on: Wednesday 29 June 22 14:36 BST (UK)  »
Wonderful gentleman, although we have no idea who this chap is, the photo was attached to one of my Grandfather also in SWB uniform and he was working in the mines up Cwm Felin around this time.
We don't think the chap shown is family
Thank you
Carl

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Armed Forces / Cap badge identification
« on: Wednesday 29 June 22 12:37 BST (UK)  »
Can anyone identify the cap badge, first thoughts South Wales Borderers ?
But then is the badge too oval.
Second question the flashes on the soldiers lapels what do they represent 
Thank you

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World War One / Cap badge identification
« on: Wednesday 29 June 22 12:25 BST (UK)  »
Can anyone identify the cap badge on this gentleman and and what the flashes signify on his lapels please.
South Wales Borderers was my initial thought but then wondered if the badge was too oval ?

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