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hi

You know how you start out researching something and then come across something else and just cannot stop yourself from going off at a tangent well.....

I am researching John Auguste Pouchot DCM who was killed in the last months of the Great War, the Commonwealth War Graves Commissions 'Debt of Honour' states that he was the foster son of Mrs. Edith Hawksford, of "Tanjore," Canbury Gardens, Kingston-on-Thames. I have been trying to find a link between Mrs Hawksford and Johns family but so far have not been able to do so. I believe that her husband was Walter Hawksford, and while scouring the net for said link have come across the fact that a Walter Hawksford from Kingston, Surrey was one of the survivors from the Titanic, it would seem most likely that this is the same man, but does anyone know for sure?

Regards

Ian C

Hi Tazzie

Thanks for the info, I would be very grateful for any photos or further info that you can get me.

Although I now live in Dublin, I am from Fenny Stratford and lived there for many years and I have been working on a website about Fenny in the Great War, (http://www.freewebs.com/fsitgw/). I came across John Pouchot in an index I was given some years ago that lists soldiers mentioned in the North Bucks Times for the Great War period. Because it was such an unusual name I just entered it in a search engine and came up with info about him as he is in a recent book about boys soldiers of the Great War. I knew from the CWGC site that he had been fostered at sometime, last weekend I was in the area (to go and see Luton play at Wembley) and had time to do a bit of research at CMK library where I found a mention that his mother had died in this fire C1911. Although John was not born in Fenny his Mother was and had strong links there.  On the 1901 census the family, (Emilys husband was Auguste Pouchot, an auctioneers manager) were living at 29 Claverton St, City of Westminster, which I presume was a bit posh, so it was a bit of a change to end up at the Bell Hotel in LB, I don't know yet but it may have been that the marriage failed.

As you say The Park is still there, (I think it may be a Beefeater now) I used to go sometimes as a very small boy, in the late 50's, as my auntie was a cleaner there.

Regards

IanC

Thanks folks

Ian C

Hi

I am looking for any information, (but especially the burial places) of two sisters that worked as nurses right through the Great War and who both died shortly after it ended.  They were Miss. E. Prickett, died 11/04/19, & Miss. M. Prickett, died 05/04/20, the address I have for them is 58 Oakley,  Bedford. I also know that they had at least two brothers who's initials were A. W. & R. O. respectively.

Thanks

IanC

Hi Ruskie

Yes, thats him. I've seen his records and got a fair bit of info on him from this side. I just can't find out if he is remembered in Wickepin, I've tried emailing the local papers etc but have never got a reply.

Regards

Ian