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Sussex / Re: Robertsbridge, East Sussex
« on: Wednesday 21 July 21 10:30 BST (UK)  »
Hi Karen

My friend: Nancy has replied to me, this is part of her reply:

John Jarrett and I are in contact with each other a lot. He was born in our cottage.
He was on tele a few months back as he is trying to trace his biological father who was an Italian POW who was working on this farm and BBC did some filming here, looked good on the tele. Don’t know if his first name is Albert though.
Anyway just ask me what it is. I know John and his daughter Nicola are very keen to find out more, to that end John had his DNA done but BBC couldn’t find his father

Karen, I am not too sure where to look next for further information.  I will get in touch with my Aunts in Robertsbridge, one is in her late 'eighties, the other in her nineties'.  There is always the chance they may remember ROSA and John's father

Kind regards
Roy


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Sussex / Re: Robertsbridge, East Sussex
« on: Tuesday 20 July 21 18:10 BST (UK)  »
Karen
I have emailed my friend, she and her husband live at Walters Farm Cottages.  She will certainly know more than I do about John Jarrett and hopefully Rosa.
I will let you know when she replies to me.
Kind regards
Roy

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The Common Room / Re: Information about THOMAS FRANK AMIES deceased of Robertsbridge Sussex
« on: Sunday 11 July 21 17:00 BST (UK)  »
Pheno
Thank you for your help
Roy

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The Common Room / Re: Information about THOMAS FRANK AMIES deceased of Robertsbridge Sussex
« on: Saturday 10 July 21 22:16 BST (UK)  »
Hello Sally

I have not been 'active' on Rootschat for a while, so I have only just read your 'Post'.
How do I contact you, I cannot remember if I am allowed to put my email address on a 'Post'.
Certainly I can send you the photograph.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards
Roy

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Sussex / Re: Robertsbridge, East Sussex
« on: Saturday 10 July 21 21:52 BST (UK)  »
Hello Karen

I am sorry, for the last few months I have not been very 'active' in Family Research as a result I have not been looking at Family History websites.

The name: Jarrett is familiar, but I cannot remember why at the moment.

I was born in Robertsbridge May 1946 and I remember that in c.1948 my father took me to an Italian POW camp in the village.  This was located at what is now: Heathfield Gardens (Residential area).  I remember my father carrying me into the Camp's canteen and being given a 'Jam Tart'.

In those years a number of former German and Italian POW's had remained after the War and married local woman.  The War had finished and I recall that there was no animosity towards those that remained.  To illustrate that, my father was a POW of the Germans for five years and was made to work in coal mines in Poland and the Czechoslovakia until he was liberated by the Russians.  He was friendly with all that lived in the village.

I went to school with children whose fathers were Italian or German.

I have a friend who lives at Walter's Farm in Poppinghole Lane, if you have any more information I can ask her or her husband if they have knowledge of: Albert John Jarrett (John).

Hope I have not confused you.  I look forward to hearing from you.
Roy
Roy Willard

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The Common Room / Re: Information about THOMAS FRANK AMIES deceased of Robertsbridge Sussex
« on: Sunday 17 January 21 14:15 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Monica
Roy

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The Common Room / Re: Information about THOMAS FRANK AMIES deceased of Robertsbridge Sussex
« on: Saturday 16 January 21 19:51 GMT (UK)  »
MonicaL and KGarrad

Thank you both for the information.
I had looked at the 1939 War Register and saw: a Thomas F Amies and Madge Amies living at The Lodge, Sheriff Hutton, North Riding, Yorkshire. 

What confused me, was that my photograph of my uncle: Roy Willard with Thomas Amies was taken in Robertsbridge between late 1940 and before December 1944.  With the country on a 'war footing' I was not too sure how or why Thomas would have travelled south from Yorkshire to Robertsbridge, unless he was in the Armed Forces. 

Roy Willard was in 1940 with my Father George Willard in 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment.  In the fighting Roy had been wounded in the arm, my Father 'somehow' managed to get his brother to Dunkirk where he (Roy) was evacuated back to England.  My father a short while later was captured near Arras and became a POW for the next five years.

In 1941 Roy Willard was medically discharged from the Army and it is from about that time he may have seen Thomas Amies in Robertsbridge, having stated that almost certainly before the War he would have known and been friendly with Thomas, in social and sporting events.

Again thank you for your help, I will let you know of my progress.  Monica with regard to the 'link' you provided I have a friend who may be able to help me with that aspect.

Kind regards
Roy
Roy Willard

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The Common Room / Information about THOMAS FRANK AMIES deceased of Robertsbridge Sussex
« on: Friday 15 January 21 20:31 GMT (UK)  »
Can somebody help me please. 

I have been trying to identify a man who in some way was associated with my Father: GEORGE ALFRED WILLARD and/or his brother: ROY WILLARD.

My Father George Willard was born November 1911 in Robertsbridge, Sussex and died in 1997 at the Conquest Hospital, Hastings, Sussex.  His brother Roy was born in 1920 in Robertsbridge and died in Tonbridge Hospital, Kent in 1944.

The man I am interested in was: THOMAS FRANK AMIES born c.1914 Robertsbridge, Sussex, son of HENRY J. AMIES and ANNA AMIES nee WINCHESTER and brother to REGINALD JOHN AMIES (who was known as JACK AMIES and was a Barber in village of Robertsbridge).

I only know that THOMAS AMIES in 1937 at Salehurst Parish Church, married MADGE RUMMERY,  after that period I can find no further information.

I am creating a 'Family History' of the WILLARD's including photographs of: Family Members, Friends, Work and Sport associates and other Documents. 

I have a photo of Roy Willard (my uncle) with Thomas Amies.  This would have been taken between 1940 and 1944.

One of my Aunts, who is 85 years of age identified to me THOMAS AMIES in the photo, but was unable to recall much else about him.

I would appreciate if anybody had any information about THOMAS AMIES, no matter how little, just to enable me to have an understanding of his life.  Out of interest the AMIES family lived about 30 yards away from my home and I have a photograph of Jack Amies with my two brothers on his knees taken c.1939-1940.  Jack Amies used to cut my hair.

Thank you

Roy Willard

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The Common Room / Re: Ancestry of Elizabeth Williams nee Kerridge, my Grandmother
« on: Friday 18 December 20 20:46 GMT (UK)  »
Sarah
Thank you for the email reminder.  I have looked for and found Dennis Williams email address, so I will contact him.
Thank you
Happy Christmas to you.
Roy
Roy Willard

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