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Now found Elsie [nee Fletcher] Roberts m to Francis Reese Roberts in Manchester in 1943 which would fit with 1st son b 1948 in Stockport.    Also found an Elsie Fletcher d Sept 2005 & buried in Southern Cemetery, Manchester.   So maybe after her husband died in 2003 she went back to Manchester where she was born??  No other Roberts buried with her before 2005 so where were her husband & in-laws buried I wonder???
I'm making slow but steady progress now.  Thanks again Jool.
Amberly.

For anyone interested I found a site this morning called British Army Ancestors.   I put in Francis Roberts & scrolled through many but did not find my guy.    Shame but I think It's a site worth looking at for anyone else who's looking for army ancestors.
Still don't really know how to go about finding where Francis Reese R & his parents were buried or cremated though.
Amberly.

Carole W, thanks for your replies.   He was my grandfather's bro so I know all about him until he moved to Wallasey.  Yes I did find them on the 1939 register & assume the redacted entry was Francis Reese their only son, as I cannot find anymore children.  Also Harriet his mother was 29 when she married & Francis wasn't born until 1923 so she was about 36 when he was born, so they probably didn't have any more children.   Thank you also for sending me the Birkenhead Registration district info I shall look into that.
I'm a little loathe at sending for his death cert as it may or may not give me more info & they're not so cheap anymore!

Thanks to AVM for her comment too.

Garstonite, thanks for replying.  No other family members lived near him they all were in Wales or had emigrated so nothing to go on from there.

So thanks to all for replying.

Can anyone tell me now how to find his father's papers for joining up please??     See my original message.

Cheers, Amberly

I believe the gentleman above is the son of Francis & Harriet Roberts & was born to them in 1923 in Wallasey.    I've been trying to find a marriage for him, however he may not have married?  He died in 2003 & I thought if I could find his grave it would probably indicate his possible wife & even children, however I can't find his or his parents' grave.  They are possibly all buried together if I could just find them??  His father Francis died in Wallasey in 1959 & his mother Harriet died in 1961 also in Wallasey.

Also on his parents' marriage cert for 1916 it says his father was a driver in the 57th West Lancs Royal Field Artillery.  Could anyone tell me please how to look up for his applicable papers?

Thanks to anyone who can help find any of the above info.

I live in Canada & will be coming over to the area in mid to late Oct & would love to be able to go & find & take photos of the grave or graves.
Amberly.