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Still looking for Uncle Charles
« on: Monday 27 November 06 22:43 GMT (UK) »
Hi  Still cant find out what happened to Charles Blenman Said to have been casualty of Boer War 1899 Any help appreciated  al b  ;D
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Re: Still looking for Uncle Charles
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 24 December 06 16:06 GMT (UK) »
Found him in WW1 records  ;D al b
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Re: Still looking for Uncle Charles
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 28 December 06 10:20 GMT (UK) »
Hi  Still cant find out what happened to Charles Blenman Said to have been casualty of Boer War 1899 Any help appreciated  al b  ;D

There are listings of boer war casualties, your local studies section of the library should be able to help, but they are by regiment rather than surname. i would check which WW1 regiment he started in, and us that to start the search

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Re: Still looking for Uncle Charles
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 28 December 06 13:29 GMT (UK) »
 Hello     He was in the Royal Engineers  Pioneer  37879 1914-1920 After that I lost him :-[  al b
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