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Offline slightlyfoxed

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« on: Friday 30 March 07 14:29 BST (UK) »
Im looking for a WW1 soldier who died in Flanders

 Name Aaron Gofberg. enlisted age about 17 in 1914.

I think I  found a ref to him in British Military records with Ancestry.com but Im not a subscriber.
Can anyone help?
Pomeroy in London & Liverpool , Pomery near Launceston Cornwall, Shearer of Thurso, Moore in Colchester and Hornblow in Braintree Essex, Machin in Hackney & Stafford & Cook in Herts, Campbell, Sutherland, Mackay, Brotchie, Gunn in Thurso Caithness. Cadle in South Africa.

researching the Pomeroy Family of Collaton in Newton Ferrers and St Columb in Cornwall

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Re: soldiers
« Reply #1 on: Friday 30 March 07 17:04 BST (UK) »
You can go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and check online free of charge.
 http://www.cwgc.org/
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Re: soldiers
« Reply #2 on: Friday 30 March 07 17:07 BST (UK) »
Forgot to mention you can check A2A for his medal card.He should have the 14 Star at least.Cost £3.50.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
Census information is Crown copyright,from
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

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Re: soldiers
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 31 March 07 07:48 BST (UK) »
I checked the  CWGC and he wasnt in there.
I will look in A2A, thanks for that.
Pomeroy in London & Liverpool , Pomery near Launceston Cornwall, Shearer of Thurso, Moore in Colchester and Hornblow in Braintree Essex, Machin in Hackney & Stafford & Cook in Herts, Campbell, Sutherland, Mackay, Brotchie, Gunn in Thurso Caithness. Cadle in South Africa.

researching the Pomeroy Family of Collaton in Newton Ferrers and St Columb in Cornwall

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Re: soldiers
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 31 March 07 11:29 BST (UK) »
Unusual surname - try a few speling variations?

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Re: soldiers
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 31 March 07 12:07 BST (UK) »
Its Jewish. I tried Goldberg because that was a family name but couldnt find him. Any suggestions for variations of Gofberg.?

The family were Russian and Polish Jews refugees from the Tzarist pogroms in latter part of the 19th C.

 I did find a ref. in Ancestry .com to an Aaron Gofberg but Im not a subscriber
Pomeroy in London & Liverpool , Pomery near Launceston Cornwall, Shearer of Thurso, Moore in Colchester and Hornblow in Braintree Essex, Machin in Hackney & Stafford & Cook in Herts, Campbell, Sutherland, Mackay, Brotchie, Gunn in Thurso Caithness. Cadle in South Africa.

researching the Pomeroy Family of Collaton in Newton Ferrers and St Columb in Cornwall

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Re: soldiers
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 31 March 07 12:16 BST (UK) »
In the 1901 theres a 7yr old boy Aaron Gofberg, visitor in Birmingham, quite a large household, is this the one you mean?

RG13/2831 Folio 26 Page 43

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« Reply #7 on: Saturday 31 March 07 12:25 BST (UK) »
Raffel Gofberg lived with his b-in-law Abraham Greenberg in Thorpe St. B'ham in 1901.All Raffel's children including Aaron were born Russia.Even the youngest daughter at 8 months so it looks like they had just arrived.
Let me know if you want the full details.

Jim
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
Census information is Crown copyright,from
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

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Re: soldiers
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 31 March 07 12:28 BST (UK) »
Cat...Slightlyfoxed isn't a subscriber,do you want to give her the details or I can if you don't have time.

Regards Jim
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
Census information is Crown copyright,from
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
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