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Offline bulsara

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WW11 Memorabilia Found--soldier Frank Spice and Able Seaman Johnson
« on: Friday 21 September 07 22:52 BST (UK) »
A collection of WW11 memorabilia has been found behind some garages in Kent.Items found include medals,photos,letters and a newspaper article.
I do hope that the relatives of these men come forward to reclaim these articles before they are destroyed and lost forever. :(

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Re: WW11 Memorabilia Found--soldier Frank Spice and Able Seaman Johnson
« Reply #1 on: Friday 21 September 07 23:21 BST (UK) »
Great minds think alike bulsara :) I posted about this earlier.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,257117.0.html

I saw this on our local news. There's a nice collection of things there, & they will be destroyed if no-one claims them. It's very sad. :(

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Re: WW11 Memorabilia Found--soldier Frank Spice and Able Seaman Johnson
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 22 September 07 01:23 BST (UK) »
Hi my relations come from Kent and were  called Johnson and were  William and Henry both were seamen do you know the first names please Sharon

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Re: WW11 Memorabilia Found--soldier Frank Spice and Able Seaman Johnson
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 22 September 07 01:31 BST (UK) »

Hi Sharon and welcome to RootsChat !  :)

You might try an email to the BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/7006408.stm

Or the Kent police !!

Good Luck !!

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Re: WW11 Memorabilia Found--soldier Frank Spice and Able Seaman Johnson
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 22 September 07 02:09 BST (UK) »
Hi Annie.
             Will certainly try what you suggest. I will let you know the outcome Thank you very much Sharon

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Re: WW11 Memorabilia Found--soldier Frank Spice and Able Seaman Johnson
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 22 September 07 09:23 BST (UK) »
First name of the seaman is on the bbc film online - Harold Leslie (I think)
Son of John Thomas and Rebecca Jane Johnson, of Sittingbourne, Kent. Aged 21, died 29 May 1941. (From CWGC)

See this thread
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,257117.0.html

Trish


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