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Offline Jane Masri

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Re: Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« Reply #18 on: Saturday 01 December 07 17:07 GMT (UK) »
He was a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA)

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Re: Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« Reply #19 on: Saturday 01 December 07 17:12 GMT (UK) »
Thanks guys, I think we've cracked it.  Thanks for those links!

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Re: Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« Reply #20 on: Saturday 01 December 07 17:18 GMT (UK) »
On another page of the record it says, 'MEF, embarked Bombay 14/1/1919, disembarked, Basrah, 20/1/1919'.  Basra being in modern Iraq, so it all makes sense.  Thanks so much  :)

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Re: Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« Reply #21 on: Saturday 01 December 07 17:24 GMT (UK) »
There's always someone here who knows the answer!  ;D

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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk<br />Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk<br />Harrison: London; Pollock<br />Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx<br />Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk<br />Rogers: London; Bartlett: London<br />Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants<br />Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London

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Re: Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« Reply #22 on: Saturday 01 December 07 17:26 GMT (UK) »
You're right meles.  Many heads are better than one  ;D

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Re: Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« Reply #23 on: Saturday 01 December 07 20:34 GMT (UK) »
Hi Could be "Meerut" which was a garrison up to partition 1947
Lyon-Walsall
Baker-Walsall
Gleeson-Walsall/ashton-under-lyne
Pearson-Nottingham.
Glossop-Nottingham
Crow-Bewdley/Kidderminster.
Herbert-Nottingham
Crawford-Walsall/Oxford
Purchase/Purkiss
Grove-Walsall
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