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BBC: Search for family of executed WW2 Highland soldier
« on: Wednesday 12 May 21 16:57 BST (UK) »
I saw this on the BBC News pages so had a look here, thinking it might have been discussed but I cannot see anything.

Someone might want to try out their searching skills and see if they can find anything about him.

Search for family of executed WW2 Highland soldier
BRISCOE - Bolton, Heaton Norris, Rochdale, Oldham, Chadderton, Blackburn
POUNDER - Middleton Tyas, Kirkbymoorside, Stokesley, Lambeth, Bolton, Newcastle on Tyne, Leeds
HAMMOND - Quebec, Laverton, Masham, Grantley
SWALES - Laverton, Masham
O'Shea - Quebec
PARRY - Caerhun, Deiniolen, ClwtyBont, Brynrefail, TalySarn, Brynrefail, Bethesda
EVANS - Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, Maesmynis, Dowlais, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Trealaw
HARVEY - Trentham, Sheriffhales, Llanfyllin, Llanferres, Minera

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Re: BBC: Search for family of executed WW2 Highland soldier
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 12 May 21 17:34 BST (UK) »
If the MOD have not been able to identify him it would suggest that there is an error in what is written. Keller is the German for cellar and I think it is also a German surname. Scot or Scott is something that a Scotsman would say he was so the only part that may be of use would be Len.

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Re: BBC: Search for family of executed WW2 Highland soldier
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 12 May 21 17:36 BST (UK) »
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Re: BBC: Search for family of executed WW2 Highland soldier
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 12 May 21 18:35 BST (UK) »
If the MOD have not been able to identify him it would suggest that there is an error in what is written. Keller is the German for cellar and I think it is also a German surname. Scot or Scott is something that a Scotsman would say he was so the only part that may be of use would be Len.

Obviously there is an error but if there was a list to pick out possible matches to investigate.

BRISCOE - Bolton, Heaton Norris, Rochdale, Oldham, Chadderton, Blackburn
POUNDER - Middleton Tyas, Kirkbymoorside, Stokesley, Lambeth, Bolton, Newcastle on Tyne, Leeds
HAMMOND - Quebec, Laverton, Masham, Grantley
SWALES - Laverton, Masham
O'Shea - Quebec
PARRY - Caerhun, Deiniolen, ClwtyBont, Brynrefail, TalySarn, Brynrefail, Bethesda
EVANS - Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, Maesmynis, Dowlais, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Trealaw
HARVEY - Trentham, Sheriffhales, Llanfyllin, Llanferres, Minera


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Re: BBC: Search for family of executed WW2 Highland soldier
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 12 May 21 18:44 BST (UK) »
Maybe he gave a false name for some reason.
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Re: BBC: Search for family of executed WW2 Highland soldier
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 12 May 21 19:01 BST (UK) »
Maybe he gave a false name for some reason.

Some did for various reasons - I believe quite a number of soldiers from Southern Ireland used an alias to avoid problems for their family.
BRISCOE - Bolton, Heaton Norris, Rochdale, Oldham, Chadderton, Blackburn
POUNDER - Middleton Tyas, Kirkbymoorside, Stokesley, Lambeth, Bolton, Newcastle on Tyne, Leeds
HAMMOND - Quebec, Laverton, Masham, Grantley
SWALES - Laverton, Masham
O'Shea - Quebec
PARRY - Caerhun, Deiniolen, ClwtyBont, Brynrefail, TalySarn, Brynrefail, Bethesda
EVANS - Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, Maesmynis, Dowlais, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Trealaw
HARVEY - Trentham, Sheriffhales, Llanfyllin, Llanferres, Minera

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Re: BBC: Search for family of executed WW2 Highland soldier
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 12 May 21 21:08 BST (UK) »
A suggestion....

I think the surname is probably in error as mentioned.

Playing around with searches and names etc bring up this possibility:

Leonard Scott Walker born in 1899 in St Nicholas, Aberdeen City (168/1 816)

1901:

John Walker 31 blacksmith
Agnes A Walker 31
Mary A Walker 8
Elizabeth J Walker 6
Ethel S Walker 4
Leonard S Walker 1    

Address: 4 Charlotte St, St Nicholas, Aberdeen

Leonard Scott Walker married Violet May Patterson in 1923 in Rubislaw, Aberdeen.

There is no death showing for Leonard Scott Walker on SP. His wife, Violet May, died in 1980 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire. There does not look to be a second marriage for her (no other surnames given on the index).

I found this brief family tree on Ancestry www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/8974926/person/-857565427/facts

Very little detail on this. It does however give a death year of 1941 for Leonard Scott Walker, we have July 1940 so very close.

Work in progress though for sure.

Monica
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Re: BBC: Search for family of executed WW2 Highland soldier
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 12 May 21 21:19 BST (UK) »
There are the following records for Leonard Scott Walker:

WW1 records for him on the 'Pension Record Ledger.' He looks to have joined the Royal Highlanders. Discharged 28 April 1919.

Ship manifest entry for him heading to Canada. He arrived in Quebec in 1920 stating he was joining his sister. He must have returned to Scotland given the 1923 marriage that shows for him.

Leonard and wife Violet in London in 1939. No children showing with them. Likely back in Scotland with family?

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Re: BBC: Search for family of executed WW2 Highland soldier
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 12 May 21 21:34 BST (UK) »
Reference to at least 2 daughters made in that link.

I can see one at least:

Mary Agnes (both grandmothers' names) Walker born 1927 in Rubislaw. She died last year at the age of 93 in Dunfermline. Mother's maiden name confirmed as Patterson. Violet had the spelling of double 't' in Patterson.

I found a clip on the BNA which mentions that mother Valerie May died at her daughter's home in Falkirk in 1980.

I can see that the family tree I found connects to Mary Agnes and her descendants. She married in 1976, into a noted glass making family.

I have sent a message to the tree owner. However, they have not logged on to Ancestry for over a year....so fingers crossed for a response.

Monica

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