What an interesting story -I'll be able to get a photo no problem. Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merryl Wells" <merryl.wells@ntlworld.com> To: <bedford@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [BDF] Visiting cemeteries in Northern France > Hi Jo, > > If it is no trouble I would appreciate a photo from the Pozieres Memorial > on > Panel 78 - 79, apparently on the Right hand side from the main gate over > half way along towards the Cross? > > It is for William John Musgrave ROSS, my grandmother's cousin. He was > born > in Newport, Gwent 1896 and there is a newspaper notice on the web from his > parents saying he had been reported missing and requesting any > information. > It says he was Pte. Wm. M. Ross originally joined the lst Mons and was in > the first battle of the Somme. After being invalided he returned to > France, > serving in the Dublin Fusiliers but was transferred to 2nd Batt. Royal > Munster Fusiliers, reported missing 21 March 1918. Further info. from > CWGC > etc. suggests he was killed 22 March 1918 of 2nd Bn. Royal Munster > Fusiliers, 18148, Private and has no known grave, commemorated on the > above > Memorial and also at St. John the Baptist Church, presumably around > Newport, > and there is a photo of this church memorial on the web, so it would be > nice > to also have a photo of his name on the Panel at Pozieres to accompany it > in > my records for the Ross family. > > By Googling, although the articles on the Memorial do not mention the > Royal > Munster Fusiliers, there seem to be at least one other member (Irish) also > commemorated on this particular panel, presumably killed at the same time > as > William Ross. > > Hope the weather is good for your holiday and you have success in finding > members of your own family. > > Best Wishes > From > Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. > E-Mail: merryl.wells@one-name.org > GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst > Mem. of Wells Assn. (GOONS Reg.). > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jo Francis" <grajoseph.joiners@virgin.net> > To: <suffolk@rootsweb.com>; "Peterborough,Ontario" > <CAN-ONT-PETERBOROUGH-L-request@rootsweb.com>; "Northants" > <NORTHANTS-L@rootsweb.com>; "New Zealand" <new-zealand@rootsweb.com>; > "Devon > List" <DEVON-L@rootsweb.com>; "Deborah Crawford" <deborahc8@gmail.com>; > <can-ont-wentworth@rootsweb.com>; <bedford@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 9:30 PM > Subject: [BDF] Visiting cemeteries in Northern France > > >> Hello >> >> Over the weekend of 25-27 June,my husband and I will be visiting war >> graves in Northern France to visit members of our extended family who are >> buried or commemorated there. >> We will be visiting the following cemeteries and memorials and would be >> happy to take photographs of any friends/relatives of yours who are also >> commemorated in these places: >> >> Pozieres memorial >> Cambrai memorial,Louveral >> Noeux Les Mines Communal cemetery >> Le Touret memorial >> FINS New British Cemetery Sorel Le Grand >> Arras memorial >> AIF Burial ground Flers >> Warlencourt British cemetery >> Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery >> Unicorn Cemetery Vend'huile >> >> I hope I have sent this to the correct mailing list addresses-hopefully >> someone can pass it on if I haven't! >> >> Last year we were able to send a lot of photos back and hope we can do >> the >> same again. >> >> Thank-you >> Jo Francis >> Milton Keynes,England >> >> Each time I find one ancestor I find two more >> >> >> >> The List Guidelines >> >> http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ >> >> The Bedfordshire Surnames List >> >> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ______________________________________________ >> This email has been scanned by Netintelligence >> http://www.netintelligence.com/email >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2929 - Release Date: 06/10/10 > 07:35:00 > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > The Bedfordshire Surnames List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >