Nivard, I have the CD for the Clewer Church but cannot do the lookup for you till the weekend, if you do not get the info from another Lister let me know and I will do it for you on the weekend. Colin in Queensland. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nivard Ovington To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 9:20 PM Subject: [BRK] SEYMOUR - HUGHES marriage Old Windsor 1825 Dear all Some years ago I was kindly given the details of a marriage between John SEYMOUR & Elizabeth HUGHES (of Clewer) The place and date were 9th Jan 1825 at Old Windsor Since then I had a loss of data and have just noticed I have no source for the marriage Could someone please confirm the marriage please Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you very much Bob much appreciated Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi > > I cheeked and it in not in Clewer and I do'nt have the Old Windsor PRs > (Though I was born there ) > Bob

Hi I cheeked and it in not in Clewer and I do'nt have the Old Windsor PRs (Though I was born there ) Bob -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Colin Liddell Sent: 30 June 2010 13:28 To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRK] SEYMOUR - HUGHES marriage Old Windsor 1825 Nivard, I have the CD for the Clewer Church but cannot do the lookup for you till the weekend, if you do not get the info from another Lister let me know and I will do it for you on the weekend. Colin in Queensland. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nivard Ovington To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 9:20 PM Subject: [BRK] SEYMOUR - HUGHES marriage Old Windsor 1825 Dear all Some years ago I was kindly given the details of a marriage between John SEYMOUR & Elizabeth HUGHES (of Clewer) The place and date were 9th Jan 1825 at Old Windsor Since then I had a loss of data and have just noticed I have no source for the marriage Could someone please confirm the marriage please Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2971 - Release Date: 06/29/10 19:35:00

Thank you Colin If I don't here in the meantime I would appreciate it but are you saying the CD covers Old Windsor as well or that there may be Banns at Clewer? I wouldn't want to waste your time as the marriage was reportedly at Old Windsor Elizabeth HUGHES was born 1801/2 and baptised at Clewer as follows from IGI ELIZABETH HUGHES Christening: 26 DEC 1802 Clewer, Berkshire, England Father: RICHARD HUGHES Mother: JANE P017671 1708 - 1812 0088232 Film 1235447 Film It would be extremely useful to know if that is a correct extraction Many thanks for your help, much appreciated Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Nivard, I have the CD for the Clewer Church but cannot do the lookup for > you till the weekend, if you do not get the info from another Lister let > me know and I will do it for you on the weekend. > > Colin in Queensland. > Dear all > > Some years ago I was kindly given the details of a marriage between John > SEYMOUR & Elizabeth HUGHES (of Clewer) > > The place and date were 9th Jan 1825 at Old Windsor > > Since then I had a loss of data and have just noticed I have no source > for > the marriage > > Could someone please confirm the marriage please > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

Dear all Some years ago I was kindly given the details of a marriage between John SEYMOUR & Elizabeth HUGHES (of Clewer) The place and date were 9th Jan 1825 at Old Windsor Since then I had a loss of data and have just noticed I have no source for the marriage Could someone please confirm the marriage please Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

>From The Argus ( Melbourne, Vic.: 1848-1954 ) ( Australia ) Thursday 6 May 1869, Page 1 of 8. MISSING FRIENDS, MESSAGES, ETC. Joseph FROST , native of Cookham Dean, Berkshire, England, by profession a gardener, and arrived in Melbourne per ship Launceston in the year 1854.- address, immediately, to the manager of the Great Gulf Company, Ballarat. News of importance awaits you.

>From Hawke's Bay Herald, ( New Zealand )Volume XXV111, Issue 9489, 28th September 1893, Page 2. ENGLAND. London, September 26. A man named DE JOUGH married a Miss JUETT at Maidenhead, and afterwards went to Amsterdam, where his wife disappeared. DE JOUGH then married a Miss SCHMIDT, who also disappeared. Suspicion being aroused a search was made by the Dutch authorities, and the first wife's body was found in a wood at Winteur. DE JOUGH has been arrested.

The Maiwand memorial has an excellent webpage at http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Berkshire/ReadingAfghanCampaign.html (thanks to Margaret Young for the link). -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jean.herbert@tiscali.co.uk Sent: 27 June 2010 09:02 To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRK] The Maiwand Lion I believe the Family History Research Centre of Berksfhs has all the war memorial for Berkshire in their library. I could not see it on their catalogue, but will look when I am there next week. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jeff Coleman" <Jeff.Coleman@ntlworld.com> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 10:53 PM To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Subject: [BRK] The Maiwand Lion > Is there a list anywhere of the names of men from the Berkshire Regiment > recorded on the Maiwand Lion monument in Forbury Gardens, Reading? > http://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/collections/album/pdfs/maiwand-25.pdf > > Photos seem to show a number of panels of names. > > Jeff > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2968 - Release Date: 06/28/10 07:37:00

I believe the Family History Research Centre of Berksfhs has all the war memorial for Berkshire in their library. I could not see it on their catalogue, but will look when I am there next week. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jeff Coleman" <Jeff.Coleman@ntlworld.com> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 10:53 PM To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Subject: [BRK] The Maiwand Lion > Is there a list anywhere of the names of men from the Berkshire Regiment > recorded on the Maiwand Lion monument in Forbury Gardens, Reading? > http://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/collections/album/pdfs/maiwand-25.pdf > > Photos seem to show a number of panels of names. > > Jeff > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

>From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, July 8, 1882; Issue 6747. BUCKS SUMMER ASSIZES. Thomas COLESHILL , a lad about 15 years of age, was charged with the manslaughter of Harry BEESLEY , aged 11, at Langley Marish, near Slough, on the 9th June, 1882. - His Lordship cautioned him not to play with fire-arms in future, and acquitted him.

>From Bristol Mercury and Daily Post ( Bristol, England ), Saturday, January 1, 1881; Issue 10182. SINGULAR ALLEGED BIGAMY. - William Walter COX , a tradesman, was charged at the Reading Police-court on Friday, with bigamy. The first wedding was at Oxford in 1874, but the parties did not live happily together, and the prisoner came to Reading. His master dying, he married the widow and succeeded to the business. The defence set up was that the ceremony was not legal, as the ring was of brass and not of gold. The magistrates, after remarking that it did not matter of what metal the ring was made, committed the prisoner for trial. NOT connected to our research, but we have checked FreeBMD & his 1st marriage was possibly to Emma WALKER June 1874 Oxford 3a 938.

Is there a list anywhere of the names of men from the Berkshire Regiment recorded on the Maiwand Lion monument in Forbury Gardens, Reading? http://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/collections/album/pdfs/maiwand-25.pdf Photos seem to show a number of panels of names. Jeff

I think it implies that one or the other was not only a pauper, but also under age, so the Union is acting in loco parentis. Is this the case? I'm not completely certain, so am open to other ideas. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Moira Fidler" <mofid42@tiscali.co.uk> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:37 AM Subject: [BRK] Certificate from the Union > Hi Everyone > > I'm hoping someone can answer my query > > I've just received a marriage certificate for my ancestors Esther Spendiff > and John Higgins who married 25 May 1844. In the section under the names > were it states married in .... according to the rites etc.... it states - > married in the parish church 'By a Certificate from the Union' > > Does this imply that one or both parties may have been on parish relief > and therefore needed their permission to marry? > > The most likely candidate would have been Esther who was a widow with a > young child to care for. > > Please can anyone help? > regards > MOIRA > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good Morning I am researching the a DAY family who have been in Burghfield since 1792.  I am stuck on a James DAY, father James and mother Ann or Jane. baptised in Sulhampstead Abbots 1st August 1742 I have 3 possible links, 2 in Reading and 1 Binfield area.   James DAY bapt Reading 24th Oct 1706, married a Jane. 3 Children, James (no details), Thomas 1746, Mary 1748. (This family seem most likely)   William DAY bapt 26th Aug 1674, married an Ann 3 children, William 1703, James & John 1706.   John DAY bapt 1645, married Mary White in Binfield 8th Sept 1680 5 children John1671, John 1672, William & Mary, 1676, Henry,1678.   Has anyone details linking any of these to my James, or any further details on my James. Positive parent identification would help. Thanks Peter Day  

Dear listers, I am looking for information on the Herbert's who lived at 2 Alpha Street, Reading. My G Grandmother Charlotte Prouten died there in 1913 and on death certificate James Herbert is shown as the person informing the death and is shown as her Brother-in-Law. James is married to a Jane Herbert. Any information on Jane (especially her maiden name) or why Charlotte had been living there since the 1901 Census would be appreciated. Many thanks. Sheila

How intriguing to see this story again. I encountered it many years ago when looking through my copy of Gardner's Directory of Oxford (1852), pp432-44. It looks to me as if the newspaper version is straight crib from that book. Regards Chris Hicks Chris Hicks * Bookbinder Tor View, Cary Hill, Castle Cary, Somerset BA7 7HL 01963 359019 chrishicksbookbinder@btinternet.com www.book-bindery.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com Sent: 13 June 2010 21:04 To: ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE@rootsweb.com Cc: BERKSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [BRK] Wm. MORRELL - The Man Who Had 18 Wives >From The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser ( NSW: 1843-1893 )(Australia) Saturday 19 December 1857. Page 7 s. BRITISH EXTRACTS. THE MAN THAT HAD EIGHTEEN WIVES. ( From the Retrospective Journal. ) A very notorious imposter, named William MORRELL, lived in the reign of Charles 11. His birth and parentage were obscure, and his first start in the world was as a journeyman shoe-maker at Worcester. He afterwards went abroad, and when he returned to England he took up his residence at Swalcliffe, near Banbury, where he commenced business as a professor of chirugery, and where, from the wonderful tales which he told of his travels, he was looked upon by the country people as a prodigy. Having received some notice from Captain Humphrey WICKHAM, of Swalcliffe, he removed to Banbury, where he resided for many years, and maintained his wife and family respectable. About the year 1674, however, his business, through neglect, decreased, and his wants put him to many shifts. At length, having secured the services of a young country-man as a servant and accomplice, he quitted his home, and went first to Brailes fair, where, by personating a brother of Sir William WALTERS, he cheated a countryman out of a drove of cattle. He then met in the fair a young village lass, a mason's daughter, who permitted him to accompany her home, where her father struck with his assumed name and quality, made the best provision for him. MORRELL tendered his hand to the maiden, and her parents, not only gave their consent to this union, but borrowed all the money they could for the occasion, and the marriage was solemnized. MORRELL now metamorphosed himself into a dashing gentleman, and then went to Ludlow, where he obtained the affections of a daughter of a wealthy tradesman, and married her. He then went to Bristol and Bath in the character of a salesman,and in the latter city he obtained for a fourth wife the daughter of an innkeeper, who possessed considerable wealth. His next appearance was at Slough, where he assumed the character of a merchant , and soon formed an intimacy with a country gentleman, who had a daughter to whom he was able to give £500 for a portion. Though in this case it is said he had to "cope with judgment in the father of the girl, wit and sense in the lady herself, and some ingenuity in her brother; yet he overcame every difficulty, and the marriage was accomplished." Immediately after the ceremony the whole party set out for London, but MORRELL contrived to raise the cry of "thieves" on the road, and galloped off with the property they had taken, in order, as he pretended, to secure it from depredation. He was sought for in vain by the bride and her father who returned to Slough, whilst he continued in London for some time pursuing the same sort of practices. MORRELL's third, or Ludlow wife came to London in quest of her deceiver, and accidentally met, at her inn, at Holborn Bridge, a motherly woman, who had just arrived from Oxfordshire, and who turned out to be the first wife of this wretched impostor. The two thereupon agreed together, and means were adopted to capture MORRELL, who they soon found was about to marry another wife. At this juncture, the Banbury wife accidentally met him as her husband, and after some high words, he succeeding in persuading her that his conduct was the result of his necessities; and that now he had got gold he would be faithful to her. The Banbury wife was thus induced to disconcert the scheme which had been prepared with the Ludlow wife; and sent for all her goods up from Banbury to London, where a home was furnished with them. However, she had not lived in it three days before an errand was contrived to take her from home; and on her return at night, she found neither husband nor goods in the house, and was compelled to return to Banbury and live upon the alms of the parish. Soon after this, MORRELL took the name of a brother of Sir Charles BOWYER, and at Wells married a boarding-school miss, who had a portion of £180, of which he soon deprived her. At Kidderminster, he married an innkeeper's daughter. He then returned to London, courted a rich vinter's widow, by personating Sir Charles BOWYER himself, and obtained £200 from her. After forging a bill for £700, and obtaining the amount he went abroad as a volunteer in the service of the Duke of Monmouth. After a long campaign in Flanders, he returned to London, and married a clergyman's daughter with a portion of £500, by again personating Sir Charles BOWYER. His Ludlow wife now discovered him, and caused him to be placed in Worcester gaol; from which, at the charge of the London clergyman, whose daughter he had married, he was removed to Newgate. Six of his wives appeared against him on his trial - he pleaded guilty to those six marriages, besides twelve more. After sentence he removed himself to the King's Bench, where he behaved so winningly to his keepers that he obtained some privileges which enabled him to effect his escape. About the year 1687, he made another attempt in his old line, and under the name of Sir Charles BOWYER succeeded in marrying the cook-maid at the Castle Tavern, Fetter-lane. For this he was tried and convicted as an impostor, and was set in the pillory before the door of the Castle Tavern. In the latter end of December, 1691, being without money, he represented himself to one CULLEN, a baker in the Strand, as Captain Humphrey WICKHAM, Esq., of Swalcliffe, whose name it seems, was known to Mrs. CULLEN, and obtained lodgings in their house, and a supply equal to all his wants. Being taken ill here, he, on the 28th December, made a will, in which in the name of Humphrey WICKHAM, Esq., he bequeathed large property of Swalcliffe and other neighbouring parishes, together with money in the hands of Ambrose HOLBECH, E sq., of Mollington, and other sums to divers pretended relations, friends, and servants; but the family of CULLEN were especially remembered. MORRELL died on the 3rd January following. CULLEN provided a coffin of £10 value, embalmers were paid, and a sumptuous funeral was prepared. CULLEN wrote to Mr. William WICKHAM, of Garsington, in Oxfordshire, who had been named in the will as one of the executors, to whom the family mansion at Swalcliffe was bequeathed; and in answer to the letter a gentleman came up to London from Oxford, to say that the Christian name of Mr. WICKHAM, of Garsington, was not William, which gave some alarm of an imposture. CULLEN also despatched a messenger to Swalcliffe; for, in the meantime, two gentlemen had inspected the corpse, and pronounced that it was not the body of Captain WICKHAM, but that of a man who had been formerly convicted of having six wives. The messenger returned from Swalcliffe to London on the 12th January, having had an interview with the real Captain WICKHAM, and, upon this full proof of the imposture, the corpse was taken by a watchman, with a lantern, in a 4 shilling coffin, and was buried in St. Clement's Churchyard. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Is there anyone who can please get me a photo from Beenham Church of the memorial to Rev. John Bushnell d.1839 Also if there is a memorial or headstone for his first wife Eleanor d.1813. Thankyou   Helen

>From The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser ( NSW: 1843-1893 )(Australia) Saturday 19 December 1857. Page 7 s. BRITISH EXTRACTS. THE MAN THAT HAD EIGHTEEN WIVES. ( From the Retrospective Journal. ) A very notorious imposter, named William MORRELL, lived in the reign of Charles 11. His birth and parentage were obscure, and his first start in the world was as a journeyman shoe-maker at Worcester. He afterwards went abroad, and when he returned to England he took up his residence at Swalcliffe, near Banbury, where he commenced business as a professor of chirugery, and where, from the wonderful tales which he told of his travels, he was looked upon by the country people as a prodigy. Having received some notice from Captain Humphrey WICKHAM, of Swalcliffe, he removed to Banbury, where he resided for many years, and maintained his wife and family respectable. About the year 1674, however, his business, through neglect, decreased, and his wants put him to many shifts. At length, having secured the services of a young country-man as a servant and accomplice, he quitted his home, and went first to Brailes fair, where, by personating a brother of Sir William WALTERS, he cheated a countryman out of a drove of cattle. He then met in the fair a young village lass, a mason's daughter, who permitted him to accompany her home, where her father struck with his assumed name and quality, made the best provision for him. MORRELL tendered his hand to the maiden, and her parents, not only gave their consent to this union, but borrowed all the money they could for the occasion, and the marriage was solemnized. MORRELL now metamorphosed himself into a dashing gentleman, and then went to Ludlow, where he obtained the affections of a daughter of a wealthy tradesman, and married her. He then went to Bristol and Bath in the character of a salesman,and in the latter city he obtained for a fourth wife the daughter of an innkeeper, who possessed considerable wealth. His next appearance was at Slough, where he assumed the character of a merchant , and soon formed an intimacy with a country gentleman, who had a daughter to whom he was able to give £500 for a portion. Though in this case it is said he had to "cope with judgment in the father of the girl, wit and sense in the lady herself, and some ingenuity in her brother; yet he overcame every difficulty, and the marriage was accomplished." Immediately after the ceremony the whole party set out for London, but MORRELL contrived to raise the cry of "thieves" on the road, and galloped off with the property they had taken, in order, as he pretended, to secure it from depredation. He was sought for in vain by the bride and her father who returned to Slough, whilst he continued in London for some time pursuing the same sort of practices. MORRELL's third, or Ludlow wife came to London in quest of her deceiver, and accidentally met, at her inn, at Holborn Bridge, a motherly woman, who had just arrived from Oxfordshire, and who turned out to be the first wife of this wretched impostor. The two thereupon agreed together, and means were adopted to capture MORRELL, who they soon found was about to marry another wife. At this juncture, the Banbury wife accidentally met him as her husband, and after some high words, he succeeding in persuading her that his conduct was the result of his necessities; and that now he had got gold he would be faithful to her. The Banbury wife was thus induced to disconcert the scheme which had been prepared with the Ludlow wife; and sent for all her goods up from Banbury to London, where a home was furnished with them. However, she had not lived in it three days before an errand was contrived to take her from home; and on her return at night, she found neither husband nor goods in the house, and was compelled to return to Banbury and live upon the alms of the parish. Soon after this, MORRELL took the name of a brother of Sir Charles BOWYER, and at Wells married a boarding-school miss, who had a portion of £180, of which he soon deprived her. At Kidderminster, he married an innkeeper's daughter. He then returned to London, courted a rich vinter's widow, by personating Sir Charles BOWYER himself, and obtained £200 from her. After forging a bill for £700, and obtaining the amount he went abroad as a volunteer in the service of the Duke of Monmouth. After a long campaign in Flanders, he returned to London, and married a clergyman's daughter with a portion of £500, by again personating Sir Charles BOWYER. His Ludlow wife now discovered him, and caused him to be placed in Worcester gaol; from which, at the charge of the London clergyman, whose daughter he had married, he was removed to Newgate. Six of his wives appeared against him on his trial - he pleaded guilty to those six marriages, besides twelve more. After sentence he removed himself to the King's Bench, where he behaved so winningly to his keepers that he obtained some privileges which enabled him to effect his escape. About the year 1687, he made another attempt in his old line, and under the name of Sir Charles BOWYER succeeded in marrying the cook-maid at the Castle Tavern, Fetter-lane. For this he was tried and convicted as an impostor, and was set in the pillory before the door of the Castle Tavern. In the latter end of December, 1691, being without money, he represented himself to one CULLEN, a baker in the Strand, as Captain Humphrey WICKHAM, Esq., of Swalcliffe, whose name it seems, was known to Mrs. CULLEN, and obtained lodgings in their house, and a supply equal to all his wants. Being taken ill here, he, on the 28th December, made a will, in which in the name of Humphrey WICKHAM, Esq., he bequeathed large property of Swalcliffe and other neighbouring parishes, together with money in the hands of Ambrose HOLBECH, E sq., of Mollington, and other sums to divers pretended relations, friends, and servants; but the family of CULLEN were especially remembered. MORRELL died on the 3rd January following. CULLEN provided a coffin of £10 value, embalmers were paid, and a sumptuous funeral was prepared. CULLEN wrote to Mr. William WICKHAM, of Garsington, in Oxfordshire, who had been named in the will as one of the executors, to whom the family mansion at Swalcliffe was bequeathed; and in answer to the letter a gentleman came up to London from Oxford, to say that the Christian name of Mr. WICKHAM, of Garsington, was not William, which gave some alarm of an imposture. CULLEN also despatched a messenger to Swalcliffe; for, in the meantime, two gentlemen had inspected the corpse, and pronounced that it was not the body of Captain WICKHAM, but that of a man who had been formerly convicted of having six wives. The messenger returned from Swalcliffe to London on the 12th January, having had an interview with the real Captain WICKHAM, and, upon this full proof of the imposture, the corpse was taken by a watchman, with a lantern, in a 4 shilling coffin, and was buried in St. Clement's Churchyard.

Hi Everyone I'm hoping someone can answer my query I've just received a marriage certificate for my ancestors Esther Spendiff and John Higgins who married 25 May 1844. In the section under the names were it states married in .... according to the rites etc.... it states - married in the parish church 'By a Certificate from the Union' Does this imply that one or both parties may have been on parish relief and therefore needed their permission to marry? The most likely candidate would have been Esther who was a widow with a young child to care for. Please can anyone help? regards MOIRA

The Vale of the White Horse Branch, Berkshire Family History Society will be having a Meeting on Monday 21 June 2010. As this is the 70th Anniversary of the evacuation of Dunkirk. Dr Peter Caddick-Adams will be telling us about Dunkirk and Calais in 1940. Peter is a lecturer at Cranfield University, Shrivenham Campus (Military Academy) as well as a Military Historian. Background Peter Caddick-Adams was educated at Shrewsbury School and Wolverhampton University, where he gained a First Class Honours in War Studies. Since May 1999, he has lectured at Cranfield University on military history and media operations. He has led over 200 visits to more than 50 battlefields around the world. He joined the Territorial Army in 1985 and currently serves as a military media advisor in the rank of major. The meeting will start at 7.30pm and will be held as usual at Long Furlong Community Centre, Boulter Drive, Abingdon. Where there is ample free parking. Everyone welcome. Regards Sue Matthews Chairman/Programme Secretary Vale of the White Horse Branch, Berkshire Family History Society