Mike & Viv Palmer wrote: > Hi Charani > > This link should give you some useful background info: > > http://www.trainingships.royalnavy.co.uk/formidhistory.htm Lovely to see you posting, Mike :)) Thank you very much for that link. I was particularly interested in the mention of Henry FEDDEN and also of "Fedden Village" which I know a little about. I'd like to think Charles was a "voluntary" but as the fifth of eight, I'm not so sure <G> It might take a little more investigation to see if I can find out how/why he ended up there. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk