Thanks Polly. Hope all is well with you. Had a pal look for me and found nothing. As far as I know, he came home in one piece. Might check again just in case... (;-)) Edna - some snowflakes coming down in Ottawa -----Original Message----- From: Polly Rubery Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 1:31 PM To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [B&S] B&S] BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol 8,Issue 165 - Thomas Edw Blake 1873-1930 Edna >>Don't want to spend the money on a researcher as I have spent enough already.<< You don't need to spend money on a researcher - all the pension records are on Ancestry and indexed. However only soliders who were left with a disability due to wounds or illness were alloted a pension, although there are somefiles for those who applied but weren't granted a pension. However most soliders sadly didn't qualify. Kind regards Polly