This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0NC.2ACE/139.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Mr. Garner: My grandfather was John William Bateman. Although I am not sure as to the date of My grandfather's birth or death, I do know several things: He fought in the first World War (and possibly the Boer War), was born in England, and his first wife was Mary "Maime" Dugay (Dagway according to my dad's death notice). My grandfather had seven children with Mary: Robert, John "Herbie", Paul, Aubrey, Geraldine, Elizabeth "Betty", and my father, Carl Floyd. The only survivor of my dad's siblings is Geraldine. Betty has several children who still reside throughout Canada, one of which resides in Moncton, NB, Canada. I don't know if any of this information helps you. Please let me know via my e-mail, if I can be of any more assisstance. Respectfully, Rosemary, Bateman