Hi Jill, The following articles will probably help. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortimer_Menpes http://www.campbell-fine-art.com/items.php?id=685 Menpes WW1 records from National Archives England http://tinyurl.com/4llzqas Will of a Richard Menpes, died 1849 of Tunbridge Wells , Kent. National Archives of Australia http://www.naa.gov.au/ Title Menpes, Charles Robert; age 29; born - England Contents date range 1916 - 1916 Series number MT1486/1 Click to see which government agency or person created this item. Control symbol MENPES/CHARLES ROBERT Item barcode 9747525 Location Melbourne Access status Open Date of decision 08 Feb 2008 Physical format PAPER FILES AND DOCUMENTS (allocated at series level) Extent 3 folios Date registered 04 Dec 2007 Digital record is not online. http://www.cwgc.org/ Commonwealth War Graves commission has Name: MENPES, ALBERT JAMES Initials: A J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Gunner Regiment/Service: Royal Horse Artillery Unit Text: 5 Regt. Age: 29 Date of Death: 04/12/1941 Service No: 1032192 Additional information: Son of William Richard and Louise Menpes; husband of Mabel Menpes, of Newport. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Block 31. Grave 15. Cemetery: NEWPORT (ST. WOOLOS) CEMETERY Name: MENPES Initials: C P Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Unit Text: 18th Bn. Date of Death: 19/04/1917 Service No: 46375 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: III. L. 14. Cemetery: ST. PATRICK'S CEMETERY, LOOS Regards Lynne, Sydney, AUSTRALIA ----- Original Message ----- From: "MORLEY" <jmorley@austarnet.com.au> To: <dorset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 10:31 AM Subject: [DOR] WW1 - deaths UK > Can anyone please help me with a death in WW1 > either > Mortimer James Menpes born 1839 Fulham, or his brother > Walter Menpes born 1886 Fulham. > One of these men was killed in the 1st WW but I can not find any where > that > list the names killed? > Can any one please help me with this . > Thank you in anticipation > Jill > > OPC for the village Winterborne Kingston in Dorset - www.opcdorset.org