Thanks, Jen Very interesting. It might be a clue but does not yet completely explain what was going on. David Canberrra On 04/11/2009, at 4:20, Jennifer Cairns wrote: > Dear David > > Came across these two entries... I wonder what was going on. > > The Times, Wednesday, Aug 08, 1883; pg. 10; Issue 30893; col E > From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Aug. 7. > Category: Official Appointments and Notices > Pryse Pryse Pryse commissioned in to the Worcs Reg. > > BUT six months later (in 1884) he quits... > > The Times, Saturday, Feb 16, 1884; pg. 14; Issue 31058; col A > From the LONDON GAZETTE, Friday, Feb. 15. > Category: Official Appointments and Notices > > 3rd and 4th battalion the Worcestershire Regiment, Capt. Pryse Pryse > Pryse resigns his commission. > > Regards > > Jen > --- On Tue, 3/11/09, David Rowlands <drowlan1@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > Does anyone know what was happening at Gogerddan or to the PRYSE > family in about April 1884? > > This somewhat mysterious message appeared in the Melbourne Argus > 'Missing Friends, etc' column on Thursday 24 April 1884: > > 'Any person related to PRYSE, Gogerddan, Cardiganshire, South Wales, > please wrlte to R.P., Argus office.' > > David > Canberra > > >