> its a shot in the dark that this person is even the one he is looking for I assumed that he knew that this was the person he was looking for. Presumably I missed an earlier part of the thread. Notwithstanding the above, I think that it is likely that, whoever he was, T .Bates 406664 will have been invalided out with a pension and at least his pension records will be available at Kew. Ron S Original Message: ----------------- From: Mellie chouikh2006@btinternet.com Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:48:04 +0100 To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [B.C.] James Bridge Cemetery, Darlaston query >>>It is certainly worth a look at Kew, if you can get someone to do a >>>search.<< i doubt that its worth Ian going to that much effort at the moment, its a shot in the dark that this person is even the one he is looking for, he is best to stick with the burial records at Walsall RO, he has a pic of the grave there is no further info than on the CWGC site, the burial reocrds will tell him more, and will identify if its the right person if it is then the online medals card index will help and then of course hope its not a totally burnt record at kew! Mellie How Come My Coat Of Arms Has Buckles At The Back? ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .