Let's devote November to our military kin, men AND WOMEN who served and were from Lincolnshire.  My own mother was a WAAF in World War II, but she said she seldom saw an airplane because she spent most of her service as a clerk in a building at Wimbledon.  Unfortunately for her, she was primarily handling the records of deceased airmen to ensure that their pay was up to date and that their records were properly processed.  She reminded me that "the officers wore nicer uniforms than we did" and the girls envied the people doing "real work".  She told me that there wasn't much training, as she recalled, and she learned everything "on the job".  She would have been around 26 years old at the time. One of my ancestors served at Trafalgar with Lord Nelson, but there are three different versions of the story and I'd love to know which one is closest to the truth.  My Lincolnshire grandfather enlisted in the Army, lying about his age, so that he could serve in South Africa in the Boar War.  My own father served in the Paymaster Corps and spent more time than he expected near the front lines.  So who is your military connection and what do you need to know about them?     Lou (list admin.)

Lou says his mother was "primarily handling the records of deceased airmen" during WWII. I wonder if these records still exist - they are probably the very same records that many family historians would love to see today! Terry M Wells

The only one I can think of was Nicholas Croll, of whom I've written on this list - and received a lot of help - in the past. He actually originated in Glasgow, but settled in the Brigg area and since then several generations of his descendents have descended. As he had three daughters and one son, only a few continue the Croll name. Happy hunting!   Diana Robinson (nee Gardner) Now in Rochester, NY, USA -----Original Message----- From: Louis Mills [mailto:louis_mills@att.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 6:25 PM To: Eng Lincsgen Subject: [LIN] Admin. note: November theme Let's devote November to our military kin, men AND WOMEN who served and were from Lincolnshire.  My own mother was a WAAF in World War II, but she said she seldom saw an airplane because she spent most of her service as a clerk in a building at Wimbledon.  Unfortunately for her, she was primarily handling the records of deceased airmen to ensure that their pay was up to date and that their records were properly processed.  She reminded me that "the officers wore nicer uniforms than we did" and the girls envied the people doing "real work".  She told me that there wasn't much training, as she recalled, and she learned everything "on the job".  She would have been around 26 years old at the time. One of my ancestors served at Trafalgar with Lord Nelson, but there are three different versions of the story and I'd love to know which one is closest to the truth.  My Lincolnshire grandfather enlisted in the Army, lying about his age, so that he could serve in South Africa in the Boar War.  My own father served in the Paymaster Corps and spent more time than he expected near the front lines.  So who is your military connection and what do you need to know about them?     Lou (list admin.)

G'day form Western Australia, My grandfather served in 1918 with Lincolnshire regiment and then apparently Staffordshire Reg't before transferring to the (R)ASC. Ancestry gives me a copy of his medals card but I understood that his other service records were destroyed during the WW2 bombing of London. However, I've heard that there is a duplicate/alternative source of records further north - perhaps even in Scotland> Can anyone verify that especially by giving some web address or a postal address of the (Scottish ?) location? Peter Holmes Western Australia. Skype ; p.g.holmes [HOLMES (Witham on the Hill, Manthorpe, Spalding, Pinchbeck, Donington then Leicestershire)]. [DAVISON (Spalding, Donington, Ingoldmells, Skegness)]. [CRAGG (Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire)] [FREER (Leicestershire)]. [RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON (Anwick, N & S Kyme, N & S Rauceby, Surfleet, Gosberton Clough etc., Spalding)] [RYLOTT (Ontario Canada & some in New York & Florida USA)] Villages are in Lincolnshire unless stated. PLUS 4 DUTCH surname lines - from Rotterdam area (in Dutch). -----Original Message----- From: eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Louis Mills Sent: Wednesday, 2 November 2011 6:25 AM To: Eng Lincsgen Subject: [LIN] Admin. note: November theme Let's devote November to our military kin, men AND WOMEN who served and were from Lincolnshire. 

Hi Peter I am sorry to tell you but you are misinformed for those whose service finished before 1921 If they served before 1921 and continued in service after their service records should be with the ministry of defense in Glasgow Service records for those whose service ended before 1921 will be at Kew and largely fall into two groups, available on Ancestry and on film at the LDS The burned records which are the surviving pages of those records which were two thirds destroyed in WW2, the remainder that survived vary from complete files to a charred page and anything inbetween The second which Ancestry call the Pension records, are largely those service records which were not with the first lot, mainly due to being in other departments and offices, you can find duplicates in both files Apart from those the Guards kept their own records (some of which were destroyed in WW2 due to bomb damage) and the household cavalry whose records survived intact as they held them separately Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) G'day form Western Australia, My grandfather served in 1918 with Lincolnshire regiment and then apparently Staffordshire Reg't before transferring to the (R)ASC. Ancestry gives me a copy of his medals card but I understood that his other service records were destroyed during the WW2 bombing of London. However, I've heard that there is a duplicate/alternative source of records further north - perhaps even in Scotland> Can anyone verify that especially by giving some web address or a postal address of the (Scottish ?) location? Peter Holmes

In memory of Percy Walker, born in Grimsby on 21 Mar 1923. He died on 23 Feb 1943 while serving on the MV Eulima. They were torpedoed on the way to North America. He was my first cousin, once removed. His parents were Percy Walker and Charlotte Elliott who married in Grimsby in 1917. His father served in the 7th Field Company, Royal Engineers in WWI. Chris Andrew Ontario, Canada