Dear All, Today is Remembrance Sunday and tomorrow is Remembrance Day (Poppy Day or Armistice Day; Veterans' Day in the US). Please take a moment to remember your family members and others who have perished in the line of duty. Wouldn't it be lovely if those of you with ancestors who served in the wars would acknowledge their contributions on the list with some memories or stories about them, or just a mention of when and where they served? For this special occasion only, you may include ancestors from outside of the area covered by this list. So that others can find your posts, be sure to include your ancestor's surname in all caps in the subject line. I look forward to seeing your posts. Kind regards, Lynne list admin.

Dear All,   The following web site is a special project aiming to research 66 war dead on the St James, Toxteth Park, WW1 War Memorial.   http://www.thewarmemorial.blogspot.co.uk/   The memorial itself was stolen from the church in 1992 but part was later almost miraculously found a few hundred miles away.   Best wishes   Paul >________________________________ > From: Lynne <[email protected]> >To: >Sent: Sunday, 11 November 2012, 14:37 >Subject: [ENG-LIV] Lest We Forget > >Dear All, > >Today is Remembrance Sunday and tomorrow is Remembrance Day (Poppy Day or Armistice Day; Veterans' Day in the US).  Please take a moment to remember your family members and others who have perished in the line of duty. > >Wouldn't it be lovely if those of you with ancestors who served in the wars would acknowledge their contributions on the list with some memories or stories about them, or just a mention of when and where they served? > >For this special occasion only, you may include ancestors from outside of the area covered by this list.  So that others can find your posts, be sure to include your ancestor's surname in all caps in the subject line. > >I look forward to seeing your posts. > >Kind regards, >Lynne >list admin. >~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > >Admin Message - List guidelines: >http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > >The list admin can be contacted at >[email protected]  >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hello Listers, If you had asked me 30 years ago if we were a service family, I would have said that our menfolk did their bit in two world wars but we weren't a service family. Then I took up family history and have been staggered at the number of soldiers and sailors in my family tree, too many to list but I appreciate the sacrifice even of those who came safely home. Those who come closest to my heart, mainly Londoners, are:- BRADBURY, Edward John, RAF WW2. BRADBURY, Walter Tyrrell, Suffolks, 2nd Boer War. BRADBURY, William Philip, Imperial Yeomanry, 2nd Boer War,and Royal Dragoon Guards WW1. CHANEY, Walter Gordon, Royal Fusliers WW1. (grew up in Liverpool) CHANEY, Walter Norman, Grenadier Guards WW2 (born Everton) LEVETT, Henry John, RN WW1, HMS Ardent, died 1 Jun 1916 (day following Battle of Jutland). TITLER, Ernest, REME WW1. TITLER, Edwin Charles, enlisted 1889 1st Border Regt., completed enlistment S. Africa 1903, half-brother to Ernest. TITLER, Henry Robert, RN WW1, full brother to Ernest. My Grandmother Bradbury said my Grandfather went with his brothers, Walter Tyrrell and William Philip, to enlist for the 2nd Boer War. He was turned down aged 17 (varicose veins) but Wal joined the Suffolks and William joined the Imperial Yeomanry aged... 14 years, 8 months and 12 days. They said he was a "big boy" and he was, all 6ft of him, and we always knew he'd lied about his age. The "star" of my show is my 1st cousin twice removed, Richard George MASTERS VC of Southport, gazetted 1918 and awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1917. He was an ambulance driver with the ASC and his example shows just what can be achieved if we stick our fears in our pockets and do what needs to be done. In books and on the internet a wrong birth date of 30 March 1877 is invariably given. I have a copy of his birth certificate which clearly shows he was born 23 March 1877. Ancestry have it right and they must have got it from the Regimental Museum who got it from me. The "star" of my husband's show is Richard Brooks, a gunner in the Royal Artillery (Captain's & Rogers's Co.) who played his part at Waterloo. Richard was a Lancashire man who settled in Liverpool after he left the army. Thank you, Lynne, for widening the scope. Lesley

Peter Smith, Master at arms The Lusitania drowned when it was torpedoed 7 May 1915. He was my great grandfather. On Mercantile Marine memorial Tower Hill London. Christopher Read 2/5th Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment formerly 5th Battalion The King's Liverpool died 31 March 1918 and his brother Thomas 12th Battalion The King's Liverpool died 25th March 1918 - my great uncles. On the Litherland war memorial both commemorated on Pozieres Memorial George Marlow 6th Battalion The Lancashire Fusiliers died 26 August 1916 commemorated on Southport memorial. Paul Goodman -----Original Message----- From: Lynne Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 2:37 PM Subject: [ENG-LIV] Lest We Forget Dear All, Today is Remembrance Sunday and tomorrow is Remembrance Day (Poppy Day or Armistice Day; Veterans' Day in the US). Please take a moment to remember your family members and others who have perished in the line of duty. Wouldn't it be lovely if those of you with ancestors who served in the wars would acknowledge their contributions on the list with some memories or stories about them, or just a mention of when and where they served? For this special occasion only, you may include ancestors from outside of the area covered by this list. So that others can find your posts, be sure to include your ancestor's surname in all caps in the subject line. I look forward to seeing your posts. Kind regards, Lynne list admin. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Lynne and fellow listers My name is June and I live in Western Australia, my grandfather came to Western Australia as a small boy with his father 2 brother & 2 sisters in 1895 from the UK They all worked had a became very successful farmers in the wheat growing country here in WA In 1915 he enlisted into the11th Battalion AIF (Australian Imperial Force) he left Fremantle in November 1915 and sailed to Egypt via the Suez Canal, for about 4 months they trained in Egypt. Then in early 1916 they went to the France and fought there for many months. In April 1917 he was badly wounded and taken a POW. On Armistice Day he and his fellow POW mates walk out of the POW Camp and made it to Rotterdam and then across to Dover. He returned to Western Australian in 1919. This is the very short version of his story June -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynne Sent: Sunday, 11 November 2012 10:38 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: [ENG-LIV] Lest We Forget Dear All, Today is Remembrance Sunday and tomorrow is Remembrance Day (Poppy Day or Armistice Day; Veterans' Day in the US). Please take a moment to remember your family members and others who have perished in the line of duty. Wouldn't it be lovely if those of you with ancestors who served in the wars would acknowledge their contributions on the list with some memories or stories about them, or just a mention of when and where they served? For this special occasion only, you may include ancestors from outside of the area covered by this list. So that others can find your posts, be sure to include your ancestor's surname in all caps in the subject line. I look forward to seeing your posts. Kind regards, Lynne list admin. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mallachy Kelly, died Sept. 27th. 1915. 1St. Battalion., The King's (Liverpool Regt). Remembered at Loos Memorial, France. Mallachy was born 1884 Widnes, Lancashire, Son of Peter and Bridget Kelly. Husband of Mary Ellen Davies, and Father of Leo Kelly (Davies), Veronica and Adelaide. Thomas Charles Wheatley, died Sept 5Th. 1916 E. Yorkshire Regt. Remembered at Thiepval Somme France. Thomas was born 1876 Notting Hill, Middlesex, son of Thomas and Mary Wheatley. Husband of Louisa Maude, Father of Lillian, Louie, Doris, Louisa, Charles, and Phyllis. Charles Wheatley Son of the above, Royal Army Bombadier, captured by Germans and then turned over to Italians. Taken to Stalag 44 where he remained for duration of War. Reunited with his Wife and Children in May 1945. May they always be Rembered. Meg

My grandma's half brother, born 1883 died along with many others after the end of the war.   In 1911, Jimmy and his wife Mary were living close at 320 Hornby St. Jimmy wass listed as a 'fish porter' - possibly working in the family business. He joined up with the King's (Liverpool Regiment), 7th Battallion, Labour Corps in 1917 and was posted to France. He was just under 5'8" tall. He fell in on 22nd November 1918 and was admitted to hospital the following day. He died just a few days later of influenza / nephritis. Buried at ST. POL BRITISH CEMETERY, ST. POL-SUR-TERNOISE.  ________________________________ From: Lynne <[email protected]> To: Sent: Sunday, 11 November 2012, 14:37 Subject: [ENG-LIV] Lest We Forget Dear All, Today is Remembrance Sunday and tomorrow is Remembrance Day (Poppy Day or Armistice Day; Veterans' Day in the US).  Please take a moment to remember your family members and others who have perished in the line of duty. Wouldn't it be lovely if those of you with ancestors who served in the wars would acknowledge their contributions on the list with some memories or stories about them, or just a mention of when and where they served? For this special occasion only, you may include ancestors from outside of the area covered by this list.  So that others can find your posts, be sure to include your ancestor's surname in all caps in the subject line. I look forward to seeing your posts. Kind regards, Lynne list admin. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at [email protected]  ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message