Sandhurst was for Officer training. Harry was only 4 days with the 35th after being in Hospital twice with Dysemtry, when he was shot in the back of the head while trying to rescue his Commander. He fell over his Commander's body. A german soldier found his Dog Tag and reported his death. That is what puts the Flesh on the bones of an ancestor. But it takes time and patience to find it. The joy of finding such a story is rewarding to me, unconnected to Harry. Imagine what a thrill it would be to a person actually researching him.? Good old GOOGLE. Viola --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Some Quebec deaths 09-18-1884 Mary Dundas, wife of Charles Harrigan, and daughter of the late Moses Dundas, of Church Hill, county Fermanagh, Ireland, died Aged 73 years. 12-23-1868 Thomas March, died at the residence of his son, at Trout River, Elgin Township, Quebec Aged 87 years. A native of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland. 04-24-1878 Elizabeth Rodnich, wife of David Lamb, died after a lingering illness, at her residence in Elgin Township, Aged 73 years. Deceased was native of County Fermanagh, Ireland 02-08-1892 Thomas Adams, died at Dewittville Quebec, age 85 years. A native of Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland 02-12-1899 James Bell, died at New Ireland, Godmanchester, age 76 years 09 months, a native of the County Fermanagh Ireland. 04-28-1901 George Armstrong, died at Ormstown PQ, aged 73 years. A native of Fermanagh, Ireland. 05-02-1904 James Bustard, died at Scottsburg Virginia, age 74 years. A native of Killcoo, County Fermanagh, Ireland. He was formerly a resident of Havelock PQ, and left there for Virginia in 1870 02-21-1906 Patrick McCaffrey, died at Boyd Settlement, Hinchinbrook PQ, age 89 years. A native of Fermanagh, Heartland, which he left for Canada in 1831. 05-03-1907 Andrew Cluff, formerly of LaGuerre, Huntingdon County, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. George R. Dolphin, Strathcona, Alberta, aged 92 years. Deceased was born in the County of Fermanagh, Ireland, imagrating to this country in 1833. He was a volunteer of 1837-38. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Dr. McDonald, late of Dundee PQ. Might be more http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qchuntin/gleaner/ -----Original Message----- From: Viola Wiggins via Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2015 1:14 PM To: Dave H ; fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD Lt Harry Lowry MOFFITT died 1916 WW1 Sandhurst was for Officer training. Harry was only 4 days with the 35th after being in Hospital twice with Dysemtry, when he was shot in the back of the head while trying to rescue his Commander. He fell over his Commander's body. A german soldier found his Dog Tag and reported his death. That is what puts the Flesh on the bones of an ancestor. But it takes time and patience to find it. The joy of finding such a story is rewarding to me, unconnected to Harry. Imagine what a thrill it would be to a person actually researching him.? Good old GOOGLE. Viola --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ================================== https://www.google.ie/ ================================== http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Again 2 of everything just so it's not too easy... Sandhurst, Victoria, and not the proper one!! :-)) On 04/04/2015 18:14, Viola Wiggins wrote: > Sandhurst was for Officer training. > Harry was only 4 days with the 35th after being in Hospital twice with > Dysemtry, when he was shot in the back of the head while trying to > rescue his Commander. He fell over his Commander's body. A german > soldier found his Dog Tag and reported his death. > That is what puts the Flesh on the bones of an ancestor. But it takes > time and patience to find it. > The joy of finding such a story is rewarding to me, unconnected to > Harry. Imagine what a thrill it would be to a person actually > researching him.? > Good old GOOGLE. > Viola >

and.... The dog tag story is very interesting. The Germans returned the tags (discs) and documentation on each of the 191 soldiers they buried in this grave plus about another 60 were in there with no docs. . The Aussie soldiers had two discs. One for the mates to collect from the bodies and one to stay with the body. The Germans most efficiently returned BOTH discs. What happened with the battle is that the Allies went across No mans land, some of them reached the German side in spite of heavy machine gun fire. The Germans were in big concrete bunkers and well built trenches on slightly dryer higher ground and the Allies were in muddy trenches in the swamp. The English commanders were blamed for the 5000 plus casualties - there are a lot of books and on line info. (The stretcher bearers with red crosses on their arms would go out to bring in wounded and the rules of war as they were, meant they were (hopefully) not fired on. The memorial statue at Fromelles is of one soldeir carrying another, based on a "dead" solderi who called "dont forget me cobber", to the first aid comrade. The school at Fromelles is called the Cobber's school and has always had support from Australia as it is there that the VC corner cemetery has been since the war with about 1500 unnamed soldiers.) . the book is also don't forget me cobber. The Germans wanted a truce to collect and bury all bodies (almost all were allies) - they were just mowing them down with ease, 19 July and daylight, and they called one of the stretcher bearers over to their side and asked him about organising a truce. He went and fetched an officer to discuss it and they returned to their commanding officer who went to the general, but the English commander refused. So the battle continued - the Germans victorious, and they ultimately buried those who had got to their side. Everyone back in their own trenches and continue the war. marg -----Original Message----- From: Viola Wiggins via Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2015 3:14 AM To: Dave H ; fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD Lt Harry Lowry MOFFITT died 1916 WW1 Sandhurst was for Officer training. Harry was only 4 days with the 35th after being in Hospital twice with Dysemtry, when he was shot in the back of the head while trying to rescue his Commander. He fell over his Commander's body. A german soldier found his Dog Tag and reported his death. That is what puts the Flesh on the bones of an ancestor. But it takes time and patience to find it. The joy of finding such a story is rewarding to me, unconnected to Harry. Imagine what a thrill it would be to a person actually researching him.? Good old GOOGLE. Viola --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ================================== https://www.google.ie/ ================================== http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message