Stan Soldier's Died shows Rank: Pte Surname: RODGERS Christian Names: Bert Ernest Number: 23683 Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Battalion: 2nd Battalion Born: Thurlby Lincs Enlisted: Bradford Residence: Bradford, Yorks Died Date: 09/05/1917 Died How: Died of Wounds France & Flanders Hope this helps Mike Shingleton -----Original Message----- From: Stan Langley <stanllangley@ic24.net> Sent Subject: [GREATWAR] Soldiers Died C.D. Pte. Rogers B.E. > May I (again) ask for a little help in solving a minor > origins problem for a friend? > According to CWGC site 23683 Pte. Bert Ernest R0GERS - West > Riding Regt. died 9 May 1917 - the 'addition details' on his entry state > that he was a native of Bradford, Yorks - this is doubtful as his birth was > registered in Lincolnshire. It is suspected he may have been working in the > Bradford area and joined the colours there - I wondered if the Soldiers Died > CD might confirm that it was so. > Stan L. Langley, West Norfolk, U.K. > Principal Interests: JICKLING; LANGLEY; RICHMOND; WAD(DE)LOW. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 122 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Try SPAMfighter for free now! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mike - Exactly what I hoped - a great help and much appreciated. Stan L. Langley, West Norfolk, U.K. Principal Interests: JICKLING; LANGLEY; RICHMOND; WAD(DE)LOW. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Shingleton" <shinglma_64@btopenworld.com> To: "Stan Langley" <stanllangley@ic24.net> Cc: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 11:41 PM Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Soldiers Died C.D. Pte. Rogers B.E. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 126 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!

Stan You're welcome. It depends on how you define native I suppose. The information on CWGC would have been provided by NOK. I suppose a wife might use it to mean he lived in Bradford. Good luck in your research Mike Shingleton -----Original Message----- From: Mike Shingleton <shinglma_64@btopenworld.com> Sent Subject: [GREATWAR] Soldiers Died C.D. Pte. Rogers B.E. > Stan > Soldier's Died shows > Rank: Pte > Surname: RODGERS > Christian Names: Bert Ernest > Number: 23683 > Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) > Battalion: 2nd Battalion > Born: Thurlby Lincs > Enlisted: Bradford > Residence: Bradford, Yorks > Died Date: 09/05/1917 > Died How: Died of Wounds > France & Flanders > Hope this helps > Mike Shingleton > -----Original Message----- > From: Stan Langley <stanllangley@ic24.net> > Sent > Subject: [GREATWAR] Soldiers Died C.D. Pte. Rogers B.E. >> May I (again) ask for a little help in solving a minor >> origins problem for a friend? >> According to CWGC site 23683 Pte. Bert Ernest R0GERS - West >> Riding Regt. died 9 May 1917 - the 'addition details' on his entry state >> that he was a native of Bradford, Yorks - this is doubtful as his birth was >> registered in Lincolnshire. It is suspected he may have been working in the >> Bradford area and joined the colours there - I wondered if the Soldiers Died >> CD might confirm that it was so. >> Stan L. Langley, West Norfolk, U.K. >> Principal Interests: JICKLING; LANGLEY; RICHMOND; WAD(DE)LOW. >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. >> It has removed 122 spam emails to date. >> Paying users do not have this message in their emails. >> Try SPAMfighter for free now! >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message