Christine seems to go to Nigeria as a missionary. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> To: <london@rootsweb.com>; "Kent-eng-L" <Kent-eng-L@rootsweb.com>; "SUFFOLK" <SUFFOLK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 6:03 PM Subject: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > Hello listers > > This message I mailed to a member of the Essex list, also Essex-UK, but I > also wanted to post it to other lists principally London. Now I have > re-subscribed to the latter I hope that someone, somewhere, may have news > about these families and/or be interested in an event nearly one hundred > years ago. > > To hear further details of this story, then the account relies on > photographed documents, which are most revealing > of what occurred so long ago. Of course no images will can be sent through > rootsweb, but off-list they are available, > as attachments on request. > > Michael. > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> > To: "chris gadsby2" <chris.gadsby2@virgin.net> > Cc: "Essex-UK" <Essex-UK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, 17 November, 2013 8:29:20 PM > Subject: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > > My orinial e-mail read: > > 'During a session deleting messages I came upon one of your mails. Just > been dealing with a very sad story > in which a relative, my uncle, Douglas DANIELS of Whitstable, Kent, > performed a most courageous act in WW1. He had recovered the body of a > young officer from no-mans-land under fire. In doing the research came to > learn that the officer's mother's name was nee GADSBY and they were a > north London family. Of course the name, like mine, is far from being > uncommon, but just a very small chance that there could be a connection, > thus reasoned no harm in getting > in touch. > > Whilst sending this, thought I would take the opportunity to mention the > soldier's less common name HELLICAR and > so will send this to other rootsweb lists apart from yourself and Essex. > > I tried to trace the Hellicars further forward. The soldier's parents > eventually moved to Buckinghamshire I > suspect after there was considerable bomb damage along their road, or > actually to their home in Finsbury Park. > Officer Geoffrey Theodore Hellicar had two siblings, Christine Joan and > Arnold Hugh Gadsby H, but both seem to > have left no records of their later lives. Arnold did get married in 1934 > and thence on, nothing. Around the > time of the thirties there was the great depression and I wonder whether > both decided to emigrate to seek > better fortune overseas. > > Just possible someone of the old Commonwealth.the US, might recognise the > above names. It is a small chance, but > worth the try. > > Michael in Clacton, UK' > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ESSEX-UK-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 > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for that Linda, data origin? I am getting some great information, made this exercise very rewarding. Now we travel to Nigeria! Much appreciation, warm regards, Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Staunton" <stauntonlinda@googlemail.com> To: kent-eng@rootsweb.com, london@rootsweb.com, "Kent-eng-L" <Kent-eng-L@rootsweb.com>, "SUFFOLK" <SUFFOLK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, 18 November, 2013 7:44:50 PM Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. Christine seems to go to Nigeria as a missionary. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> To: <london@rootsweb.com>; "Kent-eng-L" <Kent-eng-L@rootsweb.com>; "SUFFOLK" <SUFFOLK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 6:03 PM Subject: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > Hello listers > > This message I mailed to a member of the Essex list, also Essex-UK, but I > also wanted to post it to other lists principally London. Now I have > re-subscribed to the latter I hope that someone, somewhere, may have news > about these families and/or be interested in an event nearly one hundred > years ago. > > To hear further details of this story, then the account relies on > photographed documents, which are most revealing > of what occurred so long ago. Of course no images will can be sent through > rootsweb, but off-list they are available, > as attachments on request. > > Michael. > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> > To: "chris gadsby2" <chris.gadsby2@virgin.net> > Cc: "Essex-UK" <Essex-UK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, 17 November, 2013 8:29:20 PM > Subject: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > > My orinial e-mail read: > > 'During a session deleting messages I came upon one of your mails. Just > been dealing with a very sad story > in which a relative, my uncle, Douglas DANIELS of Whitstable, Kent, > performed a most courageous act in WW1. He had recovered the body of a > young officer from no-mans-land under fire. In doing the research came to > learn that the officer's mother's name was nee GADSBY and they were a > north London family. Of course the name, like mine, is far from being > uncommon, but just a very small chance that there could be a connection, > thus reasoned no harm in getting > in touch. > > Whilst sending this, thought I would take the opportunity to mention the > soldier's less common name HELLICAR and > so will send this to other rootsweb lists apart from yourself and Essex. > > I tried to trace the Hellicars further forward. The soldier's parents > eventually moved to Buckinghamshire I > suspect after there was considerable bomb damage along their road, or > actually to their home in Finsbury Park. > Officer Geoffrey Theodore Hellicar had two siblings, Christine Joan and > Arnold Hugh Gadsby H, but both seem to > have left no records of their later lives. Arnold did get married in 1934 > and thence on, nothing. Around the > time of the thirties there was the great depression and I wonder whether > both decided to emigrate to seek > better fortune overseas. > > Just possible someone of the old Commonwealth.the US, might recognise the > above names. It is a small chance, but > worth the try. > > Michael in Clacton, UK' > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ESSEX-UK-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 > KENT-ENG-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 KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Michael, I found this on Ancestry as Miss C J Hellicar born about 1900 in the Travel and Migration section. Out in 1928, back in 1929 and out in 1930. Kind regards, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> To: <kent-eng@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > Thanks for that Linda, data origin? > > I am getting some great information, made this exercise very rewarding. > Now we travel to Nigeria! > > Much appreciation, > > warm regards, > > Michael > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Staunton" <stauntonlinda@googlemail.com> > To: kent-eng@rootsweb.com, london@rootsweb.com, "Kent-eng-L" > <Kent-eng-L@rootsweb.com>, "SUFFOLK" <SUFFOLK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, 18 November, 2013 7:44:50 PM > Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > > Christine seems to go to Nigeria as a missionary. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> > To: <london@rootsweb.com>; "Kent-eng-L" <Kent-eng-L@rootsweb.com>; > "SUFFOLK" > <SUFFOLK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 6:03 PM > Subject: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > > >> Hello listers >> >> This message I mailed to a member of the Essex list, also Essex-UK, but >> I >> also wanted to post it to other lists principally London. Now I have >> re-subscribed to the latter I hope that someone, somewhere, may have news >> about these families and/or be interested in an event nearly one hundred >> years ago. >> >> To hear further details of this story, then the account relies on >> photographed documents, which are most revealing >> of what occurred so long ago. Of course no images will can be sent >> through >> rootsweb, but off-list they are available, >> as attachments on request. >> >> Michael. >> >> >> >> ----- Forwarded Message ----- >> From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> >> To: "chris gadsby2" <chris.gadsby2@virgin.net> >> Cc: "Essex-UK" <Essex-UK@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, 17 November, 2013 8:29:20 PM >> Subject: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. >> >> My orinial e-mail read: >> >> 'During a session deleting messages I came upon one of your mails. Just >> been dealing with a very sad story >> in which a relative, my uncle, Douglas DANIELS of Whitstable, Kent, >> performed a most courageous act in WW1. He had recovered the body of a >> young officer from no-mans-land under fire. In doing the research came to >> learn that the officer's mother's name was nee GADSBY and they were a >> north London family. Of course the name, like mine, is far from being >> uncommon, but just a very small chance that there could be a connection, >> thus reasoned no harm in getting >> in touch. >> >> Whilst sending this, thought I would take the opportunity to mention the >> soldier's less common name HELLICAR and >> so will send this to other rootsweb lists apart from yourself and Essex. >> >> I tried to trace the Hellicars further forward. The soldier's parents >> eventually moved to Buckinghamshire I >> suspect after there was considerable bomb damage along their road, or >> actually to their home in Finsbury Park. >> Officer Geoffrey Theodore Hellicar had two siblings, Christine Joan and >> Arnold Hugh Gadsby H, but both seem to >> have left no records of their later lives. Arnold did get married in 1934 >> and thence on, nothing. Around the >> time of the thirties there was the great depression and I wonder whether >> both decided to emigrate to seek >> better fortune overseas. >> >> Just possible someone of the old Commonwealth.the US, might recognise the >> above names. It is a small chance, but >> worth the try. >> >> Michael in Clacton, UK' >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ESSEX-UK-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 >> KENT-ENG-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 > KENT-ENG-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 > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Listers, If you are interested in this thread you might like to see a photo. http://www.20thlondonregiment.com/geoffrey-theodore-hellicar.html Regards, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> To: <kent-eng@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > Thanks for that Linda, data origin? > > I am getting some great information, made this exercise very rewarding. > Now we travel to Nigeria! > > Much appreciation, > > warm regards, > > Michael > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Staunton" <stauntonlinda@googlemail.com> > To: kent-eng@rootsweb.com, london@rootsweb.com, "Kent-eng-L" > <Kent-eng-L@rootsweb.com>, "SUFFOLK" <SUFFOLK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, 18 November, 2013 7:44:50 PM > Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > > Christine seems to go to Nigeria as a missionary. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> > To: <london@rootsweb.com>; "Kent-eng-L" <Kent-eng-L@rootsweb.com>; > "SUFFOLK" > <SUFFOLK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 6:03 PM > Subject: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > > >> Hello listers >> >> This message I mailed to a member of the Essex list, also Essex-UK, but >> I >> also wanted to post it to other lists principally London. Now I have >> re-subscribed to the latter I hope that someone, somewhere, may have news >> about these families and/or be interested in an event nearly one hundred >> years ago. >> >> To hear further details of this story, then the account relies on >> photographed documents, which are most revealing >> of what occurred so long ago. Of course no images will can be sent >> through >> rootsweb, but off-list they are available, >> as attachments on request. >> >> Michael. >> >> >> >> ----- Forwarded Message ----- >> From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> >> To: "chris gadsby2" <chris.gadsby2@virgin.net> >> Cc: "Essex-UK" <Essex-UK@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, 17 November, 2013 8:29:20 PM >> Subject: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. >> >> My orinial e-mail read: >> >> 'During a session deleting messages I came upon one of your mails. Just >> been dealing with a very sad story >> in which a relative, my uncle, Douglas DANIELS of Whitstable, Kent, >> performed a most courageous act in WW1. He had recovered the body of a >> young officer from no-mans-land under fire. In doing the research came to >> learn that the officer's mother's name was nee GADSBY and they were a >> north London family. Of course the name, like mine, is far from being >> uncommon, but just a very small chance that there could be a connection, >> thus reasoned no harm in getting >> in touch. >> >> Whilst sending this, thought I would take the opportunity to mention the >> soldier's less common name HELLICAR and >> so will send this to other rootsweb lists apart from yourself and Essex. >> >> I tried to trace the Hellicars further forward. The soldier's parents >> eventually moved to Buckinghamshire I >> suspect after there was considerable bomb damage along their road, or >> actually to their home in Finsbury Park. >> Officer Geoffrey Theodore Hellicar had two siblings, Christine Joan and >> Arnold Hugh Gadsby H, but both seem to >> have left no records of their later lives. Arnold did get married in 1934 >> and thence on, nothing. Around the >> time of the thirties there was the great depression and I wonder whether >> both decided to emigrate to seek >> better fortune overseas. >> >> Just possible someone of the old Commonwealth.the US, might recognise the >> above names. It is a small chance, but >> worth the try. >> >> Michael in Clacton, UK' >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ESSEX-UK-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 >> KENT-ENG-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 > KENT-ENG-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 > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Michael, Did you buy Geoffrey's Victory medal sold by Christies in 1999 ? Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> To: <kent-eng@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > Thanks for that Linda, data origin? > > I am getting some great information, made this exercise very rewarding. > Now we travel to Nigeria! > > Much appreciation, > > warm regards, > > Michael > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Staunton" <stauntonlinda@googlemail.com> > To: kent-eng@rootsweb.com, london@rootsweb.com, "Kent-eng-L" > <Kent-eng-L@rootsweb.com>, "SUFFOLK" <SUFFOLK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, 18 November, 2013 7:44:50 PM > Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > > Christine seems to go to Nigeria as a missionary. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> > To: <london@rootsweb.com>; "Kent-eng-L" <Kent-eng-L@rootsweb.com>; > "SUFFOLK" > <SUFFOLK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 6:03 PM > Subject: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. > > >> Hello listers >> >> This message I mailed to a member of the Essex list, also Essex-UK, but >> I >> also wanted to post it to other lists principally London. Now I have >> re-subscribed to the latter I hope that someone, somewhere, may have news >> about these families and/or be interested in an event nearly one hundred >> years ago. >> >> To hear further details of this story, then the account relies on >> photographed documents, which are most revealing >> of what occurred so long ago. Of course no images will can be sent >> through >> rootsweb, but off-list they are available, >> as attachments on request. >> >> Michael. >> >> >> >> ----- Forwarded Message ----- >> From: "MICHAEL DANIELS" <michael.daniels1@tesco.net> >> To: "chris gadsby2" <chris.gadsby2@virgin.net> >> Cc: "Essex-UK" <Essex-UK@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, 17 November, 2013 8:29:20 PM >> Subject: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. >> >> My orinial e-mail read: >> >> 'During a session deleting messages I came upon one of your mails. Just >> been dealing with a very sad story >> in which a relative, my uncle, Douglas DANIELS of Whitstable, Kent, >> performed a most courageous act in WW1. He had recovered the body of a >> young officer from no-mans-land under fire. In doing the research came to >> learn that the officer's mother's name was nee GADSBY and they were a >> north London family. Of course the name, like mine, is far from being >> uncommon, but just a very small chance that there could be a connection, >> thus reasoned no harm in getting >> in touch. >> >> Whilst sending this, thought I would take the opportunity to mention the >> soldier's less common name HELLICAR and >> so will send this to other rootsweb lists apart from yourself and Essex. >> >> I tried to trace the Hellicars further forward. The soldier's parents >> eventually moved to Buckinghamshire I >> suspect after there was considerable bomb damage along their road, or >> actually to their home in Finsbury Park. >> Officer Geoffrey Theodore Hellicar had two siblings, Christine Joan and >> Arnold Hugh Gadsby H, but both seem to >> have left no records of their later lives. Arnold did get married in 1934 >> and thence on, nothing. Around the >> time of the thirties there was the great depression and I wonder whether >> both decided to emigrate to seek >> better fortune overseas. >> >> Just possible someone of the old Commonwealth.the US, might recognise the >> above names. It is a small chance, but >> worth the try. >> >> Michael in Clacton, UK' >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ESSEX-UK-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 >> KENT-ENG-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 > KENT-ENG-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 > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message