More help Linda, and greatfully received, actually the picture you see was due to my input. I'll post the family picture and you will see him with his family from whence I extracted the image. Send this off list and soon. Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Staunton" <stauntonlinda@googlemail.com> To: kent-eng@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, 18 November, 2013 9:02:11 PM Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] Fwd: [Ess] A sad story unravelled. 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 ------------------------------- 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