and then I realise where or rather who the photo came from. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Staunton" <stauntonlinda@googlemail.com> To: <kent-eng@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 9:02 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 >