Thank you one and all. I have tried to thank each individual who helped in the tracking down of Hamilton, and this is a general one to say I am overwhelmed with everyone's kindness and enthusiasm to help. It has been wonderful for me and to be able to share it all with the nephew of Hamilton who has just started his family search has been fantastic for him. He now has Steve's list of where to go and where to find things to help him along as well. Thank you everyone and blessings on this website, its never let me down ever Best wishes from cold and wet New Zealand (lotsa snow but not where I live thank goodness) Jean Tuckey Auckland

Dear Jean, I have just returned from a few days away, so am not sure what info you have already been given, but I can tell you that Hamilton Hope Cornish was born in 1913 and married my aunt, Barbara Annie Webley on 2nd March 1940 in what was then Salisbury, Rhodesia. (She was born 5 Nov 1918, Salibury and died 29 Jan 2009, Johannesburg). I remember the family story of how he was killed during the war and she was absolutely devastated. She did later remarry a Herbert Posselt and they had three children. Hope this is not repeating what you already know. Best, Jenny Harries ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Tuckey" <ronjeantuc@clear.net.nz> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 1:27 AM Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] HAMILTON HOPE CORNISH > Thank you one and all. I have tried to thank each individual who helped > in the tracking down of Hamilton, and this is a general one to say I am > overwhelmed with everyone's kindness and enthusiasm to help. It has been > wonderful for me and to be able to share it all with the nephew of > Hamilton who has just started his family search has been fantastic for > him. He now has Steve's list of where to go and where to find things to > help him along as well. > > Thank you everyone and blessings on this website, its never let me down > ever > > Best wishes from cold and wet New Zealand (lotsa snow but not where I live > thank goodness) > > Jean Tuckey > Auckland > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Jean, I have now found him on the CWGC site - He was a Lance Corporal Service No. 2329337. He died on 22 Feb 1941 aaged 28. was from Royal Corps of Signals - Nationality U.K. Grave/Mem Ref Column 51. ALAMEIN MEMORIAL. I guess he must have been stationed in Salisbury aat the time. Best, Jenny. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Tuckey" <ronjeantuc@clear.net.nz> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 1:27 AM Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] HAMILTON HOPE CORNISH > Thank you one and all. I have tried to thank each individual who helped > in the tracking down of Hamilton, and this is a general one to say I am > overwhelmed with everyone's kindness and enthusiasm to help. It has been > wonderful for me and to be able to share it all with the nephew of > Hamilton who has just started his family search has been fantastic for > him. He now has Steve's list of where to go and where to find things to > help him along as well. > > Thank you everyone and blessings on this website, its never let me down > ever > > Best wishes from cold and wet New Zealand (lotsa snow but not where I live > thank goodness) > > Jean Tuckey > Auckland > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message