Hi Margaret If he was born in 1900 the same has my grandfather and he enlisted he would of been under age the same has my granddad , many joined under age and gave false names and ages , and if they died they where left with false names , the Army turned a blind eye to this but in later years they where able to give there true names, with out charges being brought against them , Cassy Margaret Ward wrote: > I am looking for information about my grandmother's family--- she had > several siblings and I was told by her sister that the oldest brother, > Thomas Charles Gibbs was killed in the war(1914-18), he was her favourite > brother and she would say nothing more about it---however he was born in > 1900 and there is no sign of his participation on the plaque in the church, > nor any burial record in the parish records--- also I have looked in the > Commonwealth War Graves Site and there is no mention-- could he have been > shot as a deserter? Also I have a picture of my Grandmother's older sister > she was christened in the local church and according to my grandmother she > died before she was 21--- there is no record of her burial in the church, > but when her father was buried there was a mention in the margin that he > was buried next to his daughter--- why would there be no record in the > burial register about her . > Thanks > Margaret > > ==== STAFFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== > The List Admin is Dave Ogden > d.ogden@cableinet.co.uk