Hi again Eddie ! Don't tell my kids, but I can move quite quickly sometimes !! The only suggestion that I can think of quickly is to try looking on Cyndi's List at http://www.CyndisList.com/uk/eng and then specify "Durham" in all the right places:- "county" / "Libraries & Archives" / "Mailing Lists & Newsgroups" / "Obituaries" / Message Boards" / etc. / etc. ! You could also try the 1901 and 1911 Censuses and try to look for any clusters of TOWLERs - but this would probably be very difficult ?? I hope that this helps ! Good Hunting ! Roger. ---------------------- On 23 Aug 2012, at 16:21, Eddie Tricker wrote: > Struth Roger, that was quick. > What about ACTIVE genealogical email chat sites - Durham county or > community type newspapers in County Durham that would publish "free" > stories and adverts about "Looking for the family of ..." sort of > thing? > Any suggestions? > Thanks for your thoughts > > regards eddie t > > > At 12:48 AM 24/08/2012, you wrote: >> G'day Eddie ! >> >> I had hoped that the marvellous "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" >> website might be able to help you in this matter, but it only covers >> WW1 and WW2, not even the Korean War as far as I can see, so >> certainly >> nothing at all for the Vietnam War - probably because no U.K. >> Forces were >> involved ? >> >> Sorry ! Best Wishes ! Roger. >> ----------------------- >> On 23 Aug 2012, at 15:27, Eddie Tricker wrote: >> >>> G'day All >>> I have an unusual request for help from all of you folks over there >>> in England. >>> The Australian and American Governments through their various >>> agencies are planning on building a Vietnam Veterans Education >>> Centre >>> in Washington DC. This Centre will be situated near the now famous >>> "Wall" monument. >>> >>> One of the features of this Centre for the Australian section >>> will be >>> a "wall of faces". A wall of photographs of all the Australians who >>> lost their lives during the war in South Vietnam. >>> >>> To do this the Australian Department of Veteran's Affairs, (DVA), >>> Office of Australian War Graves, (OAWG), section has approached Next >>> Of Kin (NOK) of these dead soldiers for family photos and family >>> information. >>> >>> Unfortunately the known NOK are very few, and DVA, OAWG have >>> circulated a list of names of the soldiers without known NOK, to the >>> Veteran Community asking for our assistance in tracking down these >>> unknown NOK. >>> >>> Of the eight soldiers who died from my unit in South Vietnam, two >>> had >>> known NOK; another four I have been able to supply the names of NOK >>> immediately; leaving only two without. >>> >>> Of these two remaining soldiers without NOK, today I found a younger >>> brother of one, albeit an old man today. >>> >>> This leaves just one soldier from my unit who has no known Next Of >>> Kin. This soldier is an English man, from Darlington, County >>> Durham, England. >>> >>> He is Michael "Pommy" TOWLER. His Service number is: 2792254 >>> >>> Michael Towler was called up as a National Serviceman under the >>> Australian National Service Act which was in vogue during the period >>> about 1965 to 1972. He was conscripted in other words, into the >>> Australian Army. There were lots of us. >>> >>> Michael Towler was 'killed in action' on the 12 June 1971. >>> >>> There is an army 'mug shot' of him at the web page url below, (page >>> is arranged in alphabetical order by surname: >>> >>> http://www.hq1atf.org/honour3.htm >>> >>> I am asking for assistance and positive feedback on how I can locate >>> a brother, (whom I am lead to believe was alive in about 1986 - >>> 1988), who may still live in County Durham. I do not have any given >>> names at this stage; only the surname of TOWLER. >>> >>> But as genealogical detectives, lots of us with many good years of >>> experience, I had thought that one of you would be able to point me >>> down a long narrow path that has a light at the end of it, that >>> isn't >>> a train comming to meet with me!!. >>> >>> thanks in anticipation >>> regards >>> eddie tricker >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK- >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message