I also have family born at 9 Upperton Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, including my mum, dad, son and daughter. That said, I'm not disputing there may also be an Upperton Road at Easebourne, West Sussex! Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda Green" <benro@btinternet.com> To: "Robert Baker" <rob@robgbaker.demon.co.uk> Cc: <SUSSEX-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 7:47 AM Subject: Re: [SXP] Soldiers and Sailors Home, Eastbourne > Upperton Road IS in Eastbourne, I was born at the Maternity Home at 9 > Upperton Road, Eastbourne, this has now been demolished and a block of > flats > built in it's place. > > Regards, Brenda > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Baker" <rob@robgbaker.demon.co.uk> > To: <JMBecker@aol.com> > Cc: <SUSSEX-PLUS@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 7:37 AM > Subject: Re: [SXP] Soldiers and Sailors Home, Eastbourne > > >> Hi. >> >> Upperton Road is in EASEBOURNE near Petworth, not >> Eastbbourne which is some miles distant from Petworth >> house. >> >> Rob >> >> On 19 Oct 2007, at 22:02, JMBecker@aol.com wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi! >>> What was his name? >>> Joanne Mays Becker >>> Sleepy Hollow, New York >>> >>> >>> In a message dated 06/10/2007 16:38:21 GMT Daylight Time, >>> margaretusmar@gmail.com writes: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> This is an urgent request for info, as the person who needs it is >>> back off >>> home to Canada on Tuesday morning and I promised I would help - I >>> also >>> mentioned how helpful this list was! >>> >>> We have a (now deceased) relative who served as a machine gunner >>> in WWI with >>> the Royal Sussex Regiment. he was taken priosner on 27 May 1918, and >>> repatriated on 3 December 1918. Amongst his paperwork, there is a >>> certificate stating that he was a PoW, the care he received, >>> etc. , and >>> what help he was initially given on his return. >>> >>> The paperwork and certificate are signed by: >>> Miss Flora MacCarty, of the Soldiers and Sailors Home, 27 Upperton >>> Road, >>> Eastbourne and by Violet Leckonfield of Petworth House. The >>> initial help >>> they received was in the form of clothing, good meals, and the use of >>> stationery and stamps to contact their relatives. >>> >>> I know Petworth House is now owned by the National Trust - was it a >>> convalescent Home of some sort during WWI? Does anyone either have >>> a photo >>> of 27 Upperton Road, or recognise the names of the two ladies above? >>> >>> There is other info on the papers, but this is now so faded it is >>> a fight to >>> decipher it. I would be very grateful for any help before the >>> Tuesday flight >>> deadline. >>> >>> Many thanks. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ************************************** See what's new at http:// >>> www.aol.com >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUSSEX-PLUS- >>> 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 >> SUSSEX-PLUS-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 > SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.5/1085 - Release Date: > 22/10/2007 10:35 > >