Having taken a break from genealogy for 6 months, I was delighted to see that Ancestry have been continuing to update their WW1 Databases.
I have been looking at the records for my g-granddad's brother who died on 23rd August 1918 (Britain only declared war on Germany on 4th August 1914) Amongst his records are scans of letters sent by my g-g-grandmother (although in other documents, including one in this bundle, she signs with a mark, so I am assuming that one of her daughters wrote for her) requesting information on her son. There are about 7 or 8 pages, all with bits of the letters, and it is not obvious what goes where. It looks like she wrote twice - both in October, 1st saying she hadn't heard from her son since 21st August and then another one saying that she had had a letter returned to her by the War Office saying that they did not know his location. Poor lady!
I have had a look at TNA but can't find them there. Does anyone know if this information is available anywhere else? (I presume I could send off for his service records but that costs about £30, doesn't it?)
If anyone is interested, it is Frank Edward Gibbons, aged 18, b. Bermondsey.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!
Jo
I have been looking at the records for my g-granddad's brother who died on 23rd August 1918 (Britain only declared war on Germany on 4th August 1914) Amongst his records are scans of letters sent by my g-g-grandmother (although in other documents, including one in this bundle, she signs with a mark, so I am assuming that one of her daughters wrote for her) requesting information on her son. There are about 7 or 8 pages, all with bits of the letters, and it is not obvious what goes where. It looks like she wrote twice - both in October, 1st saying she hadn't heard from her son since 21st August and then another one saying that she had had a letter returned to her by the War Office saying that they did not know his location. Poor lady!
I have had a look at TNA but can't find them there. Does anyone know if this information is available anywhere else? (I presume I could send off for his service records but that costs about £30, doesn't it?)
If anyone is interested, it is Frank Edward Gibbons, aged 18, b. Bermondsey.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!
Jo
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