[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by kozie

First uploads I’ve attempted hopefully I have done them correctly and you can see them. The Birthday cake Bertha is talking about must have been George’s 21st Birthday in July 1916? He was killed April 11th at Arras 1917 aged 21 years. From the postcard he sent home looks like he thought he would be coming home on 18th April. Like many others he didn’t.

Bertha looks as if she married a James P Morton in 1920 and died Bertha Morton in 1975 ..... Blackburn I think?

Thanks again Retlaw very kind of you.

I’m not sure what AVL 1918 means but I found the same address 34 Church Street. On George Francis Brays war records.
I have not heard of Burgess roll before but will look it up now so thank you as it is obviously the right Bertha.

Thank you again Kozie mystery solved 👍😁

Ey Up Kozie.
AVL-18 = Absent Voters List 1918, I indexed all o Greater Accy's some years back, and there are more holes in them than a string vest, those who think they know of these things, tried to make me believe that soldiers filled in forms, to create the AVL. Hu, you would expect a soldier to know his service number, regmt, & where he lived, then what about prisoners of war, some were classed as missng for months, but best of all are the resurections, two Accy lads were killed in 1916, who filled in their forms.
Burgess Rolls are now known as registers of electors
Have'nt looked at the pictures yet, been busy.