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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

This must be the father of the world-famous artist Gerard de Rose who has had a lot of mentions on this forum. I seem to think that he lived with his parents somewhere around Oxford St/Ellison St. I suspect they will be on the 1911 census.

I don't think they will be in the 1911 Census.
Benn Lee Herman De Rose. (Paul Erlich)
Enlisted 16-5-1918, age 34/5, at Walsall
one record shows him as under height at 4'11".
Highly educated, occupation musician.
Born in Vilna Russia 21-12-1883.
emmigrated to U.S.A. from Bremmen, Germany. January 1905. Naturalised in 1910.
(no record of when he came to England)
Married Edith Ellen ????? 22-8-1914.
one child Gerard Henriques De Rose b 21-8-1918.
posted as Pte 556510 1022nd (Russian) Labour Corps. Suffered from emphasima 27-10-18, in hospital approx 30 days, discharged from the army at Heaton Park, 25 Jan 1919, to Carrara/Cassara Cottage, Accrington, Lancs.

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