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A. Swann C. Swann E. Swann H. Swann Retlaw. |
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This is my contribution, my grandads brother,my great uncle. Private Anthony Gilmartin. 21179, date of death, 9/8/1915 age unknown. Loyal North Lancashire Regement, Helles Memorial.
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Private 21179. Loyal North Lancs September 1915. Mrs Counsell, 37 Willow St, C-l-Moors, has been notified that her brother Private Anthony Gilmartin, has been posted as missing since August 9th last. Anthony has previously served as Private 12076 in the East Lancs Regmt. Before the war he worked at Whinisle pit. His name is on St Mary's Church War Memorial and Clayton le Moors War Memorial. Retlaw. |
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By the way, I'm not sure if I said before, but I'm afraid I have no original documents or photographs for your collection. I have ordered a couple of documents (copies of originals) from the National Archives, but I am assuming you would not be interested in those? |
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I am more interested in their attestation papers these give a lot of information, so far I have aquired 470 sets of papers and only just got to the end of B's. I'm starting on C's shortly. Retlaw. |
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(I'm very good at showing my ignorance by the way.) |
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Checked this morning for Swann & Swan. only two sets of papers under each surname, none of them are what we want. More are coming on line every week so keep your fingers crossed. Going through some of the surnames in the B's, I've found some more B's have been added. Retlaw. |
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any mention of a William (Bill) Booth from Gt. Harwood , he lived next door to me during the early 50s , remember stories about him being 'Gassed ' on the Front , sorry no other information.
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Lived at 69 Blackburn Rd Gt Harwood. Is he the man, because if he is you won't like what I found in his papers. Retlaw. |
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The chap is long passed on , probably best to leave it there , thanks for taking the time and effort . |
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Can I just say a huge public THANK-YOU to Retlaw for his continuing emails in helping trace details of relatives during the war. I have been able to provide him with a couple of things too but his efforts are greatly appreciated.
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I have had a bit of excitement this morning (well, exciting for me) - and, thanks to some information passed to me by Ossy Kid I have discovered an indirect connection to someone else who served in the First World War.
Retlaw has already identified Herbert Swann who I 'laid claim to' earlier. Some time after the War, Herbert Swann married. I had always been given to understand (or my memory's playing tricks again) that his wife's fiancé had been killed in the First World War. In actual fact it turns out that this was her husband rather than her fiancé - Ross Haworth who died 25 May 1917 in France. Ossy Kid says his name is on the memorial at Burnley Road Cemetery. So not exactly a relation, but certainly a connection. |
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Died 26-5-1917, age 30, in army less than six months. buried in Etaples Miitary Cemetery. wife Daisy Gladys Haworth of 40 Beech St, Accrington. Accrington War Memorial. Retlaw. |
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