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junetta

junetta

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My nephew is off to Belgium next year and will be visiting some of the military cemeteries.

I´m putting together some papers regarding Private Benjamin Yates who was buried at Gunners Farm. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission site has been quite helpful but I wondered if anyone could give me any more information.

His service number is 5582 and he was in the Lancashire Fusiliers.

I know this is a little vague as I can´t specify what I´m looking for but I really want my nephew to know more about his ancestor.
 
Private Benjamin Yates.
11th Battalion Lancashire Fus.
Killed in action 24/1/1916.
Born, Clayton le Moors.
Enlisted, Haslingden.
Resided in Clayton le Moors.

Taken from Soldiers died cd, 'hope it helps.

Andy.
 
Why don't you PM Retlaw and ask if he has any further information Junetta....or where you are likely to find out more information....he is the WW1 specialist on here. :)
 
Thank you Andy. It is so difficult to research from so far away. I would love to pop into the library.

Cheers Margaret, I didn´t want to bother him but he may know which battle he died in. Will PM this evening
 
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junetta said:
My nephew is off to Belgium next year and will be visiting some of the military cemeteries.

I´m putting together some papers regarding Private Benjamin Yates who was buried at Gunners Farm. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission site has been quite helpful but I wondered if anyone could give me any more information.

His service number is 5582 and he was in the Lancashire Fusiliers.

I know this is a little vague as I can´t specify what I´m looking for but I really want my nephew to know more about his ancestor.
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I think you may find the attached interesting.
Retlaw.
 

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junetta said:
Thank you Retlaw.

This has really shocked me so I´ll come back to you soon x
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In January 1917 the Accy Observer printed two In Memoriam notices. Don't worry that there is a difference in the date of his death in the 1st article & the date given in the Memoriam notices, its a regular occurance.
You may not know of his sister or the change of Address since Benjamin's death.
Retlaw
 

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junetta said:
Thank you Retlaw.

This has really shocked me so I´ll come back to you soon x
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It also shocked me and I amazed that such newspaper cutting and the information can still be found.

I think Retlaw does a fantastic job and we must also thank Accy web for putting people in touch with him.
 
I´m very grateful to you Retlaw. I have a feeling that Bradley will ask what happened to Benjamin and now it´s possible to answer him thanks to your help.

They were both the youngest sons of my Great Grandfather´s brother George and his wife Mary Hope and I´m presuming that H Hope was a relation of hers.

Thank you once again. xx
 
junetta said:
I´m very grateful to you Retlaw. I have a feeling that Bradley will ask what happened to Benjamin and now it´s possible to answer him thanks to your help.

They were both the youngest sons of my Great Grandfather´s brother George and his wife Mary Hope and I´m presuming that H Hope was a relation of hers.

Thank you once again. xx
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More likely that Mary Hope is the 2nd wife of you G Grandfather, and is her son from a previous marriage, then your G Grandfather adopted him as one of his sons.

I have several such cases in my records.
Attached is Private H. Hope/
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A good suggestion Retlaw but Mary Hope´s parents were Hopes too! Thank you for Harry´s info. Such a shame.

Lovely Katex. I had discovered that his name was on the memorial at Clayton so thanks for the pic.

I never expected to learn so much today when I started this post and my thanks go to all of you xx
 
junetta said:
A good suggestion Retlaw but Mary Hope´s parents were Hopes too! Thank you for Harry´s info. Such a shame.

Lovely Katex. I had discovered that his name was on the memorial at Clayton so thanks for the pic.

I never expected to learn so much today when I started this post and my thanks go to all of you xx
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Thats not a problem, she may have married some one called Hope, or had children and retained her maiden name, have you checked the census returns.
Retlaw
 
jaysay said:
Ya Margaret, knowing Walter like I do he would only be too pleased to help, its right up his street
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Jaysay.
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Retlaw.
 
Thank you Rindy x

I have done some research on Mary Hope. She married George Yates when she was nineteen and she had eight siblings none of them named Harry. Parents, John Hope and Amelia Laycock.

Not having done anything for a couple of years I haven´t looked at the 1911 census.
 
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