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I speak to lots of people wanting to research their Grandfathers/Fathers etc service in WW1 and every one of them says the same thing - they didn't talk about it. No idea why they didn't tell you where to search for service records, but that should have been the first thing they told you

IWM don't hold service records - surely they must have told you that? They are held by the National Archives, and for "other ranks" are online at both the Ancestry and FindMyPast websites. (FMP is free this weekend) Lots of the WW1 service records were destroyed, though, so they may not have survived. There's certainly a Medal card for him, for the Victory and British Medals, and the Medal Roll entry for him just mentions 1st Bn - no others. There's a War Diary at the National Archives for 1 Battalion. Lots of the War Diaries are available for download online but unfortunately not this one

Thanks for that, Cliff Ton

Wasn't the University magazine called Chick?

Still expensive, though, Lizzie! We've been going to Bicester village for years but it's gone much more upmarket!

Just from my own family history - Haywood and Hand

The Peach Tree in the 70's at closing time "Yer money's in the till, now p*** off"

My brother bought a house in Bernisdale Close not long after they were built and lived there until perhaps 2005 ish

You could go there and get a copy of it, or I would imagine they'll copy it for you, for a fee. You could email or ring them, to check

If something wasn't very useful, my Mum would say "It's neither use ner ornament"

This might be the Will for Thomas Marlow senior, at Nottingham Archives, although you haven't said when he died, so can't be sure Level File Repository GB 0157 Nottinghamshire Archives ReferenceNo PR/NW FullCatalogue View collection catalogue AccessionNo 7245 Title Will (05/02/1760), Bond of Thomas MARLOW of Wollaton, Servant to Lord Middleton Date 06/01/1769 Extent 1 bdl ContentDescription In Deanery of Nottingham AccessStatus Open

Agree with David - you need the marriage cert to get his fathers name (unless he was illegitimate), and age at marriage, hopefully. Then we should be able to find him on census and when he was born, in order to pinpoint his death

Thanks. His name does appear to be Walter. Your mum's birth registration give her surname as Whitby, mothers maiden name Cheshire. I assume this is her parents' marriage Marriages Mar 1912 Cheshire Hannah E Whitby Nottingham 7b 408

What was your Mum's name and when was she born?

I think he's been given a lot of help, but he can't seem to break away from the addiction. It's very sad and nothing to do with being "thick" Not football's fault.

What sort of thing do you want to know?

Brilliant result tonight!

So interested to read this in the Daily Telegraph today http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/angel-awards/11041369/The-past-doesnt-take-care-of-itself...-it-needs-angels.html

I remember her name from Glenbrook Juniors, blue2steve

Michael You can download John Booth's RN record, if you're interested, for £3.30, here http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D6920625

I have to confess.....we had the Green lady picture

The first one of your refs appears like this in the Nottingham Archives Catalogue - I assume the others are similar. You'd have to go there to look at it or pay them to look at it and provide copies File Repository GB 0157 Nottinghamshire Archives ReferenceNo DC/C/4/1/BOX 4 FullCatalogue View collection catalogue AccessionNo 7245 Title Streets B Date 19th - 20th cent Extent 1 box ContentDescription Bourne Street Broadway East Brook Street Brooklands Drive Buntings Lane Burto

I can't get the hang of Sudoku - I just stick to the crosswords. The Cryptic ones are the best

I have to read a paper every day (and do the crosswords!)- the Daily Telegraph Mon to Sat and the Sunday Times, which, as Lizzie says, lasts for days

Michael I meant this in post 16 I'd rather be Mr Average than a freak.