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MargaretManson I know

What a shame! We can't even look for him on the Commonwealth War Graves site because we don't have a name.

Kay you could be right ,it seems that this man ,without I would not be here and that he served in ww1 like so many others ,are forgotten, just one photo

Wendy,

Its looking there was no marriage for Blanche prior to the one in 1931,as Phylis was born under the maiden name of her mother is almost 99.9 that she was born out of wedlock and a copy of her birth certificate will no doubt show her being born to Miss Hayes.

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Thank you all for all your help ,I will try looking through the photos of warrant officers as I think this is the only hope now thanks again and a Happy New you to you all

Mac I looked on the birth certificate but it does not say thanks for thinking of that

margaret Mason, yes but because he was already married,and then died,I understand then that it would then be anulled,and she would then have her maiden name back,as had he lived it would have been bigamy

If you have Phillis birth certificate, does it give an address so you could try for an ER look-up to see who was living there when she was born?

But if she married Austin Batchelor using the name Hayes she couldn't have been previously married.

Kucinta, yes that is the ones,how good are you, but there is still know way of finding out who he was ,only as what we have already said,IS THERE,Oh if only,You see he is my grandad and I would dearly love to know what happened to him and where he is buried,

Was this the 'second' marriage?

Name: Blanche E Hayes
Spouse Surname: Batchelor
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1931
Registration district: Lambeth
Registration county (inferred): Surrey
Volume Number: 1d
Page Number: 737
Spouse: Austin E Batchelor Hayes Oct-Nov-Dec 1931 Lambeth Surrey

Daughters Pamela and Shirley?

Kucinta ,yes that sounds like It might be my only hope ,worth a try,thank you for all your help,Yes if I did find a Photo It would make my day, Blanche did remarry after many years and had two more daughters and they both said she did marry him ,but there are no other leads

Really really long shot, but if you could find a site with photos of warrant officers in the RGA, you could try matching up your photo?

Also to try and find out if the RGA had any warrant officers, forename Benjamin.

I'm sorry not to be of any help,but there just doesn't seem to be any record of a marriage of Blanche Hayes, bigamous or not, to a man with the first forename Benjamin, at least in England and Wales.

I take it that you have Phyllis's birth cert and that it has no reference to the father - I would have expected her to be indexed under his name as well if there were.

Dea this is it I do not Know his Surname

I have found that one too ,It is Benjamin as I have a photo whiche he sent to Blanche , that says yours Benjamin ,and it looks just like Phillis ,I am grateful for your help that you are doing for me

Marriage of a Blanche Hayes before the birth, but again, no Benjamin:

Marriages Sep 1917 (>99%)
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Hayes Blanche Reynolds W.Ham 4a 305
Reynolds Percy Hayes W.Ham 4a 305

Thanks ,Yes I understand that,but they did marry,but he was already married,but thought his wife had died as she was a nurse in ww1 and both doing there own work ,in those days were seperated and he believed she was dead,so married Blanche ,he died soon after and she reverted to her maiden name,the daughter is Hayes,and it is possible they married after she was born,but they did marry , this is difficult to say the least ,but I am hopeful someone might know something