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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 1 Send Message	Linda	Report	8 May 2007 17:50
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 1 Send Message	There is a family story that WILLIAM FRENCH b1827 from MILL END, RICKMANSWORTH, HERTS died rescuing a dog from the frozen Serpentine in London. The ice cracked and he drowned, weighed down by his sodden woollen coat. Has anyone any idea how I can verify this story? Linda
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 1 Send Message	Catherine	Report	29 Oct 2007 19:29
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 1 Send Message	Hi Linda There is a grave with a big tombstone with a dog on it in Finchley cementary, with the story of a William French jumping in to save a dog not in the serpentine but the lakes on hampsted heath. There are flowers placed there to this day and the monument was errected by fellow dog lovers. Incidentally my maternal side of the family is french, my grandfather born 1901 at St Pancras...Alfred French. Anyway going back to the story it is a huge monument so should be easy to find. Good Luck.