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GRANDFATHER WW1

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Patricia

Patricia Report 4 Jan 2009 20:43

HI
COULD ANYBODY TELL ME HOW I CAN FIND OUT IF MY GRANDFATHER WAS IN WW1. HE WAS BORN 1892 IN OADBY LEICESTERSHIRE. I HAVE NOBODY ALIVE TO ASK AND WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW FOR MY RESEARCH.

MANY THANKS
PATRICIA

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 4 Jan 2009 20:55

What was his full name?

Patricia

Patricia Report 4 Jan 2009 21:02

HI

HIS NAME WAS BERT C. CLARKE. I DONT KNOW WHAT THE C STANDS FOR

Pam

Pam Report 4 Jan 2009 22:44

Have you found his birth registration on

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com ?

Is he Bert...or is he Albert, or Herbert or Hubert ?

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 4 Jan 2009 22:54

Perhaps you would care to help us to help you by finding the birth reg'n on freebmd.......then you will be able to give us the full name.

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 4 Jan 2009 22:58

1901 census.....for ref

Name: Bert C Clarke
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Harry
Mother's Name: Mary J
Gender: Male
Where born: Oadby, Leicestershire, England

Civil Parish: Oadby
Ecclesiastical parish: Oadby St Peter
Town: Oadby
County/Island: Leicestershire
Country: England


Registration district: Blaby
Sub registration district: Wigston
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 104
Household Members: Name Age
Harry Clarke 41
Mary J Clarke 42
Bettoney C Clarke 90
Edmund Clarke 18
Alfred Clarke 15
Bert C Clarke 9
Ernest Clarke 7

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 4 Jan 2009 22:59

Who did he marry?

When did he marry?

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 4 Jan 2009 23:00

birth
Name: Bert Clarke
Year of Registration: 1892
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Blaby
County: Leicestershire
Volume: 7a
Page: 28


Roy

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 4 Jan 2009 23:04

this looks promising
medal card
Name: Bert Clarke
Regiment or Corps: Leicestershire Regiment, Northamptonshire Regiment
Regimental number: 235528, 70362

Roy

Patricia

Patricia Report 5 Jan 2009 21:26

Hiya Roy

DO YOU NO HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!. I HAVE PUT THOSE DETAILS INTO DOCUMENTS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT IS MY GRANDFATHER
THANK YOU, THANK YOU ,THANK YOU

BEST WISHES
PAT X