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James Brown
Joined: 07 Jan 2013 Posts: 405 Location: Prestwick, Ayrshire
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:10 pm Post subject: Western Front trip |
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Leaving for France on Sunday night for a week on the Western Front. If you would like a photograph of Grave/Memorial let me know. If I'm in that specific area or Cemetery I'll be glad to help.
I'll be in the -
Somme area
Delville Wood (South African memorial)
La Boisselle (34th Division memorial) and the Lochnagar Crater
Thiepval Memorial (18th & 36th Ulster Division Memorial's)(McCrae's 16th Royal Scots Memorial)
Newfoundland Park
Poziers (Windmill memorial)(British cemetery)
Serre Road cemetery
Guillemont Road cemetery
Trones Wood (18th Division memorial)
and the cemeteries close by.
Ypres and the Passchendaele Ridge
Hill 60
Hooge
Tyne Cot cemetery
Menin Gate
St. Julien Memorial, Langemark
Arras memorial
Vimy Ridge
and the cemeteries close by
Thanks
James _________________ Researching WWI Memorials in Ayrshire |
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apanderson Administrator
Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 2571 Location: Stirlingshire
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks very much for your generous offer James - I'm not looking for anything just now, but I hope you enjoy your visit.
Anne |
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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 21200 Location: Aberdeen
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 5:17 am Post subject: Francis Alex Umfreville Pickering - White House Cemetery |
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Francis Alex Umfreville Pickering Lt Col DSO 2nd Dragoons attd 9th Rif. Bde b London 02/08/1881 Age 36 Killed in Action F & F 23/12/1917 Killed Commanding Rifle Brigade. VC & DSO Book Vol III page 322. London Gazette 1-1-17. Queen's Medal 4 Clasps. Frank only son of Mrs Mary Pickering, Kincardine O'Neil. Husband of Angela Desiree (nee Sutton) Pickering. 1900-01 Val Roll page 226 Mrs Mary Pickering. Father: Henry Dawney Umfreville Pickering. Probate Will Date: 20 Jun 1918. Brother of Ursula Vaughan-Lee. White House Cemetery, St Jean-Les-Ypres B 101 Plot II Row F Grave 03 Aberdeen Daily Journal 07-01-18 RoH Evening Express 03-01-18 Page 4 Aberdeen Daily Journal 9-1-18 Page 2 My mother ws Mrs Vaughan-Lee's companion/secretary. I remember her and have not yet managed to visit White House Cemetery.
The War Memorial at Torphins has the same names as the ones in Kincardine O'Neil. Mrs Pickering Frank's mother had a new "house" built in 1894 and the family would have had the new War Memorial Hospital built on their estate. _________________ Researching WWI info from Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire & Morayshire. |
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James Brown
Joined: 07 Jan 2013 Posts: 405 Location: Prestwick, Ayrshire
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 6:59 am Post subject: Francis Alex Umfreville Pickering Lt Col DSO |
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Hi anne I'll try and get over that way.
James _________________ Researching WWI Memorials in Ayrshire |
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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 21200 Location: Aberdeen
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 7:10 am Post subject: Many thanks for the offer |
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Have a good trip don't worry too much about the photo try to get the ones you want.
Anne _________________ Researching WWI info from Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire & Morayshire. |
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DerekR Moderator
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 3013 Location: Hawick, Scotland
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 8:48 am Post subject: |
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Hi James,
I have 2 graves within the cemetery at FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS if you could manage?
SCOTT, JOHN DOUGLAS
Royal Field Artillery
Grave Reference: VI. E. 10.
BEATTIE, T
King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Grave Reference: VII. B. 11.
Thank you _________________
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James Brown
Joined: 07 Jan 2013 Posts: 405 Location: Prestwick, Ayrshire
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 3:30 pm Post subject: Derek Robertson |
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Hi Derek hope to be there on the thursday. _________________ Researching WWI Memorials in Ayrshire |
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