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DelBoy
Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4858 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:49 am Post subject: Alendrovich & Goliskis |
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Sticking in some european countries as place of birth in geoffs SNWM search engine gives up some interesting surnames.
These two in particular I couldn't find on CWGC. Not necessarily a case of them being a "non-comm" as they may have served under an alias name or different spelling.
Can anyone find them?
Surname: ALENDROVITCH
Firstname: Stanislaw
Service Number: 32598
Date Death: 26/09/1918
Place of birth: Kovno Russia
Other: 1/5th Bn.
SNWM roll: THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS
Rank: Pte
Surname: GOLISKIS
Firstname: Klemis
Service Number: 36636
Date Death: 28/09/1918
Place of birth: Suwalki, Lithuania
Other: 1/8th Bn.
SNWM roll: THE CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES)
Rank: Pte
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:53 am Post subject: |
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Did a search using just 'Al' for surname in CWGC in case the name had been anglicized
ALEXANDROVITCH
Initials: S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Unit Text: 1st/5th Bn.
Age: 35
Date of Death: 26/09/1918
Service No: 32598
Additional information: Son of Michael and Eva Alexandrovitch, of Lithuania; husband of Mary Yakas Alexandrovitch, of 64, Rose St., Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. E. 4.
Cemetery: LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:58 am Post subject: |
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Second name was a bit more difficult, but...
POLISKIS
Initials: K
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Unit Text: 1st/8th Bn.
Date of Death: 28/09/1918
Service No: 36636
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XIV. E. 1.
Cemetery: VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURE No.3
Thanks to http://www.freewebs.com/eltoro1960/pteklemispoliskis.htm for helping identify him.
If you type in Goliskis into Google you get no matches so it looks like SNWM is wrong here.
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DelBoy
Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4858 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:31 am Post subject: |
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Aha, good detective skills Adam
Cheers,
Derek. |
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7760 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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The 1911 census has a S. ALEXANDROVITCH age 27 and a Collier at No. 20 Drongan Village, Ochiltree, Ayrshire; with his wife, Slaus, and two children, Francais (2) and Edward (1) both born there.
The parent are shown as born in Russian Poland - nationality Russian.
At No.17, also from Russian Poland and also Colliers, are John Adones with his wife Preksida (and two sons born locally) Anton Adones, John Yatz and John Morgen.
A little bit of Lithuania in Ayrshire who would have thunk it. _________________ Ken |
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7760 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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An interesting item on the Scottish Mining site might explain why Alexandrovitch does not appear to be listed on any WM.
http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/467.html _________________ Ken |
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7760 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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DelBoy
Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4858 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the background on the story behind the foreign names on some war memorials Ken. Interesting stuff indeed.
Cheers,
Derek. |
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