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kinnethmont
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Location: Aberdeenshire
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| Quote: | | I am I right that CWGC has 1918? Whilst SDGW & SNWM have 1915? |
Ken
SNWM made use of the error prone SDGW when they compiled their Roll. Thus, as in this case, the original SDGW error is repeated ( far from unusual ) showing his death in 1915. CWGC did not use these records and had their information checked twice by the NOK. The basic entry suggests they were unable to do that in Evens case.
Official records confirm he died on 8th May 1918. 95 years ago come Wednesday.
| Quote: | | I'm not sure about this but if he is listed on the Tyne Cot Memorial doesn't that mean he died after August 1917? |
The above date of death means he is correctly commemorated at Tyne Cot since his death occured after 16 August 1917.
I am having the surname checked out by CWGC. The same record gives the surname as Evans. The CWGC record is likely to be changed at a future date.
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Kenneth Morrison
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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Annie - The question you raised about Thomas Evans is a "classic" case of how a simple enquiry can lead off in all sorts of directions and result in the "official" records being updated.
Good luck with the rest of your research - and if you want to know more just keep asking 
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Anniespangles
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you I am so happy .I do maybe have another problem with a Patrick McGinley or McGinlay,in that I have a death returns for Partick dated 1914 but I have a fab account of army life written by another Patrick written in 1915 in Dumbarton,written while on sick leave after being treated in hospital for 7 weeks with frost bite.I don't have all the details in front of me right now and I would like to share with you the article written in the Lennox Herald 1915. He has just been a wee mystery this weekend and I can't wait to get back to the library on Tuesday to work it all out. For the sake of recording history I hope the fella on the memorial is Patrick who spoke to the papers before returning to his battalion in Dublin.I wish I could remember more from the top of my head,but I am on my daughters computer and don't have everything to hand.Sorry I am probably asking to much my poor family are getting scunnered with me talking about it all the time  Annie |
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spoons
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Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| Anniespangles wrote: | | my poor family are getting scunnered with me talking about it all the time Annie |
We've all been there - good hunting
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