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I have no idea if any of this is relevant but I'll lay it out anyway. There was also a John Garrett Lawler (publican at Narromine) his father was Garrett and mother Fanny, nee Riley. Garrett and...

How funny, the lengths women go to hide their age.

Like the story, I would probably be out there looking too. LOL

Loved the story, everyone needs an Uncle Bill. LOL

Thank you for that info. Henry & Matilda's 4th child Walter was my grandfather and my father was also named Walter.

Do you also know how I can find out if they had children...im finding that bit really difficult x

Can I ask how you managed to find the deaths as I have been at it all day, my eyes are meeting my nose at the moment :)

Ethel May DAWSON b: 1895 Bolton married John DUNN at Newtown in 1927 died in 1974 Mabel Florence DAWSON b: 1900 Bolton died 1944 Redfern, Sydney married Leslie G SOUTER in Sydney in 1920 Harold...

I am not sure that she died in England, she might have moved to Sweden or to the united States Anyway, thank you for hour help

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My husband is a great grandson of John H.G. Hood, and we found your book very interesting. We have a large, framed pencil drawing, done by him, of a girl (in what appears to be 19th c. dress)...

Riggs Lawrence Henry Cooper 23 Jul 1964 77y 578 Cpl 1 Bn; b. Auckland NZ; son/Albert Frederick; h/Gladys Edith Kempsey East Col B

Thank you :-)

I need to correct my grandfather's name: it wasn't Russell Henry Marshall but Russell Hardy Sidney Marshall (1885-1986). Geoffrey.

My partner and myself said the same thing...how it was so uncanny both brothers received the similar wounds but also Harry is a shortened name for Harold, although they are both certified so both...

An engagement announcement in the Sydney Morning Herald 18 July 1953 SYME - SMITH-The Engagement is announced of Margaret Couper elder daughter of Mr and Mrs George Laing Smith of Turramurra to...

I found a letter from Harold requesting urgent leave to return to Australia from Egypt- In it he says he had 2 brothers killed and 1 other serving with him there in Egypt. Have you seen it?...

He certainly did move around a lot, by the looks of it Leah did also, mind you when she died she had a fair amount of properties which may have came from her husband. I think she may have went to...

Okay there was Harry Victor Dawson he was 18 1/2 and worked for the railways when he joined up at Holsworthy, NSW. on the 23 August 1915. Service No. 4169. His Mother Leah was at the time living...

Tears are still going..I have sent the link to my mum, I had only found the photo of my great grandad online and notes of when he died etc from the war memorial, I had never found the details about...