Story so far Of Finding My WWI Heroe Grandads Grave

your on such an emotional journey...hugs from me too..;-))

Hi Sandra thanx 4 the Hugs :) iv never felt so lost & unsure in My Life ? Now i know how many many people felt when they lost loved 1s in the Wars :(

~I have been trying to find details of my grandad on Ancestry but because he has a very common name it has been very hard ~particularly as I have very little information other than he won a DCM in France.I am hoping to use the info from the1911 census which is available now~thanks for the blog Jacque I need to get on it and you have given me a push!

Ahhhhhhhhhhh glad to know your on your way.. hope you find where your grandad is buried...........

Good luck Jacque, hope you find some more info.

Good Luck Arlene with your search it is very hard to find who your looking 4 i know :/ Marguerite iv 2 wait 2 hear from the People @ My Local Crematory as their the 1s who have the Burials Records :) I feel closer PP thats 4 sure :) I did give a Vol Number & Page Num 2 the Crematory Clarice but i can take up 2 6wks b4 i get any info back! Better late than never hey :)

im so happy for you jacque, sometimes these journeys can be long and you must try and be patient, im sure you will find what your looking for as you are determind, good luck :o) and good one phil

Well done, Jacque...
...yes, keep a written and photographic record of your story of finding the medal and researching the family tree....

... because your search itself will become part of your family history, to be passed along to future generations. :o)

Had a Email this afternoon From Crematory saying Nothing Found In My Borough Council On Grandad :( So now im waiting with My Fingers Crossed to hear from 1 more Borough Council that he might be Buried in ?

Fingers crossed, Jacque :o)

Dont give up Jacque...sometimes these searches can be long and exhaustive.Just the journey alone must be making you feel such a strong link with your Grandad !

Thanx 4 the Finger Crossing TT :) Jane/Ray i wont give up even if it means iv to go into all the Cemetrys in a 15 mile radis i will :) I want 2 Find my Grandad more than any thing in the world now :)

with determination like that sure you will succeed Jacque.All the very best of luck in your search ! x

Ah Jacque , you will get there in the end ...
I wish you could have seen the face of an elderly gentleman from England at a war cementery in France last year looking through hundreds of names enscribed on the walls and when he found the name he was looking for , we have tears in our eyes even now thinking about it ..

AAAAWwwwwwwwww Amy how wonderful for him bless his Heart X

It was wonderful to see Jacque , he had taken a red poppy with him and stuck it beside the name .

Such Feelings he must of felt Amy ? Some Sad & Some Happy i think dont u ?

Yes I,m sure Jacque , he was elderly , a bit unsteady and I imagine had saved hard to make that trip as one of the last things he had to do , it might have been his own father that he never knew ,or grandfather , who knows , but he did it and no doubt went back to England feeling at peace !

jacque have you been in touch with his army base, if you know where that was, may be worth a try :o)

Hi San iv Phoned & Emailed a WWI Surrey Regiment History Museum in Surrey :) They emailed me saying if they find anything on Grandad theyl email/post all they find on him :)

I hope u are sucessful in ur find Jacque as this means a lot to u Best of luck x

What a lovely blog Jacque, I do hope you find him and let us all know. I'll be sitting on the edge of me seat until we get the final instalment.
Fingers crossed for you......... :~))

Hi Mobee / Ian many thanx 4 your thoughts & Comments i plan on phoneing The Vicar this Morning who i spoke to a few wks back & he sent me to the Museum as he knew where some Burial Records were kept :) Also going to make another appointment 2 see if the Museum has other Burial Registers around the Area where Grandad was Born/lived :)

Know its a bit different but one of my sons is doing the family tree, although he can only get so far on his dad's side then its a brick wall, on my side he as gone quite a long way back, and on my mum's side we are related to a spanish countess, not that its done any good to me.

Aw dont know Clarice .. perhaps if you flamenco down Blackpool prom with your castenets might put you in touch with your Spanish side that or a few weeks in Ibiza ..

Think my grandfather would literally turn in his grave at this internet thing Jacque ..refused to talk about his father would you believe my father does not know his grandfathers christian name !

Thats so exciting 2 know Clarice I think Countess Claice has a lovely ring 2 it :) My Dad never told me his Mothers/Fathers names Jane/Ray i found them in my search for Grandads Burial Place :)

I think years ago they did'nt tell their children much about each other, it took us lot all our time to work our parents ages out, Jacque Clarice was my mums name, my name is Carol, when i first jioned GOY and they wonted a pass name i thought of my mum's name so i would'nt forget it, BB going on about casenets, one of neices that lives in derbyshire when she was young was in a junior jass band, and she use to play them, and won loads of medals for it,if ever i go over there i'll see if she still as them and i'll take a photo of them.

Its sad that they didnt talk much :( I talk the Ears off my Kids lol BTW Countess Carol sounds as good ;)

Think them days they had funny ways about everything.

I agree Countess Clarice/Carol.... My folks never talked in front of us and I can't remember my grand parents ever using their names at all. Funny how times change :~))

I think your rite there ,

Things sure have Changed Ian thats 4 sure .

Ian my parents was born not far from where you live, in derbyshire.

Mine were born in Northumberland, they went back there after dad retired from the coal mines.
They hope to be getting electricity soon !!!!!!!!!!!!! :~))

My dad was a coal miner, but his &my mum's parents was farmers.my dad was born in Ashover think there use to be some sort of outdoor summer showof some sort & my mum was born about 3-4 miles i think from chesterfield in a place called grassmoor.

I've been to Ashover.....I think but I do know Grassmoor, Well I would really being a lorry driver for years :~))

Small world is'nt it. one of my sisters lives at north wingfield thats just down road form Grassmoor.

I am always thrown by the use of names years ago. My uncle jack was actually John, my other uncle Stan was actually Richard and my hubbys dad was always called Dave and his name was Richard too. I never knew half of this until Istarted to research the family. Surprised me too how many were born out of wedlock for those days. LOL.

Yes i found that 2 Sue its very Confussing 4 sure lol:)