WWI Soldiers

[Merry]

I have gone through Ancestry and have not found him. He is not the Leonard Eardley in the medal cards – he came from Stoke on Trent and was killed in 1918. That has caused some confusion already.

The RFA chap, number 805980 died in 1918, as you say.

Have you eliminated the other medal card person, York and Lancaster Regiment 242164?

[Merry]

There are loads of medal cards (around 30) for Edwin Phillips with no middle name! Not in the right regiment though, which was why I asked if you knew if he remained in the same one or not.

[Mary from Italy]

Middle names weren't always given on the medal cards - my great-uncle had a fairly common name, and his middle name was omitted, which made him quite hard to find.

[Mary from Italy]

There's already a thread on the Great War forum about Edwin:

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/fo...howtopic=77041

(They didn't find hiim, though)

[Anstey Nomad]

Re Leonard Eardley I asked our Local History Centre if they had the Absent Voters List for 1918. They don't.

Lady who responded to my e mail referred me back to Ancestry!

AN

[Rachel]

Originally Posted by Anstey Nomad

I don't, but I know a man who does and he has been instructed to scan again in accordance wuith your requirements.
head and shoulders - not square on to the camera - badges visible.
AN

Sorry if I confused you.
As you say, he's probably done a decent scan.

I'll PM you in case you want my e-mail address