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Colette

Colette Report 18 Mar 2016 17:41

Thanks Elaine I do have everything on my man my Hero I call him bless...just wanted to know what the Genealogist had regarding these Despatches records

Col

Elaine

Elaine Report 14 Mar 2016 13:15

I have a subscription with a different site (Forces related). This is information I have just found on it, hope it is of some use.

First Name: Edward Joseph
Surname: Pratt
Birth Town: Westwood Heath, Warwickshire
Resided Town: Foleshill, Warwickshire
Nationality: British
Date of Death: 20/09/1917
Fate: Died of Wounds
Rank: Regimental Serjeant Major
Service Number: 2469
Duty Location: France And Flanders

Colette

Colette Report 13 Mar 2016 13:28

Hi Chris yes it is....... it's been a long slog I am now admin on the 1st Warwick's re-enactment facebook site and after seven long years I have just found a photo of him and was very emotional you can imagine...I know he was mentioned in Despatches but just wondered what the Genealogist had..

Thanks Col

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 13 Mar 2016 06:39

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/military_chat/thread/1346200

https://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=8156

http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/view.php?uid=213520

(Edward Joseph Pratt 10th Service Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2469)


(nothing to do with above was it?)

Chris :)

Colette

Colette Report 12 Mar 2016 23:16

Hi I have Ancestry and FMP It was their WW1 Despatches records

Thanks Colette..

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 12 Mar 2016 22:45

Colette, why not give specific details of what you're trying to find?

There are numerous other sites that have information that The Genealogist claims to have.

If you have a person who was mentioned in despatches there are a number of other ways to find that information.

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 12 Mar 2016 21:44

You're quite right, Joan. We had a subscription a few years ago and were warned at the beginning that if we were caught doing lookups for others our subscription would be terminated! :-(

It's intended to prevent professional genealogists from getting free lookups, and I think you'd probably get away with the occasional one, but we never tried it.

Colette

Colette Report 12 Mar 2016 20:14

Hi Shirley I know...that's why I asked if anyone can help..

Thanks Colette

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Mar 2016 19:09

Seems it's a subscription site

https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/

;-)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Mar 2016 19:06

Have you tried googling for it :-)

Colette

Colette Report 12 Mar 2016 17:22

Hi does any members have access to The Genealogist web site that could help me with WW1 Despatches....

Thank You Colette