Hello my name is Philip and I am from the Netherlands doing research about the battle of Arnhem for many years.
At the moment I am doing research about a missing/killed soldier during the battle, for this and upcoming publication, I am hoping to trace any relatives of him, who might well be able to help me out with some background information about him and maybe even a photograph, the soldier is:
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casua ... %20CHARLES
I hope someone can help me out.
Thanks in advance
Philip
Bootle soldier killed at Arnhem,September 1944 (Barnes)
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Hi Philip,
Welcome to the site.
I found this possible marriage on Lancashire BMD site.
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1942
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
BARNES William C SAMUEL Lily South Sefton Register Office or Registrar Attended South Sefton BR/12/132
I had a look at the birth indexes there was a son born 1945.
I found a birth reg in 1918 registered for William Barnes, but the mother's maiden name was also Barnes.
I will send you a Private Message
Jan
Welcome to the site.
I found this possible marriage on Lancashire BMD site.
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1942
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
BARNES William C SAMUEL Lily South Sefton Register Office or Registrar Attended South Sefton BR/12/132
I had a look at the birth indexes there was a son born 1945.
I found a birth reg in 1918 registered for William Barnes, but the mother's maiden name was also Barnes.
I will send you a Private Message
Jan
Old genealogists never die......they just lose their census.
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Hi Philip,
I found this on Find My Past website.
First name(s) WILLIAM C
Last name BARNES
Service number 3771478
Rank Private
Regiment The King's Regt (Liverpool), The Border Regt
Birth place Unclassified
Residence Birkenhead
Death year 1944
Death day 21
Death month 9
Theatre of war Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
Record set Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Second World War
Collections from Great Britain
That is the transcript, no other info.
Jan
I found this on Find My Past website.
First name(s) WILLIAM C
Last name BARNES
Service number 3771478
Rank Private
Regiment The King's Regt (Liverpool), The Border Regt
Birth place Unclassified
Residence Birkenhead
Death year 1944
Death day 21
Death month 9
Theatre of war Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
Record set Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Second World War
Collections from Great Britain
That is the transcript, no other info.
Jan
Old genealogists never die......they just lose their census.
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Look up paradata.org.uk
It is dedicated to paratroopers. Search the index for Operation Market Garden which is what the Arnhem landing was called.
It has a list of those killed/involved in it and a curator who answers emails - Wendy George is her name.
I know this because my dad was at Arnhem (he escaped) and was one of those received by George V1 afterwards at Buckingham Palace - he's amongst others photographed there.
Ken
It is dedicated to paratroopers. Search the index for Operation Market Garden which is what the Arnhem landing was called.
It has a list of those killed/involved in it and a curator who answers emails - Wendy George is her name.
I know this because my dad was at Arnhem (he escaped) and was one of those received by George V1 afterwards at Buckingham Palace - he's amongst others photographed there.
Ken
Roberts, Allison are the Bootle names I'm interested in.
Thorp(e), Ballard, Parry, Lucas, Dodd, Jacobson, are Liverpool ancestors.
Thorp(e), Ballard, Parry, Lucas, Dodd, Jacobson, are Liverpool ancestors.
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