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Bah! Same goes for a couple of Nan's brothers.

Thanks for you help Adrian.

Mandy

Many thanks, gives me lots to investigate, but quickly going back to my original enquiry; if his military records have been destroyed does this mean his medical/hospital records are gone also?

Mandy

Thanks Adrian, this is useful. I presumed some corps had labour/engineering corps within them, I didn't realise they was also a seperate arm for this.

He had been in the KOYLI when he was in hospital as we have the emblem he made on the wall. This gives me something to work on.

Many thanks

Mandy

Hi Pete,

I see you are in the right neck of the woods; his number is 613419, I think he was born at Wingate near Peterlee to John & JoAnna (sometimes Joe Hannah), but have nothing to confirm this yet.

thanks

Mandy

Hi Thanks for the reply; I realised after posting that I know his regiment (KOYLI), he embroidered the insignia when he was hospitalised. It is his origins that I am stuggling to uncover, I have gone down the usual route of Ancestry/Rootsweb/Findmypast etc and just about everywhere else, so I am thi...

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