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04-02-2008, 03:52 PM
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 | Irish Guards Dover 1940 - Lt Killed 17th Aug ? Hi, Hoping that there may be an Irish Gurards specialist out there ? Researching a Lt GEORGE GIPPS ROMER of the 2nd Bn IG who according to the CWGC died on the 17th Aug 1940. The 2nd Bn was back from Dunkirk by then and stationed in Dover. I have checked the IG WW2 history and it does not state that Lt Romer was either wounded in Dunkirk or action at Boulagne or even at home in the UK. As mentioned by the CWGC I guess he died of something related to the war ? Can anyone help provide any info on him or perhaps any record of what he died of ? Many thanks. Alan |
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04-02-2008, 10:19 PM
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| Top Moose   Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs
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| Motor accident. Scroll down to see extract from The Times. Old White Lodge - 1912 Photo of grave and as a young man & in IG uniform here. Old White Lodge - 1912 Last edited by Owen; 04-02-2008 at 10:22 PM. |
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08-02-2008, 06:39 PM
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 | Alan, I created the website History of The Sycamores and Old White Lodge in Farnborough, Hants that talks about the history of the Romer family and I'm keen to find out more about him - can you help me? What is your interest in 'Gipps' Romer as he was known? Chris |
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11-02-2008, 07:10 PM
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| Hi Chris, I am starting to compile a short book for the church at Binfield Berks, of all the men on the war memorial. The aim of the book is to help create some real needed funds for the church and secondly, no one has done such a history on the men who died in WW1 / WW2 and conflicts since. Gipps is recorded on the memorial for 1940 and then I found the family plot in the cemetery nearby. I found your site after being informed of it on the forum and it has helped me add some info to the book on Gipps, which I hope is ok. Ideally I would like to include a picture of the man for illustration next to some details on him. Would it be ok with your permission to include the picture of him in uniform (painting) or could you help with another picture in uniform ? The book is trying to be completed by Novembers Remembrance day parade / service at the chuch, so a long way to go with 59 ww1 names and 40 + names for WW2. Rgds, Alan |
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12-02-2008, 04:04 PM
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| Hi Alan, can you send me a private email through the site as I can't figure how to do it or strangely I don't have permission to send you one for some reason! I'd rather not post my email address here unless I have to. Thanks. Chris |
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12-02-2008, 04:16 PM
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| I Like Tanks.   Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion.
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| Chris, sorry about that, you need 5 posts before you pass beyond 'recruit' status and gain access to Email & PM systems. I'm afraid it was something we had to institute a few months back following some determined spamming from new 'members'. Give me a second & I'll sort you out  .Cheers, Adam.
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