Was anyone born in your Town or Village in the Australian Forces?

Discussion in 'Australian' started by spidge, Jul 20, 2011.

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  1. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Thought this site might be interesting to some.

    WW2 Nominal Roll

    The Australian WW2 Nominal Roll is also a searchable database for "Places of Birth for ALL military services..

    Select Place then Select the Service - Outside Australia - and the Place name you wish to see.

    If checking your Town or Village, could you please report your results in this thread and any interesting results.

    The results quickly show how accents and spelling mistakes made it difficult for researchers.

    You can search by entering England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain, Britain, North Britain, United Kingdom, even Isle of Man and get results.

    Belfast is an absolute "RIPPER". Plenty of mistakes to be made in spelling Northern Ireland.

    I did a quick one for "EnglandPhil" as "Widnes" came to mind and came up with 12 names. 11+1. Any misspelling shows another record.

    ELLIS, CLARENCE EDGAR V401088 25 Feb 1895 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    GERRARD, THOMAS HARLEY NX20025 13/10/1919 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    HACKNEY, HENRY Q185082 7 Oct 1880 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    HAYWARD, DOUGLAS VX2308 5/02/1910 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    HAYWOOD, ALBERT THOMAS V131515 21/12/1913 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    HODGKINSON, CHARLES NX20829 22/03/1913 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    MORRIS, FRED NX38518 10/06/1916 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    MORRIS, WILLIAM 34817 29/03/1919 WIDNES, ENGLAND RAAF

    ROBERTS, JAMES FRANCIS V1108 5 Dec 1898 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    ROBINSON, FRANK W71168 15/05/1924 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    ROSEVERE, JOHN W26308 15 Nov 1885 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    BURGESS, JACK N205981 19/08/1923 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army


    Cheers

    Geoff
     
    spidge, Jul 20, 2011
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  2. WhiskeyGolf

    WhiskeyGolf Senior Member

    Very interesting site Geoff. Australia is way ahead in it's military archives, and I noticed this year just how highly your government respects and honours your veterans (compared to NZ).
     
    WhiskeyGolf, Jul 20, 2011
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  3. Assam

    Assam Senior Member

    Geoff,

    I just tried the 2 places I have family in Witchurch & Prees (bugger all live there - now) for a total of 6 records

    Regards

    simon
     
    Assam, Jul 20, 2011
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  4. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Very interesting site Geoff. Australia is way ahead in it's military archives, and I noticed this year just how highly your government respects and honours your veterans (compared to NZ).

    Quite surprising as I thought your Governments respect for veterans was on par with ours.:confused:
     
    spidge, Jul 20, 2011
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  5. WhiskeyGolf

    WhiskeyGolf Senior Member

    WhiskeyGolf, Jul 20, 2011
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  6. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Quite a few from my town.
    Total of 100 in all the various ways of putting it, with or without county, commas, England or Eng etc etc
    Even 1 spelling with an E on the end . ???
    Geoff, I'm sure you had a thread similar to this for the WW1 chaps, can't find it now.
    Did you post one or am I imagining it?
     
    Owen, Jul 20, 2011
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  7. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    I always wonder about this bloke, and how far he travelled to end up back near his home town....
     

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    DaveB, Jul 20, 2011
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  8. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Quite a few from my town.
    Total of 100 in all the various ways of putting it, with or without county, commas, England or Eng etc etc
    Even 1 spelling with an E on the end . ???
    Geoff, I'm sure you had a thread similar to this for the WW1 chaps, can't find it now.
    Did you post one or am I imagining it?

    The WW1 was similar as it showed how many came from a certain town or village and mapped them.

    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/prewar/26199-how-many-anzacs-were-born-your-town-village.html#post288010
     
    spidge, Jul 20, 2011
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  9. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    spidge, Jul 20, 2011
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  10. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    I always wonder about this bloke, and how far he travelled to end up back near his home town....

    Wonder if he was related to Willy?
     
    spidge, Jul 20, 2011
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  11. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Just placed a query for England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales etc.

    England = 7746 "Records" but could be 10 or 12,000 actual.

    These are only records - one record for example for Birmingham is 1790

    Ireland = 1328 Mixture of Ireland & Northern Ireland

    Northern Ireland = 83

    Irish Free State = 17

    Scotland = 2652

    Wales = 924

    Great Britain = 50

    Britain = 138

    United Kingdom = 20

    Nth Britain = 1 (Caithness)

    Isle of Man = 20 records however this is 80 people.

    Isle of Skye = 2 records (6 people)

    Jersey = 31

    Guernsey = 26

    Give up!
     
    spidge, Jul 20, 2011
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  12. Pete Keane

    Pete Keane Senior Member

    Can I turn this question on its head.....

    Is it possible to identify Australians who fought for British Regiments?

    Pete
     
    Pete Keane, Jul 20, 2011
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  13. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Can I turn this question on its head.....

    Is it possible to identify Australians who fought for British Regiments?

    Pete

    NO! there are a few I have come across who died but nothing to make a comprehensive list from.

    Cheers

    Geoff
     
    spidge, Jul 20, 2011
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  14. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    I just did a search on Geoff's Search Engine for United Kingdom casualties & put 'australia' in the ''Including'' box.
    I got this.
    Search results for: + australia. records found: 642

    Very rough guide but lots of 'son of xxxxxx, of Australia' in there serving in British units.
     
    Owen, Jul 20, 2011
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  15. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    Including: son of
    Including: Australia

    gets 539 records
     
    geoff501, Jul 20, 2011
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  16. Vitesse

    Vitesse Senior Member

    One probable in the Somerset village I currently live in, as the surname is not unknown in the area. However, it doesn't specify a county - and there's another Timsbury in Wiltshire.

    WW2 Nominal Roll

    One from where I grew up:

    WW2 Nominal Roll

    Both my parents came from Whitehaven, which has 27 records, including a Cadet Midshipman who enlisted aged just 13:

    WW2 Nominal Roll

    Plus someone who apparently enlisted in both the Army and RAAF:

    WW2 Nominal Roll

    WW2 Nominal Roll

    Maybe he failed the Army medical but RAAF stores were less picky?;)
     
    Vitesse, Jul 20, 2011
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  17. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Both my parents came from Whitehaven, which has 27 records, including a Cadet Midshipman who enlisted aged just 13:

    ;)

    So did my great grandfather John Woodward.
     
    spidge, Jul 20, 2011
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  18. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Including: son of
    Including: Australia

    gets 539 records

    Would that be without the 200+ RAF?
     
    spidge, Jul 20, 2011
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  19. englandphil

    englandphil Very Senior Member

    Thought this site might be interesting to some.

    WW2 Nominal Roll

    The Australian WW2 Nominal Roll is also a searchable database for "Places of Birth for ALL military services..

    Select Place then Select the Service - Outside Australia - and the Place name you wish to see.

    If checking your Town or Village, could you please report your results in this thread and any interesting results.

    The results quickly show how accents and spelling mistakes made it difficult for researchers.

    You can search by entering England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain, Britain, North Britain, United Kingdom, even Isle of Man and get results.

    Belfast is an absolute "RIPPER". Plenty of mistakes to be made in spelling Northern Ireland.

    I did a quick one for "EnglandPhil" as "Widnes" came to mind and came up with 12 names. 11+1. Any misspelling shows another record.

    ELLIS, CLARENCE EDGAR V401088 25 Feb 1895 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    GERRARD, THOMAS HARLEY NX20025 13/10/1919 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    HACKNEY, HENRY Q185082 7 Oct 1880 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    HAYWARD, DOUGLAS VX2308 5/02/1910 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    HAYWOOD, ALBERT THOMAS V131515 21/12/1913 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    HODGKINSON, CHARLES NX20829 22/03/1913 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    MORRIS, FRED NX38518 10/06/1916 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    MORRIS, WILLIAM 34817 29/03/1919 WIDNES, ENGLAND RAAF

    ROBERTS, JAMES FRANCIS V1108 5 Dec 1898 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    ROBINSON, FRANK W71168 15/05/1924 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    ROSEVERE, JOHN W26308 15 Nov 1885 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army

    BURGESS, JACK N205981 19/08/1923 WIDNES, ENGLAND Army


    Cheers

    Geoff

    Cheers Geoff, some more names for me to research :)
     
    englandphil, Jul 24, 2011
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  20. AndyBaldEagle

    AndyBaldEagle Very Senior Member

    Just one for the village!



    ALSTON, ERIC FRANK
    Service Royal Australian Air Force
    Service Number 42872
    Date of Birth 26 Jul 1918
    Place of Birth MANNINGTREE, ENGLAND
    Date of Enlistment 29 Sep 1941
    Locality on Enlistment SPRINGVALE
    Place of Enlistment MELBOURNE, VIC
    Next of Kin ALSTON, EDWARD
    Date of Discharge 12 Sep 1945
    Rank Leading Aircraftman
    Posting at Discharge 14 Aircraft Repair Depot
    WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
    Prisoner of War No


    None for Lawford or Mistley!

    Andy
     
    AndyBaldEagle, Jul 24, 2011
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