Good Eve, I have recently purchased 500 letters from a general? to his sweetheart and then his wife.. all numbered and beautifully written i have only gone through few so far, but would love to know more about this gentleman... it seems he served in france, possibly italy and then india from 1945?! Gnr. E.G. Brock ?? i have his number and wife's name and address obviously! its such a lovely record..... any help, on the research would be fantastic!!
Hello and welcome to the forum Gnr. is the abbreviation for Gunner, the Royal Artillery equivalent to the rank of Private. If you could post his Army Number that might help others to check various record sources for you. Best of luck with your research. (edit, thread title amended to Gnr)
The army number: 14638872 indicates that the soldier's original unit or date joined was: "General Service Corps" http://www.corpsofmilitarypolice.org/tools/armynumber?query=14638872
His letters - E.G.Brock His girlfriend then wife, starts the letters teddy?? So I think - edwArd??... no idea about the G!!
There are several possibilities, Edward George, Edward Gilbert. What is his girlfriends name, where was she living? Guy
Joanna, First name(s) EDWARD GILBERT Last name BROCK Gender Male Birth day 28 Birth month 8 Birth year 1924 Age - Death quarter 2 Death year 2000 District Aylesbury Vale District number 3241A Register number A24C Entry number 138 Date of registration mm/yy 0400 County Buckinghamshire Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from Great Britain, England They married in 1945 First name(s) EDWARD G Last name BROCK Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1945 Registration month - MarriageFinder™ EDWARD G BROCK married Dorothy K Webb Spouse's last name Webb District Aylesbury District number - County Buckinghamshire Country England Volume 3A Page number 4856 Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce Collections from Great Britain, England Dorothy's birth was registered in Aylesbury in 1Q 1925 First name(s) DOROTHY K Last name WEBB Birth year 1925 Birth quarter 1 Registration month - Mother's last name Adams District Aylesbury County Buckinghamshire Country England Volume 3A Page 1510 Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Births Collections from Great Britain, England Dorothy Brock was still living in Aylesbury as of 2002
OMG!! Thank you.... I bought they at a table top sale. The seller, said the family was putting them in a skip, so I can only assume she may now be dead?? I couldn’t believe a family would destroy something so wonderful!! I have his hat badge too!!