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    Help Finding Name's on A War Memorial

    This link will take you to a site detailing WW2 servicemen from the Rotherham area. http://rotherhamwarmemorials.weebly.com/full-index.html
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    Previous unit?

    A little late but you never know.... The `notation` mentioned refers to the medal roll that is held at TNA Kew.
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    Help Finding Name's on A War Memorial

    Hi, I see that you are in Yorkshire, so I am assuming your uncles were also from there? The link below will take you to a site that allows a search of Yorkshire war memorials. Hopefully you will find them both on the memorials in their home towns. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Yorkshire/ Tim
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    Lester family Staffordshire

    I think my only course of action will be to visit Lichfield and take a look at the Bishops Transcripts, hopefully there will be more information noted......somehow though I think this is a brick wall. UPDATE: After drawing a blank in Staffordshire I looked to neighbouring counties. I have a...
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    Lester family Staffordshire

    I believe it to be the same person. I have found several entries for Baptisms that are duplicated in both Yoxall & Wombourne records around that time. Edward Lester 9 Dec 1726 Parents John & Sarah Mary Lester 9 Nov 1724 Parents John & Sarah Richard Lester 13 Feb 1691 Parents John & Mary...
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    Lester family Staffordshire

    You replied as I was posting! thank you again anyway.
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    Lester family Staffordshire

    Hi Geoff, thank you for the welcome and your reply. Sarah was a local lass, Baptised in Wombourne in 1698 to parents William & Ellen. I initially assumed that `my John` was the one born 1697, but if it is the `other John` there would only be a ten year age gap between him and his wife....would...
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    Lester family Staffordshire

    Hi, I would like some help if possible on the Lester family from Yoxall in Staffordshire. I am interested in finding the parents of John Lester. John married Sarah Sutton or Sufton in 1722 in Yoxall, he was either born in 1697 to parents John & Elisabeth (bap record for 25 May yoxall parish...
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