Forest of Dean Surnames Research Register (General)

by nigel marshall, Monday, October 16, 2006, 09:21 (6801 days ago) @ Barbara Lloyd

Hi all

Now let's make that three!

We managed to get in contact with a cousin my mother was not aware of and the information exchange has been great(thanks Margaret).Through this we have discovered much about my great grandfather Charles HJ Meek,pictures we were not aware of and especially his war records(killed April1918 WW1).Now that we have so much detail there will be a memorial to him on the website dedicated to the 4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers(4th Tyneside Irish)and we are planning a trip next year to Belgium. I have also uncovered information about the death of his brother Francis Meek (1916) in the same dreadful conflict and the activities of the Tunnelling Companies in WW1 which were recruited from experienced miners for their specialist skills. We also discovered from a relative in Australia about another hero who lost his life as a Lancaster Bomber Pilot during WW2.It has been and continues to be a very interesting journey for my family.
Thank you to all who support this site.
regards
Nigel