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Monthly Archives: July 2019
William Samuel Morris (1925-1941)
Some of the stories in my family history are so graphic, so poignant, that they will always remain a fixture of my mind and my imagination. Such is the case of my grandmother’s cousin, William Samuel Morris, who died in … Continue reading
Posted in 1911 Census, 1939 UK Register, Death, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Ships, World War II
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The San Marzano Oliveto war memorial
When my 17 year-old great-grandmother emigrated from Italy to America in late 1912, she could hardly have imagined that in less than three years her homeland would take part in the First World War – a conflict which was to … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Genealogy, Italy, Killed In Action, War, World War I
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