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From: "Hugh Edghill" <>
Subject: Re: World War One Deaths
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 19:03:59 -0000


Hello William

Not sure if you are replying to me or if this is a mistake - no message.

Hugh
----- Original Message -----
From: William Butts <>
To: <>
Sent: 03 December 1999 13:01
Subject: Re: World War One Deaths


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hugh Edghill <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 4:07 PM
> Subject: Re: World War One Deaths
>
>
> > Stephen, a big thank you!
> >
> > Yes I had seen the details of his entry, they have a CD at Neath Library
> > Records office. I cannot find any trace of him in Aberystwyth but have
is
> > marriage certificate (1910) when he and my grandmother (Edith Eliza
> White
> > from near Ilfracombe, Devon originally I think) lived in Resolven (my
home
> > village) at two different addresses. HR Edghill according to the
marriage
> > certificate was also Raymond Hughes Edghill a mechanic.
> >
> > I purchased a book last Saturday under the title 'Images of Wales, The
> Welch
> > Regiment 41st and 69th Foot 1881-1969' (ISBN 0-7524-1679-0) compiled by
> > Bryan Owen FMA for the Welch Regiment Museum. Good book but due to it's
> > size does not give much detail. However I recognise a place in the
Khyber
> > Pass that seems to be a camp where my father also served before WW2 (if
my
> > memory serves me well). He died last year, and was born 1912, his dad,
he
> > told me always carried him around on his shoulders where ever he went. I
> > often wonder what difference it would have made if he would have
survived.
> > They only knew each other for two and a half years. Apparently there is
> no
> > trace of the Edghills in Aberystwyth on the 1881 census. Not sure about
> the
> > 1891 census. Perhaps they moved there after 1891 from somewhere else.
At
> a
> > loss to know where to look. Although there is a marriage certificate
from
> > Neath there are no birth certificates for him and his wife
> >
> > I will try and get the book you mention.
> >
> > My daughter is very keen to now more and started me off on this search,
I
> > will take her and my grandchildren to visit his grave in Belgium next
> > summer.
> >
> > Thank you for your help.
> >
> > With gratitude,
> >
> > Hugh
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: 02 December 1999 20:28
> > Subject: Re: World War One Deaths
> >
> >
> > > Hello Hugh,
> > > I don't know if the following will tell you anything you
> doidn't
> > > know already, but here goes! The entry reads - Edghill, Raymond
Hughes,
> > b.
> > > Aberystwith, e(nlisted) Neath, Glam., (Resolven, Glam) 22159, Pte,
> d(ied)
> > of
> > > w(ounds), F(rance) and F(landers), 25/5/15.
> > > Resolven is the place of residence. You may have seen this
> > already,
> > > but "History of the Welch Regiment, Part II, 1914-1918", by Major-Gen.
> Sir
> > > Thomas O. Marden might help. It was published in Cardiff in 1932 by
the
> > > Western Mail and Echo Ltd. Hope this helps!
> > > Best wishes,
> > > Stephen
> > >
> > >
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