Have been laboriously tracing BALDOCKs through censuses page by page this weekend to see what surfaces.
Managed to find siblings, marriages and link up stray families in the Pluckley area.
Hope to link more this Thursday – if I can manage to get to the Society of Genealogists to view the BALDOCK pedigree roll they have! I do not know what era it covers, which counties it covers or anything – I’m just chuffed to know they have something!!
Watch this space for news!
Family tree stats have been updated; watch this space for an updated tree soon to reflect recent findings …
Sadly, only a week after the death of Henry Allingham, Saturday 25th July 2009 saw the passing of Harry Patch, the last remaining British veteran of World War I.
Born in 1898, Harry saw action at Passchendaele and his experiences and opinions were such that he never spoke of the war for 80 years. He was interviewed for a documentary in 1998, and in 2007 collaborated on the book “The Last Fighting Tommy”.
His accolades include receiving the Legion d’Honneur (on his 101st birthday), Knight of The Order of Leopold (from Belgium), and on the death of Henry Allingham just two weeks ago, became Europe’s oldest man and last surviving WWI veteran.
Like Henry, I am unlikely to forget Harry’s passing either – it occurred on my 40th birthday!
“Lest we forget …“
R.I.P.
Harry Patch (1898-2009)
aged 111 years
