Eynsham Hall
My name is Malcolm D, I was directed to your web site by someone who lived near to me during WW11. He lived in the village of North Leigh and I actually in the Hall itself and he thought that…
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Author Archive: benefactum
First and only connection
Hi Erik, We connected. Just a short reply to acknowledge you message. Please don’t be formal, call me john or as my grandkid’s and their friends do pepe. Your first paragraph. “You are the first surviving veteran etc.” I may…
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Sgt Buggs Part Three
Dear Justyn, After searching several newspapers, I came across an article in the The Hammond Times newspaper from Hammond, Indiana. The article speaks of a 34 year old arrested at a Hospital. His age fits a 1922 birth year, so it’s…
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Sgt.Buggs Part Two
Hi Justyn, Here’s the information I found: Social Security Death Index Record about Albert Buggs Name: Albert Buggs SSN: 257-48-7848 Born: 27 Dec 1922 Died: 13 Aug 1990 State (Year) SSN issued: Georgia (Before 1951 ) One aspect of the…
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Sgt.Buggs
Dear Sir, I am researching my family tree and discovered that my Grandmother (from Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England) had a letter from a Sgt Buggs. The top of the letter is headed as follows- 40th Sig.Cons.Bn. At least I think…
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Childhood memories
I was a child of 5 years old during 1943 when our world changed. Our quiet country village suddenly seemed to be the centre of the war when the 40th Signal Construction Battalion were billeted in the grounds of Eyensham…
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