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Friday, November 25, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 25th November, 2016




NEWS FLASH !

Apologies, 

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

will be taking a break this week.

This could be a great time to look back 
through past posts and take note
of all those links you meant to save.

I thank you for your ongoing support
and should be back next week,

Please feel free to comment and let me know
what you look for first each issue.

Hope your family tree isn't quite like this.



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Friday, November 18, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 18TH NOV, 2016





FRIDAY FOSSICKING







Walter Withers

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* IRISH CENTRAL

























here are your treats...










* FIND MY PAST








Explore The Us Census Records


 Discover BMD Records

 Search 1939 Register

 1939 Explained



* GENERAL INTEREST
NATIONAL ARCHIVES...UK















Ray Martin's Story  SBS


 From S.A.G.S.....



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* INTERESTING BLOGS







from my blogs..









"The day is gone, but my story isn't finished.."
Rumi.



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Friday, November 11, 2016

WE HONOUR AND RESPECT THEM.....ALWAYS.
























FAMILY STRENGTH

Though in life, I knew but one of you
In death I know you all
You're far more to me than photos
that hang upon the wall.
You all are part of family
with a history, strong and proud.
To me, you all are heroes
who stood out in a crowd.
Please know that those who followed 
will forever grateful be
we speak of you with gratitude
strong branches on our tree.

(c)Crissouli 11 Nov, 2016


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FRIDAY FOSSICKING 11TH NOV., 2016











* GENERAL INTEREST



Remembrance Day tradition | Australian War Memorial

Scottish Witchcraft book published online

What’s in a name? Mostyn Hanger

London’s Spitalfields: 18th-century elegance meets hipster

Will Registers 1858-1900 Ireland

Australian Heritage  

Facebook, police and family history buff help return World War II service book to digger's family

200 years of familial stories Co Clare to Warwick, Qld

IrishGenealogyNews: Irish genealogy and history events: 7–20 November Claire Santry

The Wonderful Dublin Merchant Guild Rolls  John Grenham

Words in your ears: the 10 best books podcasts 

Discover Your Ancestors in U.S. Military Pension Records

FUCHS - Surname Meaning and Family History

HERRMANN - Surname Meaning and Family History

KUHN - Surname Meaning and Family History

Adopted siblings travel to Ireland to sadly discover their mothers have passed away

Deirdre of the Sorrows: Beauty, Bloodshed and Murder

Etain: The Beautiful Maiden of the Tuatha de Danann

Cesair - The First Woman in Ireland

Áine: The Celtic Goddess Who Took Revenge on a King

Under the glass cone: Melbourne's historic shot tower.


Lost Cousins Newsletter.. advice for searching GRO releases

FREE BOOK  'THE NUN OF KENMARE' by MARY FRANCIS CUSACK  .pdf (ALSO AVAILABLE IN KINDLE & OTHER FORMATS)



* ANCESTRY

Royal Hospital Kilmainham Pensioner Discharge Documents, 1724-1924

BELFAST NEWSLETTER
An Irish newspaper which began publication in 1737: BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES plus





* IRISH CENTRAL

The "eye" and insight of photo historian of Ireland Sean Sexton (PHOTOS)

The fighting Irish - Ireland’s national roll of honor from 1914 to 1921 

Ireland's most unusual tourist attractions 

Diary of Dubliner who lived through 1916 and World War One online

Roots The history behind Ireland’s ancient Druids (PHOTOS) 

When racism ruled New York and my great-great-grandfather died

How poet Emily Dickinson was saved by her Irish maid 

The top five tourist attractions in County Armagh 



and your treats..

Get Thanksgiving started the right way with delicious Pumpkin Pancakes 

Kerry (or Irish) Apple Cake

Irish Brown Bread

Irish Apple Tart on a Plate




* FIND MY PAST


7 Ways Family History Research Honors Your Family’s Heroes

How to find your female ancestors in military records

Lives of the First World War

The British Newspaper Archive

How to Use the Findmypast Tree: Your FAQs, Answered

What To Do When You're Stuck 

Presidents in the Papers: Former Presidents in Their Own Words 

The Victorian 'Ghostbusters' Are Even Cooler Than They Sound  





* INTERESTING BLOGS

Family History Globe Alison Kimball

 Gallaghers of Mulnamina, Glenties The Silver Voice

Blogiversary Confusion Geniaus

Knight Family Wiltshire to Australia 1842 Kerryn Taylor



from my blogs..

Trove Tuesday... Food for Thought

Just Because... Colourised Glimpses of the Past

CLARE PEACE PARK DEDICATION SERVICE... YOU'RE INVITED...

TULLA PARISH LISTS.. C1860

IRISH OBITUARIES 

Additions to Irish Graves: USA , WESTERN AUSTRALIA,

BIOGRAPHIES 



FAMILY HONOURS




My Grandfather
Roy Leonard Swadling 
MM WWI . b 23 Feb 1898 Wisemans Ferry d 17 Feb 1981 Orange.
A Corporal in First 33rd Bn serving in France under Lt Whittey. Arrived in the trenches of the Western front in Dec 1916, fought at Ypres and at the Battle of Messines launched on 7 Jun 1917. He was initially part of the 36th and fought at Passchendaele on 12 Oct. In the Spring of 1918 the Bn fought at Villers-Bretonneux. Pa was gassed and luckily escaped death when utility belt was hit by shrapnel, deflecting a bullet. Awarded Military Medal for entering a trench during daylight reconnaissance of No Man's Land and a subsequent raid on the enemy front line to capture two Germans. He returned to Australia.


Roy Leonard Swadling was awarded the following honours:
Military Medal
Service Number
1235
Service
Army
Rank
Private
Unit
36th Bn
Conflict
First World War
Date of London Gazette
16 August 1917, page 8428, position 115
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
20 December 1917, page 3378, position 84
My cousin


 According to AWM site #2384 Cpl John James Swadling of 36th Battalion enlisted from 10 Jul 1916 and died of wounds on 4 Jul 1917.
Swadling, John James
Number: 2384
Rank: Corporal [Cpl]
Unit: 36th Bn Australian Inf
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of Death: 04/07/1917
Place of Death: Messines, France
Cause of Death: Died of wounds
Memorial Panel: 127
Cemetery or Memorial Details: BELGIUM 42 Kandahar Farm Cemetery Neuva-Eglise
Next Of Kin: Alfred W Swadling (father)
Place Of Enlistment: Cardiff, NSW
Native Place: Australia
Notes: SWADLING, Cpl. John James, 2384. 36th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 4th July, 1917. Age 29. Son of Alfred Watson Swadling and Gunella Swadling, of Rose Cottage, Cardiff, New South Wales. II. E. 17.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Service Number:   2384
Rank/Calling:  Private
Unit:  36 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 6 Reinforcements (May-November 1916)
Ship Name:  HMAT Borda
Ship Number:  A30
Date of Embarkation:  17/10/1916
Place of Embarkation:  Sydney
NSWBDM #31408/1888


REMEMBERED WITH RESPECT

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