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Trying to find memories of Diana Dors visiting Wimbledon

I wondered if anybody has any memories of Diana Dors visiting Wimbledon during her life and career – either at a fete or event in the suburb itself or at the great Wimbledon tennis championships one...

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Trying to find war airmen who lost touch in 1945

This is a national and international search for all former veterans and their family members.

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Trying to find family of William Clay for Remembrance Day invitation

It was about 20 years ago on a Remembrance Sunday morning in the mid-1990s that I discovered a brown A4 envelope and a small posy of artificial flowers on my vicarage doorstep.

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Have you seen missing cat Charlie from Chessington?

The disappearance of an “affectionate and gentle” family pet has left his young owners distraught.

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Trying to find Wimbledon family of John Donovan

He may have had a new family in Wimbledon, trying to find out if this possible, anyone who knew him please post a message.

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Trying to find Jack Hobbs from Tolworth

Ken 'Watney' Watson wishes to find Jack Hobbs: late 80s, ex-Navy, electrician, formerly of Egmont Road in Tolworth, married in Chessington, father of daughters.

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Trying to find my step-cousin James S. Youngs

James had a long career in Education and with either a Teacher or Lecturer at a College in Surrey.

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Trying to find Graham Melvin Boyles from South Croydon

"I represent a a small group os scouts and ex scouts, trying to locate other members of the, 112 members of the Boy Scouts Association, that represented theUnited Kingdom in 1959 at Asia's first World...

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Trying to find my childhood friend Daphne Hall from Wandsworth

"I moved to North Wales all those years ago and lost touch. I would love to get back in touch to find how life has treated her."

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Family search for Anthony Edward Boyd Smith - could he be from Barnes?

I am trying to locate my wif'es cousin of his family. She has never met his as he emigrated to S Africa in 1948 two years before she was born. he was born c1924 in South Shields.

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Evacuee children were never forgotten

Letter to the Editor: "Back in 1944/45 during the Second World War, three very young evacuees from Epsom were billeted in my parents home in Cheshire."

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Trying to trace my half brother from Mitcham

I am doing my ancestry and tring to trace my half brother all I know he was living in Mitcham his name is Alan D Mitchell , born in 1941 if anyone knows of him please contact me thanks Based on...

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Help me trace rugby star’s Epsom past

Trying to Find: Does anyone have any memories of Pat Devery?

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Can you help trace good Samaritan?

Letter to the Editor: "The kind and considerate lady in the photo stopped, helped and looked after me whilst I was suddenly taken ill at London’s Notting Hill Carnival. I remember her saying that she...

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Trying to Find: Deborah Sykes

Trying to Find Deborah A Sykes from Croydon.

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Letter to the Editor: I am searching for Sanderstead relatives

Letter to the Editor: "I am trying to find any relatives I may have on my nan’s side of the family."

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Letter to the Editor: Felicity, please help me fulfil my 60th birthday challenge

Letter to the Editor: "My friend and I are celebrating our 60th birthdays by undertaking sixty new challenges during the year."

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Letter to the Editor: Trying to find relatives of RAF prisoner of war

Letter to the Editor: "Did you know a John Henry Boulton?"

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Letter to the Editor: Tracing a war hero: John Henry Boulton

Letter to the Editor: "Did you know a John Henry Boulton?"

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Letter to the Editor: Trying to find Kathleen Allen

Letter to the Editor: "I am anxious to get in touch with a very dear friend whom I have not seen for a long time."

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Letter to the Editor: Trying to find Blunden and Dann families

Letter to the Editor: "I am seeking your help in locating my family in Croydon and the surrounding area."

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Letter to the Editor: Trying to find Beatrice Harvey

Letter to the Editor: "I am searching for Beatrice Mabel Harvey who was born in 1813 in Cornwall and died in Wimbledon aged 92. I do not know if she married and if so had any children."

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Letter to the Editor: Whatever happened to those German lads?

Letter to the Editor: "On Holocaust Anniversary Day my thoughts went back to 1938, the year before World War II."

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Letter to the Editor: Looking for companion on road trip from Sri Lanka to...

Letter to the Editor: "I know this is a long shot, but I would like to re-establish contact with an old friend, Stuart Harper, and wonder if you could help."

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Letter to the Editor: Trying to find Natasha Claire Milward

Letter to the Editor: I am trying to find a friend of my father, her name is Natasha (Tasha) Claire Milward

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Letter to the Editor: Trying to find Atkins, Keeley and 'Nobbler'

Letter to the Editor: "Can anyone help identify these people, left, likely taken in Battersea in the 1950s?"

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Trying to Find: Beatrice Mabel Harvey

I am searching for any relative of Beatrice Mabel Harvey or anyone who knew her. She was born in Cornwall in 1913 and died in Wimbledon around 2005.

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Letter to the Editor: Trying to find Richard Cook

Letter to the Editor: "I am endeavouring to find a man called Richard Cook as I am endeavouring to complete a branch of my family tree."

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Letter to the Editor: Trying to find Pamela Jacobs

Letter to the Editor: "This must be the longest "Long shot " ever! Back in the 1970s I was a police officer in North London and one night on patrol I helped a young lady who was trying to get home...

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Letter to the Editor: Trying to find Erich Hubert Cook

Letter to the Editor: "On September 10 or 11, 1942, a Short Stirling from the Royal Air Force crashed in the neighbourhood from where I live, in the comunity of Echt, Netherlands."

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Letter to the Editor: Trying to find Oscar Oswald Brown and family

Letter to the Editor: "For the past eight years or so I have been trying to establish contact with Croydon relatives who through two warring sisters and the stress and chaos of World War II my family...

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Letter to the Editor: Trying to find wartime evacuee friend

Letter to the Editor: "I am looking for a person that was an evacuee with my grandmother in Bryncethin, near Bridgend, South Wales, between 1939-45 with the name of Maureen Buttery, who lived at 73...

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Did you know Tracey Anne Brown?

Letter to the editor: I am searching for an old friend Tracey Anne Brown who used to live in the Wandsworth area.

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Trying to find Veronica Kelly

Letter to the Editor: I am trying to track down Veronica Kelly (nee Quinn) whose last known address was in Wandsworth, between the early to late 1960s.

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Trying to find Joan Davies

Letter to the Editor: "I am still looking for Joan, my sister Jennifer's mother. Joan Davies was born in 1932 / 3 in Wandsworth area."

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Trying to find relations of RAF pilot Robert Alan Johnston

I am trying to trace any relations/photograph/pilot's flying log book of a world war two RAF fighter pilot Robert Alan Johnston who came from Putney

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Letter to the Editor: Did you know my uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs Trimm?

Letter to the Editor: "I am trying to find information regarding my aunt and uncle. My aunt is Helen Trimm, née Jennings, my uncle Roy Trimm."

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Trying to find Steven Hamilton, born in Kingston upon Thames

I am trying to find Steven Hamilton Watson born in Kingston Upon Thames in 1961 to Joseph and Gillian Watson.

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Trying To Find John Quinton, Last Known Living in Surbiton.

I am trying to locate my Dad, John Quinton, Nicknamed 'Q'. Living in Surbiton, for Many Years. Originally from Bootle, Merseyside.

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Steadfast SCC Centenary

I am trying to find a group of friends who were members of Steadfast during the 1950s 1960s in the hope that we may be able to arrange a meeting during the Steadfast centenary year. We were all cadet...

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Memories of Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley Hampshire

Memories of Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley.

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Trying to find out about this man (George? Streatfield)

We are researching our family tree and, up until now, have only had this photo of a member of our family.

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Sgt Ronald C Wood POW RAF 04.11.1944

I am looking to contact the family of Sergeant Ronald C Wood (POW) who took part in a raid over Germany on 4th November 1944 in a Halifax bomber. He lived at 516 Kingston Road, Raynes Park, London when...

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World War 1 medals lost

I would like to trace the two WW1 medals, metal commemorative plaque and framed letter from the King for my uncle, Cpl. Greville G Lawrence who was killed on 10 Nov 1915 aged 17.

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An appeal for relatives

I have recently been involved in finding a soldiers grave in Caterham Cemetery which had been forgotten since 1918.

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Who remembers the Wangle-tragedy?

Is there anyone who has memories, a story or even photographs that can be connected with the tragedy with the Wangle III in 1950? That is what mrs. Joyce Pool and mr. Pip Barnard from Texel (Holland),...

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Trying to Find: David Parker

I have lost a friend a long time ago. His name is David Parker (from Croydon). Please can someone help me to find him.

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Trying to Find SANDRA SEAGER/BATTY

I'm looking for my second cousin Sandra Seager/Batty. She married Beverley E St John Batty in Sutton in 1973. This request is for family history. Can you help me. From Sydney, Australia.

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Trying to find a long-lost relative

I'm trying to find Ann E Whiteman (nee Lanteri) whose father was Peter Alexander. He lived in St Helier during the 1940s. My grandmother always said that Peter was her cousin. I've no idea how Peter...

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Trying to find Alan Hinchy

Over 30 years ago a small group of friends at Sheffield University said goodbye to each other after living together in a house which at best could be described as basic. Of those four friends three...

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