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Thanks Margaret - Not sure really why it was in Canterbury, I haven't been there to actually see it but there are pictures on line which I thought was really good - not sure why they have on the memorial that he was a Prisoner of War and Ancestry doesn't, I am a member of Ancestry and have found quite a lot of information on it really good. I think I might be asking a bit too much regarding finding actual records regarding William Thomas Ing but I get so involved I want to try and find everything out I can xxx

Apologies Julie, to be honest I tried to answer all the posts, but when I had checked again there were about four new ones that's why I put 'Hi Everyone', obviously I have upset you by this and all I can do is apologise, I am grateful for everyone's help but probably best I don't do another thread if I am causing upset

Middy, I wonder where they got the info for the Roll of Honour Memorial in Canterbury? It must be out there somewhere.

p.s. Not sure what Julia means. Any question I asked you answered immediately.

Middy, thank you for acknowledging my post on your thread - not.
How do you know that I might not have been able to help you. Margaret Manson asked the the same question twice. But, again , no answer.
Good job for you that George of Westbury came good for you.
Julia in Derbyshire

Thanks George I have seen this - but many thanks for finding it

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You may have seen this, but case you have not

Roll of Honour Canterbury

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Kent/Canterbury9thLancers.html

George

Thanks George I will have a look, sounds interesting

Thanks

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In case you may be interested the War Graves Photographic Project have photograhed his headstone.

This is available by email or a hard copy by post, they do include othere details of the cemetery etc.
However they do ask for a donation of £3-00 by email or £5-00 by post.

Here is the link to the site in case you may want this

http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=2322136



Ing, William Thomas
Cemetery: Ascq Communal Cemetery

Country: France

Area: Nord

Rank: Corporal

Official Number: 4681

Unit: 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers.

Force: Army

Nationality: British

Details:
7th November 1914. C. 1AA.



George

On the Roll of Honour memorial in Canterbury

Ancestry says he was killed in action. Where did you get the info that he was a POW?

Hi everyone

Many thanks for replying, Ancestry is where I found the information - he is buried in ASCQ Communal Cemetary in France.

His name is William Thomas Ing of the 9th Lancers

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If you don't have access to Ancestry, Middy, I'd be happy to look up his military records if you want to post his name.

Have you looked on ancestry to see if his service record is there?

What about the local paper for his home area?

Middy, just purely out of curiosity, where was he held prisoner.
Many Thanks
Julia in Derbyshire

Have a look at this site, it explains the difficulty about ww1 prisoner of war records


http://www.btinternet.com/~prosearch/tomspage19.html



George

Exactly, the only thing I know was he died as a prisoner of war, but nothing more, why, how, etc - I would love to be able to find out but don't seem to be having much luck (maybe there are no records I suppose)

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I wish I knew what to suggest, Middy. You wonder what did he die from? Was he wounded before he was taken prisoner?

HI Margaret

Yes, I have found his grave, etc, was just wondering whether their were any records which I would be able to find, to see what happened to him - bit of a long shot I think

xx

Does he show up on the Commonwealth War Graves site?

http://www.cwgc.org/

Thanks Adeline I will have a look

Much appreciated

Thanks

Unfortunately yes