Trying to trace my Grandfatheris a nightmare.My Dad never knew his father but the name stuck in his head all his life although he was brought up by a step father.It turned out his step father threw away any notes and photos his Mum had.We have got as far as finding 1 person with this name and he was a flight sgt with Polish 300 squadron and flew Lancasters.He aws killed in jan 1946 and there are far to many coincidence for it not to be him.Trouble is we cant find ant more and have hit a brick wall.I would be grateful if any Funsters know of any links where as to look.The clock is ticking and i would love to gather as much as i could,even go as far as finding relatives and asking if i could dna to prove a connection.Any ideas are most welcome.
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I'm into tracing ancestors.
PM me with any info you have, if you like - I love a challenge!
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Elaine's father was a air navigator all though war on bomber command
He was based in pocklington flying out of all Yorkshire wolds bases and I am sure he told me he used to fly with some of the so called free polish and also Canadian if I remember correctly at Elvington museum ther are roll calls of lots of air crew
Sorry to say old alf has been dead now 15 years so can't confirm
It may be a start
He was based in pocklington flying out of all Yorkshire wolds bases and I am sure he told me he used to fly with some of the so called free polish and also Canadian if I remember correctly at Elvington museum ther are roll calls of lots of air crew
Sorry to say old alf has been dead now 15 years so can't confirm
It may be a start
Might the Ministry of Defence have some info, or the RAF?
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They do but they wont hand it out.
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An enquiry with the Commonwealth War Graves Commision (www.cwgc.org) may give some indication of a grave site or service number and sometimes Next of Kin, which could be useful information for future enquiries.
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Try ShiftZZ hes a mine of information :thumb:
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The commonwealth war graves commission should get you some info I found my great uncles details on there and where he was buried etc plus next of kin details, he was a rear gunner in Whitley and later Halifax bombers No 10 sqd based in Yorkshire shot down over Holland.
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ShiftZZ
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Do you have a name?
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DONT TELL HIM!!!
If he was a hero or a rugby player, Shifty and Treacle will gang up to prove his great great garndad's uncle was Welsh!
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Thanks shiftzz there is some unseen material on the 1st link.:thumb:
We have determined where he is buried and are trying to search next of kin,and of course any pictures or notes.Flt.Sgt. Wladyslaw Robaszewski born 1916
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see, you ask what appears to be an unanswerable question completely unrelated to motorhomes here on fun and all sorts of useful info is unearthed :thumb:
hope you find what you need and can close another chapter in the book of your life. :thumb:
hope you find what you need and can close another chapter in the book of your life. :thumb:
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ShiftZZ
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Name:
Wladislaw B Robaszewski
Spouse Surname:
Knutzen
Date of Registration:
Jul-Aug-Sep 1944
Registration district:
Wilton
Inferred County:
Wiltshire
Volume Number:
7a
Page Number:
1489
Name:
Airman Wladyslaw Robaszewski
Death:
8 Jan 1946
Lancaster NG269 BH-K 8 January 1946 crashed Normanby le Wold
Flt.Sgt. Wladyslaw Robaszewski Pilot r.i.p. F.O. Witold Brodzikowski Navigator r.i.p.
W.O. Roman Rozga B.A. r.i.p Flt.Sgt. Wladyslaw Kordys A.Gun. r.i.p.
Flt.Sgt Lucjan Binek Survived Flt.Sgt. Edward Grzegorzewski Survived
Sgt. Wladyslaw Sawicki Survived
http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/18166
Wladislaw B Robaszewski
Spouse Surname:
Knutzen
Date of Registration:
Jul-Aug-Sep 1944
Registration district:
Wilton
Inferred County:
Wiltshire
Volume Number:
7a
Page Number:
1489
Name:
Airman Wladyslaw Robaszewski
Death:
8 Jan 1946
Lancaster NG269 BH-K 8 January 1946 crashed Normanby le Wold
Flt.Sgt. Wladyslaw Robaszewski Pilot r.i.p. F.O. Witold Brodzikowski Navigator r.i.p.
W.O. Roman Rozga B.A. r.i.p Flt.Sgt. Wladyslaw Kordys A.Gun. r.i.p.
Flt.Sgt Lucjan Binek Survived Flt.Sgt. Edward Grzegorzewski Survived
Sgt. Wladyslaw Sawicki Survived
http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/18166
teddybard
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Great Piece of Research
Thanks ShiftZZ
Thanks ShiftZZ
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I must admit, he is very good.Great Piece of Research
Thanks ShiftZZ
Thanks for taking the time to research,we seem to have taken all the same routes,the crazy thing is he survived the war and it seems he was killed on a training flight.
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The plane was a right old mess,its amazing that any of them survived it,apparently it clipped the top of a tree in the fog whilst trying to land.
I must admit, he is very good.
Very good is a bit of an understatement, I thought, that response, so informative, in such a short time was nothing short of miraculous !!!!!!,
Brilliant Dave :thumb:, keeping up your high standards,
Ken
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Eugenuiss W Robaszewski
Son?
Son?
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Bloody hell Dave, I thought you were giving yourself a well earned pat on the back . . . Eugenuiss . . . . . You genius
As far as we know,Janine found birth date but no death record so could still be with us?
Records show Mothers maiden name as Rowan and not Knutzen?
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ShiftZZ
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Ok
But Wladislaw B Robaszewski married Isabella Knutsen in 1944, the 'son' may not be theirs.
Polish records are not available online as far as I know and even if thery were I would struggle...
Hope this helps
But Wladislaw B Robaszewski married Isabella Knutsen in 1944, the 'son' may not be theirs.
Polish records are not available online as far as I know and even if thery were I would struggle...
Hope this helps
Great stuff and thanks for all your help.
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There are truely some great researchers on here and I wonder if any can help me progress one of my great grandfathers family. I have all the decendants no problem but nothing on himself other than cencus records, not a marriage or death certificate or anything on his family so here we go
Peter Snocken born 1864 antwerp Belgium.
Married? Eliza Digby born 1864
he shows up in the 1891 census but not the 1881
Peter Henry Snoeken his 1st born 11 Sept 1885 address 7 Exmouth Street, Mile End Old Town Western, on his birth certificate the surname appears to be spelt Snoeken, by the time Stanley (second son) was born the spelling had changed and the "e" became a "c"
By 1887 when Stanley was born the family had moved to 58 Martha Street.(from birth cert)
In the 1891 census the address given is 24 Exmouth Street, Mile End Old Town.
In 1901 still a Cigar maker living at 51 Ely Terrace (from 1901 census)
In 1906 his occupation was still a Cigar Maker Journeyman. (from Henry's birth cert)
The family still living at 51 Ely Terrace, Bow before Henry was born in 1906 (from birth cert)
That is all I know of him, he disappeared one day never to be seen again, did he become a vagrent or go back to Belgium we don't know. I have been searching for 20 years and obviously hit a brick wall can anyone progress it from there?
The name Snoeken in antwerp is all the one family descended from a common root. But I cannot get it back far enough to link for definate.
Peter Snocken born 1864 antwerp Belgium.
Married? Eliza Digby born 1864
he shows up in the 1891 census but not the 1881
Peter Henry Snoeken his 1st born 11 Sept 1885 address 7 Exmouth Street, Mile End Old Town Western, on his birth certificate the surname appears to be spelt Snoeken, by the time Stanley (second son) was born the spelling had changed and the "e" became a "c"
By 1887 when Stanley was born the family had moved to 58 Martha Street.(from birth cert)
In the 1891 census the address given is 24 Exmouth Street, Mile End Old Town.
In 1901 still a Cigar maker living at 51 Ely Terrace (from 1901 census)
In 1906 his occupation was still a Cigar Maker Journeyman. (from Henry's birth cert)
The family still living at 51 Ely Terrace, Bow before Henry was born in 1906 (from birth cert)
That is all I know of him, he disappeared one day never to be seen again, did he become a vagrent or go back to Belgium we don't know. I have been searching for 20 years and obviously hit a brick wall can anyone progress it from there?
The name Snoeken in antwerp is all the one family descended from a common root. But I cannot get it back far enough to link for definate.
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