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Les Administrator Paying tribute to all the brave men Posts: 3,948	Welcome........ Jul 9, 2006 19:57:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Les on Jul 9, 2006 19:57:07 GMT Onstar, great to see you on board. You might be of help when it comes to talking about American decorations.... or maybe that'll be RT if we can get him here too Les
	In memory of Private Henry George BLATCHFORD, 40730, 6th Btn KOYLI. KIA 22/8/1917 age 40. Born in Somerset, lived in Bristol, Died in Belgium. Also in memory of Stoker 1 Class, Alfred George COOLE, 148601 RN served 1889-1911 & 1914-1915. Died at home 28th August 1915. Private Walter COOLE, 5203, 1/6th Btn Gloucestershire Reg. Died of disease 10th January 1917 on the Somme. Nephew of Alfred.

Les Administrator Paying tribute to all the brave men Posts: 3,948	Welcome........ Jul 14, 2006 6:39:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Les on Jul 14, 2006 6:39:02 GMT #7 - great to see you. Please feel free to drop in any time.
	In memory of Private Henry George BLATCHFORD, 40730, 6th Btn KOYLI. KIA 22/8/1917 age 40. Born in Somerset, lived in Bristol, Died in Belgium. Also in memory of Stoker 1 Class, Alfred George COOLE, 148601 RN served 1889-1911 & 1914-1915. Died at home 28th August 1915. Private Walter COOLE, 5203, 1/6th Btn Gloucestershire Reg. Died of disease 10th January 1917 on the Somme. Nephew of Alfred.

alan19peacock42
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Welcome........ Aug 14, 2006 10:51:53 GMT

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Post by alan19peacock42 on Aug 14, 2006 10:51:53 GMT

Les,
Great to see that you have opened your own
site ! I have contacted you in the past on the
Mike Chapman VC site and the Dutch VC site
and appreciated your help.
Have the two sites I mentioned closed down now ?
Looking forward to viewing your site.
Well done on the Dan Burges VC memorial.
Cheers,
Alan.

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Welcome........ Aug 14, 2006 14:00:31 GMT

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Post by Les on Aug 14, 2006 14:00:31 GMT

Alan,

I thought I recognised the name!

Welcome aboard.

The Chapter One site closed a while back, which is what made me decide to enlarge my own site and to include this forum. The Dutch/English site is still up & running but mainly frequented by the Dutch half... so the english side is often fairly quiet.

Hopefully people that drop in here can mention it to others and we can get the old "Chapter One" crowd going again.

Les.

In memory of Private Henry George BLATCHFORD, 40730, 6th Btn KOYLI. KIA 22/8/1917 age 40. Born in Somerset, lived in Bristol, Died in Belgium.

Also in memory of Stoker 1 Class, Alfred George COOLE, 148601 RN served 1889-1911 & 1914-1915. Died at home 28th August 1915.

Private Walter COOLE, 5203, 1/6th Btn Gloucestershire Reg. Died of disease 10th January 1917 on the Somme. Nephew of Alfred.

hans Private Posts: 5	Welcome........ Aug 28, 2006 20:18:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hans on Aug 28, 2006 20:18:20 GMT Les, On behalf of the other contributors of www.victoria-cross.com I wish you all the best, and if ever we can help you......., just let us know friend.

Les Administrator Paying tribute to all the brave men Posts: 3,948	Welcome........ Aug 28, 2006 20:48:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Les on Aug 28, 2006 20:48:06 GMT Thanks Hans. This forum more of an after thought when it came to the main site. There's no intention on stepping on your toes, more hoping that we can combine both forums perhaps. Les.
	In memory of Private Henry George BLATCHFORD, 40730, 6th Btn KOYLI. KIA 22/8/1917 age 40. Born in Somerset, lived in Bristol, Died in Belgium. Also in memory of Stoker 1 Class, Alfred George COOLE, 148601 RN served 1889-1911 & 1914-1915. Died at home 28th August 1915. Private Walter COOLE, 5203, 1/6th Btn Gloucestershire Reg. Died of disease 10th January 1917 on the Somme. Nephew of Alfred.

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Welcome........ Sept 10, 2006 19:31:21 GMT

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Post by Les on Sept 10, 2006 19:31:21 GMT

Cheers! The main site is still to be "populated" with more info & photos, but it is still early days.

As mentioned before, the Chapter One site closed a while ago so I decided to enlarge my own site and to include this forum. If you know of any of the Chapter One members that are still around, please let them know about this site.

In memory of Private Henry George BLATCHFORD, 40730, 6th Btn KOYLI. KIA 22/8/1917 age 40. Born in Somerset, lived in Bristol, Died in Belgium.

Also in memory of Stoker 1 Class, Alfred George COOLE, 148601 RN served 1889-1911 & 1914-1915. Died at home 28th August 1915.

Private Walter COOLE, 5203, 1/6th Btn Gloucestershire Reg. Died of disease 10th January 1917 on the Somme. Nephew of Alfred.

trueseeker Private Posts: 4	Welcome........ Sept 16, 2006 8:37:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by trueseeker on Sept 16, 2006 8:37:55 GMT Thanks Les, good to see this new forum for VC discussion. George

Les Administrator Paying tribute to all the brave men Posts: 3,948	Welcome........ Sept 16, 2006 9:18:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Les on Sept 16, 2006 9:18:49 GMT Geroge, Welcome to my humble abode ;D With luck, we'll grow & grow and have a thriving little community. Call back often, Les
	In memory of Private Henry George BLATCHFORD, 40730, 6th Btn KOYLI. KIA 22/8/1917 age 40. Born in Somerset, lived in Bristol, Died in Belgium. Also in memory of Stoker 1 Class, Alfred George COOLE, 148601 RN served 1889-1911 & 1914-1915. Died at home 28th August 1915. Private Walter COOLE, 5203, 1/6th Btn Gloucestershire Reg. Died of disease 10th January 1917 on the Somme. Nephew of Alfred.

james Private Posts: 3	Welcome........ Sept 20, 2006 4:01:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by james on Sept 20, 2006 4:01:47 GMT Hi Les! James here. Great site. I'm a fan of the Victoria Cross. I am from New Zealand. Keep up the good work! Cheers. James.
	Cpl. Thomas F. Sutherland. 5th Seaforth Highlanders. April 22, 1915 - May 15, 1917.

Les Administrator Paying tribute to all the brave men Posts: 3,948	Welcome........ Sept 20, 2006 6:43:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Les on Sept 20, 2006 6:43:39 GMT Hello James. Thanks for your comments and for joining this little band of "merry men". Keep in touch. Les.
	In memory of Private Henry George BLATCHFORD, 40730, 6th Btn KOYLI. KIA 22/8/1917 age 40. Born in Somerset, lived in Bristol, Died in Belgium. Also in memory of Stoker 1 Class, Alfred George COOLE, 148601 RN served 1889-1911 & 1914-1915. Died at home 28th August 1915. Private Walter COOLE, 5203, 1/6th Btn Gloucestershire Reg. Died of disease 10th January 1917 on the Somme. Nephew of Alfred.

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Welcome........ Oct 3, 2006 13:53:03 GMT

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Post by roberthenry on Oct 3, 2006 13:53:03 GMT

Hello Les, It took me quite a while to get registered with you, my server kept telling me your site could not be rated and refused to let me register, apparently my anti virus. Computer whiz kid sorted it for me. Wish you all the best with your site, I hope you can pick up where Mike Chapman left off, it would be nice to see some of the old names again.
Regards
Robert Henry

Les Administrator Paying tribute to all the brave men Posts: 3,948	Welcome........ Oct 3, 2006 15:59:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Les on Oct 3, 2006 15:59:46 GMT Robert - good to see you aboard! Any & all comments (within reason ) are welcome. Simply feel free to post. Les.
	In memory of Private Henry George BLATCHFORD, 40730, 6th Btn KOYLI. KIA 22/8/1917 age 40. Born in Somerset, lived in Bristol, Died in Belgium. Also in memory of Stoker 1 Class, Alfred George COOLE, 148601 RN served 1889-1911 & 1914-1915. Died at home 28th August 1915. Private Walter COOLE, 5203, 1/6th Btn Gloucestershire Reg. Died of disease 10th January 1917 on the Somme. Nephew of Alfred.

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Welcome........ Jan 12, 2007 11:09:49 GMT

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Post by Les on Jan 12, 2007 11:09:49 GMT

doiran said:

Les
Very interesting site. I am a great-nephew of Daniel Burges VC, so very many thanks for the memorial. I have been trying to collect material about him for several years, and it seems possible that he made a significant contribution to ending the war (can bore you some other time if you are interested). I live in New Zealand, and my only other VC connection is that I was nearly shot by the firing party at the funeral of Jack Elliot VC.
Keep up the great work.

Doiran,

Welcome to the "quiet" madhouse. Things have gone quite quiet recently - everyone's trying to get over Christmas ;D

I'll contact you off forum regarding Dan.

Les.

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In memory of Private Henry George BLATCHFORD, 40730, 6th Btn KOYLI. KIA 22/8/1917 age 40. Born in Somerset, lived in Bristol, Died in Belgium.

Also in memory of Stoker 1 Class, Alfred George COOLE, 148601 RN served 1889-1911 & 1914-1915. Died at home 28th August 1915.

Private Walter COOLE, 5203, 1/6th Btn Gloucestershire Reg. Died of disease 10th January 1917 on the Somme. Nephew of Alfred.

Les Administrator Paying tribute to all the brave men Posts: 3,948	Welcome........ Mar 27, 2007 21:41:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Les on Mar 27, 2007 21:41:57 GMT Sam, great to have you aboard. Thanks again for the compliments, they're always appreciated. If you have any "family tales" about James Collis, please feel free to post them.
	In memory of Private Henry George BLATCHFORD, 40730, 6th Btn KOYLI. KIA 22/8/1917 age 40. Born in Somerset, lived in Bristol, Died in Belgium. Also in memory of Stoker 1 Class, Alfred George COOLE, 148601 RN served 1889-1911 & 1914-1915. Died at home 28th August 1915. Private Walter COOLE, 5203, 1/6th Btn Gloucestershire Reg. Died of disease 10th January 1917 on the Somme. Nephew of Alfred.

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