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Old 06-02-17, 10:15 PM
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Slightly of topic for others but not for me.

MM and pair to a chap from my main theme of collecting from my home town of Stone Staffordshire.

Sgt Harry William Brough RFA he lived les than a 5 minutes walk from my parents house.

I have a copy of his service record which shows he was wounded Gassed 18/07/17 copy if Gazett birth death records and 1901/11 census showing him as a Plummer.

Sadly no copy of citation or photograph as yet. So more research to do.

If any one has any memorabilia to service men or women from Stone please think of me.

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Stephen
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Old 06-02-17, 10:22 PM
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Good luck with that one Stephen, I hope someone can point you in the right direction....

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PS I think their is a 'Newspaper' website that covers ilder papers.
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Oooops

Should read 'Older papers'.
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Hello Stephen
I worked in Stafford for a while and recall Stone as a very nice place. I have an idea there was an Office Manager there (a very helpful lady). I think her surname was Brough so I imagine there are quite a few people with that name in your local telephone directory.
You may find helpful records in your local records/archives office (I think it used to be in or around Tipping Street Stafford if my memory is correct) You could dig around there, perhaps having got names off the local War Memorial etc. It would certainly be worthwhile looking through any newspaper records (often kept in the local records/archive office on microfiche) - painstaking but rewarding.
Good luck with the research.
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Just thought I would check - here are the details

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/lei.../sro/home.aspx

Of course you may have been there already
Mike

PS - When we are passing, we like the food at this place - the high quality burgers are delicious - again you probably know this too

https://thewayfarerstone.co.uk/
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Thank you Both for your comments research is the key so more work to do here.

If anyone has items to my locality Stone or surrounding villages in Staffordshire I would be interested in stories anecdotes photographs etc and perhaps adding to my collection.

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