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DelBoy
Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4858 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:37 pm Post subject: Eben Grossart on Ormiston Memorial |
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Currently transcribing the Ormiston memorial and the name Eben Grossart stuck out, so did a wee SNWM & CWGC search, no Ebeneezer's. In fact there are few Grossart/Grosart/Grossert's, they seem to hail from Liverpool mostly.
Anyone fancy finding him for me?
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kinnethmont
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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There are three likely ones born in the area, one named Eben. None of them died in Scotland during the relevant years for CWGC _________________ Jim
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Did anyone ever find Eben Grossart?
Thanks
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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The John Gray Centre in Haddington have identified him as a man in SA Forces from the East Lothian Courier of 13/04/1917
http://www.johngraycentre.org/east-lothian-subjects/war-battles-military/war-memorials/ormiston-world-war-one-memorial/
Grossart / Grossert Eben / J G Lance Corporal South African Infantry 9th Regiment 01/04/1917
GROSSERT, J G
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: 5400
Date of Death: 01/04/1917
Regiment/Service: South African Infantry 9th Regt.
Grave Reference: B. 15.
Cemetery: DURBAN (ORDNANCE ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY
Without seeing the newspaper article I must say I have my doubts. Another South African website identifies this man as John Gillis Grossert
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