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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks Jenny I appreciate you saying that. So many of the stories are mirrored for so many young me , I’ve just shared J. Swan’s story as well 😊

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Jenny Hart @jenniferirvinghart.bsky.social · 6d

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Jenny Hart @jenniferirvinghart.bsky.social · 6d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 5 #Bird these are the panels at #MeninGates listing the soldiers of my Pop’s 1st. AIF 19th Battalion with no known grave, including J Swan. NAA records show he was a farm labourer, single & died “in the Field Belgium” I don’t think his mother truly had adequate means?

Centre top panel -19th battalion continued including J Swan - photo in September 2022

Extract from John Swan service number 5639 - records born Dumfries Scotland, joined AIF Cootamundra, NSW 6 April 1916, 29 years old, farm labourer

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The Backtracker History Show @alice.backtracker.co.uk · 6d

#31DaysofGraves ( #Bird )
Here's the grave of Elizabeth Lapthorne Flook in Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol, who died 4th Dec 1888 aged 56. She was mother to T.J Moss Flower.
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#Greenbankcemetery #Mother #Cemetery #Bristol #RIP #History #Stone

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Rosie Rowley @thehistoryspy.bsky.social · 6d

#31DaysofGraves Day 5: Bird - no bird imagery but remembered on his parents' gravestone in plot X15355 in #Macclesfield Cemetery is Eddie Woodcock of the New Zealand Army Service Corps, kia #WWI 20 Sept 1916 www.cheshireroll.co.uk/soldier/?i=1...

Gravestone of Charlotte and Frederick Woodcock, parents of Eddie Woodcock who was killed in action in France in 1916

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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 6d

You’re always welcome Elizabeth 😊

The Boy Behind The Picture

Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 6d

Sometimes we discover a story that’s so remarkable that we feel compelled to make sure that the story is told The Boy Behind The Picture #Titanic #Genealogy #WW1 #History #historyinthemaking #historyfacts #FamilyHistory #Genhour

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Sometimes we discover a story that’s so remarkable that even though it’s not a member of your own family, we feel compelled to make sure that the story is told. The photograph of the yo…

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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 9d

From Orchard Fields to Flanders Fields: The Story of Thomas Wootton Thomas Wootton was born on March 26th, 18921, in the village of Byford, Herefordshire, the sixth oldest of eight children born to…

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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 9d

The Forgotten Faces of the Somme

From the Fields of Herefordshire to the Trenches of France When I think of the First World War, I don’t just picture the vast battlefields or the rows of white crosses that stretch endlessly into t…

In the Shadow of Passchendaele: Remembering Private Keyes

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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 9d

Three soldiers.
Three sacrifices.
Three stories that echo forever.

Because freedom has faces, and each one tells a story worth telling.
#ThreeSoldiers #LestWeForget #RealHeroes #SacrificeAndHonor #VeteransVoices

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From the Banks of the Thames to the Mud of Passchendaele: The Life and Loss of Harry Joseph Keyes Before the mud, the gunfire, and the chaos of the Western Front, before the thunder of artillery at…

Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 9d

It’s wonderful that you have been able to follow in dads footsteps with what he started on your tree. Being able to the stories of these brave men like your grandad help to keep their memories alive 😊

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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 9d

From Orchard Fields to Flanders Fields: The Story of Thomas Wootton Thomas Wootton was born on March 26th, 18921, in the village of Byford, Herefordshire, the sixth oldest of eight children born to…

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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 9d

The Forgotten Faces of the Somme

From the Fields of Herefordshire to the Trenches of France When I think of the First World War, I don’t just picture the vast battlefields or the rows of white crosses that stretch endlessly into t…

In the Shadow of Passchendaele: Remembering Private Keyes

Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 9d

Three soldiers.
Three sacrifices.
Three stories that echo forever.

Because freedom has faces, and each one tells a story worth telling.
#ThreeSoldiers #LestWeForget #RealHeroes #SacrificeAndHonor #VeteransVoices

chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/09/04/i...

From the Banks of the Thames to the Mud of Passchendaele: The Life and Loss of Harry Joseph Keyes Before the mud, the gunfire, and the chaos of the Western Front, before the thunder of artillery at…

Stepping Into the Spotlight: My First Ever Vlog!

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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · Mar 10

So here it is folks my onscreen debut, my first ever video blog where I explain why I started researching my family tree, enjoy! #Genealogy #FamilyTree #Vlog #Blog
Don’t worry too much back to writing next time round!

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Make the most of this folks this might be a once in a lifetime opportunity as you catch a rare glimpse of me stepping outside of my comfort zone. You can watch my first ever video blog where I expl…

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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 11d

Which One Are You?

I recently posted a question online that had been on my mind for a while:

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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 13d

Their stories ended on the battlefields of WW1, but they won’t be forgotten. The final chapter - Thomas Wootton the boy who left home for the shores of Australia only to return a year later to die for his country - #WW1 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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From Orchard Fields to Flanders Fields: The Story of Thomas Wootton Thomas Wootton was born on March 26th, 18921, in the village of Byford, Herefordshire, the sixth oldest of eight children born to…

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Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks Jenny and I completely agree

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Jenny Symien @symienjennifer.bsky.social · 11d

So important their stories are not forgotten - we are teetering on the brink of another explosion of hate & bigotry, we must remember how everyone is damaged by war.

Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree.bsky.social · 13d

Their stories ended on the battlefields of WW1, but they won’t be forgotten. The final chapter - Thomas Wootton the boy who left home for the shores of Australia only to return a year later to die for his country - #WW1 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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From Orchard Fields to Flanders Fields: The Story of Thomas Wootton Thomas Wootton was born on March 26th, 18921, in the village of Byford, Herefordshire, the sixth oldest of eight children born to…