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Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 33 Send Message	Ian	Report	11 Feb 2016 21:45
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 33 Send Message	omg - His sister Kate married Harry Waghorn who also went to Mesopotamia. Harry enlisted as a Private, was commissioned and went to Mesopotamia and then to Egypt and into the Royal Flying Corps (RAF from 1st April 1918). Harry's two eldest sons were fighter pilots in the RAF in WW2, both lost in 1941.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46 062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	11 Feb 2016 21:47
	I wonder if John Jr changed his name because of the antipathy against Germans in WW1?
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46 062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	11 Feb 2016 21:49
	Ian ..... ...... my grandfather was in Mesopotamia in WW1, with the Machine Gun Corps, that's how I know about the area I can't find much about his service as many/most/all of the records of the MGC have "disappeared"
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 33 Send Message	Ian	Report	11 Feb 2016 21:57
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 33 Send Message	60 percent of the army records were destroyed in the bombing in Sept 1940. Harry Waghorn was RAF so his survived. Now I HAVE to find out about John jnr - think I've found a marriage for 1915 to Lucie S Mills.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46 062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	11 Feb 2016 22:10
	According to the Probate Record and the Honor Roll of Service, John Jr was a Captain, and those records were not kept with the records of the ordinary servicemen. Most of those records have apparently survived :-) It might be a matter of finding which name he used after the war!
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46 062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	11 Feb 2016 22:18
	????????? This is probably father John Michael, the address is the same as on the Probate Record London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 Name: John Michael Scholer Year: 1918 County or Borough: Harrow Ward or Division/Constituency: Harrow Street address: 42 Alexander House The address on the image is actually 42 Chaplin Road, and he is the only one shown. This is the Electoral Register for 1912, ie the list of eligible voters .... London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 Name: John Michael Scholer Year: 1912 County or Borough: Harrow Ward or Division/Constituency: Harrow Street address: 42, Chaplin road, Wcmliley
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

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