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David Graham 1899-1957, WW1 Infantry battalion,. Harold graham 1926-2011, WW2 The Border Regiment, RA Pay Corps, serial no 14913094, 1945 - 1948. These details were sent to me by email, so don't know if she has the original documents, and if not where the dates for David came from. There are several options for David (on ancestry), but don't know where to look for Harolds military history? I only know how to check CWGC? Any idea's? Regards Linda :)

Some more info. We've had the Beechbank address confirmed by a photo of Barbara, standing outside the house in Beechbank Rd. Another photo of Fusehill military hospital, 1945. royal army pay corp, Reading, June - Oct 1947, and Ranikher army camp, Nov - Dec 1947. Barbara apparently married Ron, (no surname). Cheers Linda

PS forgot to say that apparently can't order harold and frances marriage cert from Qld, until 75 years have passed? Have checked NLA trove, but nothing showing. As they were new to Aus, probably didn't feel the need.

Oh dear :( my friend has found her fathers birth cert. NO parents details given, however she also has his marriage cert and his mothers name is given as Martha Abraham. Abrahm/graham? A quick check on freebmd gives a marraige of david Abraham and martha warshawsky in 1925, and the birth of Harold Abraham, mother warshawsky, in Mar 1927. Could this simply be a transcribers error, and being too hard to fix has just been ignored? Heeellllpppp!!! Regards Linda

Ok, 1 david abraham married 1 edith jacobstadt in 1934, and had a daughter Barbara in 1936. Looks like harold changed his name from abraham to graham??

The birth you mentioned

Births Mar 1927 (>99%)
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Abrahams Harold Warshawsky Liverpool 8b 467

If that is him it is possable he changed his name it went on a lot before WW1 maybe the same happened before WW2

Death for Martha so it looks good

Deaths Jun 1930 (>99%)
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Abrahams Martha 29 Liverpool 8b 105

Hi Jax, those and the other marriage to edith in 1934 pretty much clinch it I think? I know there was a family breakdown, but thought it was after the move to aus, but he obviously changed his name prior to that. It was after he went in the army in 1945. I'm happy to go along with what we've found now, and take it from there. Thanks everyone for your input, only one unnescessary order from the GRO!!! Regards Linda :)

PS just realised he changed his name before enlisting. Abrahams having connotations maybe?

If David was also from Liverpool this could be him

Household transcription
1911 census

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Person: ABRAHAMS, David
Address: 58 Albany Road Liverpool

Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where born Image
ABRAHAMS, Michael Head Married M 45 1866 Upholstes Middlesex VIEW
ABRAHAMS, Miriam Wife Married19 years F 40 1871 Middlesex VIEW
ABRAHAMS, Phoebe Daughter Single F 17 1894 Tailors Coats Liverpool VIEW
ABRAHAMS, David Son M 11 1900 School Liverpool VIEW
ABRAHAMS, Mark Son M 5 1906 School Liverpool VIEW

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England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
about Edith Graham
Name: Edith Graham
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1906
Date of Registration: Jan 1997
Age at Death: 90
Registration district: Sefton North
Inferred County: Merseyside
Register Number: 52A
District and Subdistrict: 0341A
Entry number: 98


Births Sep 1906 (>99%)
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Jacobstadt Edith W. Derby 8b 617


England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
about David Graham
Name: David Graham
Birth Date: abt 1900
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1959
Age at Death: 59
Registration district: Liverpool South
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 10d
Page: 767

oh now I'm confused!!

so is this the elusive Barbara?

Births Sep 1936 (>99%)
ABRAHAMS Barbara Jacobstat Liverpool S. 8b 166

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1925
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
ABRAHAMS David WARSHAWSKY Martha Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation Liverpool J4/5/66


Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1934
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
ABRAHAMS David JACOBSTADT Edith Liverpool, Shaw Street Synagogue, Everton Liverpool J16/3/74

Harold??

Births Mar 1927 (>99%)
Abrahams Harold Warshawsky Liverpool 8b 467

which would fit with a birth of 27/12/26

Hi Ann, yep that would appear to be them. I'm thinking David is the one who changed the surname. I've emailed a couple of people who may be connected, so we wait again!! Regards Linda.

And we have success. Several members of the Abrahams family have responded to approaches, my friend is now in touch with family members, and is over the moon! Thank you so much for your interest and help, regards Linda

glad you had a successful outcome. Thanks for letting us know. It is always nice to know the searching had a good result.