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I have in my possession some war medals Pte 2398 T Lound Lincs Yeo how do I go about finding out who he is I would like to give them to his family first works war

Son of Tom & Fanny Lound of Bassingham, Newark. Notts . You could have found that info by looking at CWGC site.
Born 1893 - died 5/11/1915 at Gallipoli

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Thomas Lound
in the UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Thomas Lound
Birth Place: Wilsford, Lincs
Residence: Gaythorpe
Death Date: 3 Nov 1915
Death Place: At Sea
Enlistment Place: Lincoln
Rank: Private
Regiment: Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line
Battalion: Lincolnshire Yeomanry
Regimental Number: 2398
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: At Sea



Thomas Lound
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Thomas Lound
Age in 1911: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England
Civil Parish: Caythorpe
Country: England
Street Address: Frieston Caythorpe Nr Grantham Lincs
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Labourer On Farm
Registration District Number: 432
Sub-registration District: Claypole
ED, institution, or vessel: 03
Piece: 20756
Household Members:
Name Age
Tom Lound 45
Fanny Lound 44
Thomas Lound 17
John Richard Lound 12
Gertrude Lound 9
Ethel May Lound 8
William Lound 6
Emily Doughtry 4
Clara Lound 3
George Henry Lound 11


Thomas Doughty
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Thomas Doughty
[Thomas Lound]
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Father: Tom Lound
Mother: Fanny Lound
Birth Place: Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England
Civil Parish: Caythorpe with Frieston
Ecclesiastical parish: Caythorpe St Vincent
Town: Caythorpe with Frieston
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Condition as to marriage:
Registration District: Newark
Sub-registration District: Claypole
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors:
Piece: 3201
Folio: 19
Page Number: 8
Household Schedule Number: 32
Household Members:
Name Age
Tom Lound 34
Fanny Lound 32
Eliza M Doughty 16
Walter E Doughty 10
Thomas Doughty 8
Mary J Doughty 4
John R Doughty 2

Lots of siblings for you to investigate in case any of them have living descendants.

there are a number of family trees on ancestry
eg
PH
PHILIPWHIFFIN737

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Thankyou so much for your help I have the medals of two of his siblings as well J R. And WE..

I can’t seem to find the siblings on commonwealth John R Lound number 52163 Leice reg and sibling Walter E number 25212 AVC ?

Would you be able to see if these two men died in the war please?

John R
Stories -
Last name Lound
Links John R: Medal Index Card
John R: CWGC record
Birth year -
Source View the Source record
Birth date -
Copyright -
Service number 52163
User facts Cemetery/Memorial : Somme France ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT IV.B.30
Place of Death : France
Rank Private
Country Great Britain
Year 1914-18
Record set Lives Of The First World War 1914-1918
Death year 1919
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Death date 07 Jul 1919
Subcategory First World War
Corps Leicestershire Regiment
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
Service British Army

Name: John Richard Lound
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 5 Feb 1898
Baptism Place: Caythorpe, Lincoln, England
Father:
Thomas Lound
Mother:
Fanny
FHL Film Number: 1542302
Reference ID: item 2 p 69

Walter E
Service record Soldier Number: 25212, Rank: Private, Corps: Army Veterinary Corps
Last name Lound
Second service record Soldier Number: 75872, Rank: Private, Corps: London Regiment
Year 1914-20
Third service record Soldier Number: 44771, Rank: Private, Corps: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Service number 25212, 75872, 44771
Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3719017
Second service number 75872
Country Great Britain
Third service number 44771
Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
Rank Private,Private,Private
Archive reference WO372/12
Second rank Private
Archive reference description Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards
Third rank Private
Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Regiment Army Veterinary Corps, London Regiment, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Second corps London Regiment
Third service record Soldier Number: 97741, Rank: Sapper, Corps: Machine Gun Corps
Second service number WR40786
Fourth service record Soldier Number: 234625, Rank: Sapper, Corps: Royal Engineers


Walter Edward
Grave reference Panel 7.
Last name Lound
Cemetery or memorial Vis-En-Artois Memorial
Birth year -
Burial country France
Death year 1918
Link https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead
Death date 08 Aug 1918
War First World War, 1914-1918
Number 44771
Record set Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour
Rank Private
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Unit 8th Bn.
Subcategory First World War
Regiment Royal Berkshire Regiment
Collections from Great Britain, UK None


Walter Edward
Death year 1918
Last name Lound
Death day 8
Service number 44771
Death month 8
Rank Private
Cause of death Killed in action
Regiment Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Death place France & Flanders
Battalion 8th Battalion.
Theatre of war Western European Theatre
Battalion details -
Supplementary Notes FORMERLY 25212, R.A.V.C.
Residence -
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Birth place Wileford, Lincs
Subcategory First World War
Enlistment place Grantham
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

Both are easily found on the CWGC site. Don't necessarily put full names in the Search facility.

However, as it's an uncommon name, just enter surname and there are only 5 Lound entries.

There are various forms attached to each entry.

Name: Walter E Doughty
[Walter E Lound]
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Father: Tom Lound
Mother: Fanny Lound
Birth Place: Wilsford Valley, Lincolnshire, England
Civil Parish: Caythorpe with Frieston
Search Photos: Search for 'Caythorpe with Frieston' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Ecclesiastical parish: Caythorpe St Vincent
Town: Caythorpe with Frieston
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration District: Newark
Sub-registration District: Claypole
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors:
Piece: 3201
Folio: 19
Page Number: 8
Household Schedule Number: 32
Household Members:
Name Age
Tom Lound 34
Fanny Lound 32
Eliza M Doughty 16
Walter E Doughty 10
Thomas Doughty 8
Mary J Doughty 4
John R Doughty 2


Name: Walter Edward Lound
Gender: Male
Death Date: 8 Aug 1918
Death Place: France
Rank: Private
Regiment: Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment
Regimental Number: 44771
Other Records: Search for 'Walter Edward Lound' in other WWI collections

mother fanny

very sad that the family lost all 3 sons

sent pm for er uop to 2021 for a relative decended from clara lound born 1908

Thankyou very much how sad is this I have all their medals