Army boys I have found. (19-12-2014 post)

Okay, I'm off to a great start, yesterday was a day of research and I completely forgot I had a blog for this.

To make it up I will do a double post today.....

Yesterdays post will be of what I found out yesterday :) (of course.)

Below is a copy paste from a website called

This blew my mind! I had no idea there was another member in this family line included in the army, I called up my father to see what he knew and he said that that info was new for him also. The other individual is Thomas Chipp who was born in 1754, but I will talk about him another day.

The first man I discovered was John Edward BALDOCK.

World War I - Service number G/20127, Private, 6th Btn "The Buffs" (East Kent Regiment).

He was born in 1896 in Swingfield, Kent, England.
He is the son of John Baldock and Emma Ellen Allan.
Enlisted in Canterbury, England. However he lived in Elham, England.
John was killed in action on the 8th September 1918 and is commemorated at Panel 3 Vis-En-Artois, Pas De Calais, France. Though I have looked I am yet to see the panel...

Sources: 1. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Kent/Elham.html
               2. http://www.fadedgenes.co.uk/JosephBaldockDescendants.html

The second individual was Walter William FAGG.

Born in 1886 to Thomas Joseph FAGG and Annie Maria SHEATH of Stourmouth in Kent.
He also enlisted in Canterbury, England but lived in Walmer, England.
Walter was private 4471 of the 2nd Dragoon Gaurds (Queen's Bays).
He was killed in action 1 Sep 1914 at Nery, France and is buried in Verberie, French National Cemetery.

Source: 1. http://www.fadedgenes.co.uk/JosephBaldockDescendants.html

I will reveal more about these men in the future, but for now I wanted to tell the world of my new find (I'm sure it's old news to everyone researching this tree though).

Merry Christmas and God bless,

Mark.

Baldock Family History

Generations upon generations are hidden within every family's history!
Little did I truly realise this until it was too late.......

Hi, my name is Mark and I have an addiction.
My addiction has given me some good times and some bad times. If it's okay, I'd very much like to take you on my journey which started back in 2012. (okay, I have an addictive personality. I have been hooked since the start!)

Before I start my journey which appears from out of nowhere in 1570, I'm going to point out that this Baldock family originates, to my knowledge from the Kent area of England.
The man responsible for bringing us to Australia was;

Mr John Baldock who was born in Canterbury, Kent, England to John and Susannah (nee Newing) Baldock.

In 1851 and 1861, John lived in Womenswold, Kent, England.

Arriving on the 8th October 1873 he landed in Moreton Bay just 45km from Brisbane.

With 7 siblings growing up around him, he was part of a large family. Perhaps even a twin alongside his sister Emily who was also born in 1850.

On the 12 Dec 1880, John married Susannah Amelia Alderman and together they had 6 of their own children, one being named Emily (no other child bears an Aunt or Uncle's name.)

On the 6 of August 1927, John died in Gulgong, NSW at the age of 77 and is buried in the Church of England section of the Gulgong Cemetery.

 

 

The above portrait is John Baldock so I am told.

  Sort of hard to read but the inscription is;

In Loving Memory Of

JOHN BALDOCK

Who departed this life

6th AUGUST 1927

aged 77 years

 

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

 

 

By doing this blog I hope to somehow help others researching this family line. If not, I hope to incite inspiration to others in moving through their rich family genealogy.

 

If you are a descendant to John Baldock or anyone connected to him for that matter, I'd love to hear from you!

 

E-mail can be sent through to M.Baldock1990@gmail.com until I can sort some extra stuff out.

 

Merry Christmas Guys, God bless.

 

Cheers,

Mark.