A member asked me to start a thread to see if anyone could help: "Yesterday a Rochdale PCSO Tweeted a request for help to find the owner of a suitcase [lost property dumped in Bacup] that contains hundreds of photos. It's possible the owner retired to Rhyl. They don't know if he's died or not. My first reaction was to ask if there were any military photos as this website could help find the owner or family via connections, veterans organisations or museums. The PCSO DM's me quickly with a WWII era photo. Looks like he was in the infantry. RGJ perhaps? His name is Leslie H. Hamer The PCSO said he'd be able to send more WWII photos to me on Friday." Said picture: Any thoughts? ~A
Leslie H. Hamer Born : Rochdale 2Q 1922 Married : Jessie Barraclough 3Q 1945 Rochdale Was living in Abergele, Clwyd, as of 2010.
England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2005 Name: Leslie H Hamer Mother's Maiden Surname: Kershaw Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1922 Registration district: Rochdale Inferred County: Lancashire Volume Number: 8e Page Number: 88 Not in - Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 - so confirms Guy above still alive 2010 onwards TD
Just checked further - nothing in deaths before 2015 - so guess he has died since Jan 2016 - not yet updated on sites such as Ancestry TD
So much optimism between the lines of the wedding report...and now a lifetime's memories dumped in an old suitcase. I hope that it was by accident. It would be sad if there was no family to be interested.
Published in the Daily Post on 19th September 2009 (Distributed in Llandudno Junction, North Wales) Leslie Holt Hamer HAMER - MRS JESSIE HAMER and family would like to express their sincere thanks for all those who attended the funeral of her Husband Mr Leslie Holt Hamer. Also thank you to all friends and family for their kind words, cards and flowers. Special thanks to Mary and the girls at Seabank Bowling Club for the reception. Many thanks to all at Peter Roberts & Sons especially Catrin and all who helped with the funeral. Kyle Leslie Hamer : Acknowledgement
Hmmmmmm All England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2015 results for Leslie Hamer Mr Percival Leslie Hamer 7 Mar 1914 7 Dec 2010 Bordon, Hampshire, England Mr Leslie Cornelius Hamer 1924 17 Dec 2009 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England TD
Addresses here but my findmypast subscription has lapsed Hamer Leslie H — — 2002-09 Uk Electoral Registers 2002-2014 Abergele, Clwyd, Wales Hamer Leslie H — — 2002 Uk Electoral Registers 2002-2014 Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales Kyle
Smart move No point in broadcasting her details on the net. Excellent work once again on the Forum perhaps the boys in blue should ask here again. May be able to sort out the high crime rate Well done again Guy Kyle
Hopefully the help Guy and other forum members have given will re-unite the photographs with the family but does anyone know what happened to `another` suitcase of military photographs which were found in Cardiff in 2013 and handed to another PCSO there? Appeal for owners after suitcase full of old family photographs found in Cardiff Just curious? Thanks Kyle
Excellent, and by a stroke of synchronicity, the officer returning them has the same name as the family.
There is a Jessie Hamer, died 9 Feb 2015, Probate granted at Liverpool, there was a Will. Edit. Age 92, residence Rhyl.