I am sure a few of you have maybe seen this image before. It is, once again, of my 'Ever Elusive Uncle Leslie'.
He married for a short time. No knows what happened to the marriage, or really much about the bride.
I think the marriage was before the war, and as far as everyone knows, there were no kids.
He died in about 1965 at the age of 47.
He served in North Africa during the war, as well as Burma with the Chindits.
I am sure as a baby I got to meet him. But as an adult, I did not.
I wish I had.
Towards the end of his life he worked at the Cochran Ship Yards in Selby, where his father worked. He also lived with his father after my folks move to America.
Mom says he owned a car, but did not have a drivers license. My dad would on occasion drive the car.
This is his motor bike, and maybe some one in England can confirm it, but I believe the 'L' meant 'learner'.
I have made a little progress in his search. I have gotten his death certificate so I can now apply for his war records. Hopefully it will lead some where.
Good luck with your research. He looks very dapper to be riding a motor bike.
ReplyDeleteHe was indeed very handsome.
DeleteHi John, what a handsome chap and yes, L does indicate a vehicle is being driven by a learner driver.
ReplyDeleteTrying to track people down is pretty difficult isn't it? In fact, I had no idea how hard it would be, but I am a complete novice, so maybe it will get easier. Barbara
It is fun, but every once in a while you hit a bump, which only makes it more fun when you over come it.
DeleteNo driver's licence for his car at still carrying the learner's 'L' plate on the bike I do hope he passed his driving test(s).
ReplyDeleteI don't know if he ever got it.
DeleteAt least you have a little bit of information about Uncle Leslie on which you can hopefully build. It's the photos - without any clue at all about who the folks in them are - that get me, especially when the photos are found in a family album so you know they must belong to you - somehow? Since I have always taken countless pictures of just about everything, I've got a huge job ahead of me, but little by little I'm going back into my albums, pulling out photos, & identifying everyone in them, plus where & when they were taken. Because of the albums they're in, identification is somewhat available that way. But pictures don't always remain in albums!
ReplyDeleteYea we have a few photos we can't name everyone in. I just keep looking for someone who may know.
DeleteOne thing I've learned while doing lots of family research: Always, always write the names of people on the backs of their photographs! Even where the photo was taken...all those clues will help somebody someday! Good luck with your Uncle Leslie, handsome as he is...
ReplyDeleteI have been able to get my mom to go through all we have, and she remembers most.
DeleteI am not, however, going to wait till I am old to do mine.
A perfect match for this weekend's theme. As for the "ever elusive", I think some ancestors go out of their way to "get lost"!
ReplyDeleteYou may be right.
DeleteWell uncle Leslie may be elusive but I agree that he was a handsome chap and he matches the theme perfectly.
ReplyDeleteHe is handsome, and I miss not having known him.
Deletegood luck with your search. The "L" matches his (& my) name too.
ReplyDeleteTrue. I had not thought of that.
DeleteSending off paper work this week. Fingers crossed.