Harry Addis

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Biography

Harry was born in 1918. He was the son of William Addis and Harriet Hooper. He passed away in 1997.

The is much detail on the internet, incl photos. They have him as

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BIRTH

An Ancestry tree has him born in Quetta, Baluchistan...

Here's the record:

• Record Transcription:

British India Office Births & Baptisms First name(s) Harry Ronald Vernon Last name Addis Birth year 1918 Birth date 05 Oct 1918 Baptism year 1918 Baptism date 13 Nov 1918 Place Quetta Presidency Bengal Father's first name(s) William Henry Father's last name Addis Mother's first name(s) Harriett Maud Mother's last name - Archive reference N-1-432 Folio 21 Page - Catalogue descriptions Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal Record set British India Office Births & Baptisms Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from Great Britain, UK None

The image has his father as Captain in the RFA.

MILITARY

The Gallagher family tree on Ancestry have the following:

May 1935 • Southampton, England, United Kingdom Joined the Merchant Navy, ...with a Argentinian contract document...

Army Release Papers. 4 August 1937 Joined The Royal Signal Corps of The British Army. 22 January 1946 Released from The Royal Signal Corp to Army Reserve.

(I cannot find the digital records).

MARRIAGE

An Ancestry tree has him marrying first Valencia Emily Myrtle Willis (and having one child which I cannot find).

And here's the marriage record:

• Record Transcription:

Gro Index Army Marriages (1881 To 1955) First name(s) Harry R V Last name Addis Sex Male Marriage year 1944 MarriageFinder ™ Harry R V Addis married one of these people Valencia E Willis Marriage place Jhansi Place type Place Country India Type Armed Forces Source Gro Index Army Marriages (1881 To 1955) Records year range 1944 Archive reference ARM2 Page ? Line number 71 Archive General Register Office Record set British Armed Forces And Overseas Banns And Marriages Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce Collections from Great Britain, UK None

It seems that they divorced because she remarries:

• Record Transcription:

England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 First name(s) VALENCIA E M Last name ADDIS Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1951 Registration month - MarriageFinder ™ VALENCIA E M ADDIS married one of these people Robert E Brown Spouse's last name Brown District Sheffield District number - County Yorkshire Country England Volume 2D Volume as transcribed 2D Page number 287 Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce Collections from Great Britain, England

But it's a bit confusing to see another record with her original name...

• Valencia E M Willis

in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Name: Valencia E M Willis Registration Date: Oct 1951 [Nov 1951] [Dec 1951] Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Sheffield Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding Spouse: Brown Volume Number: 2d Page Number: 287 Find Spouse

And he remarries also:

• Harry R V Addis

in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Name: Harry R V Addis Registration Date: Apr 1951 [May 1951] [Jun 1951] Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration district: Southampton Inferred County: Hampshire Spouse: Pearl E Mitchell Volume Number: 6b Page Number: 1229

...and have two children? Yes.

DEATH

• Harry Ronald V Addis

in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: Harry Ronald V Addis Death Age: 78 Birth Date: 5 Oct 1918 Registration Date: Feb 1997 Registration district: Southampton Inferred County: Hampshire Register Number: C56A District and Subdistrict: 5002C Entry Number: 194