50 pence well spent or how research can really pay off
Article about: Hi Guys, I bought this single identity disk many years at an aviation show for 50p. I bought it because it was named to a man with my family name of Stevenson. The disk is a Canadian WW1 iss
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Re: 50 pence well spent or how research can really pay off
And finally as I mentioned in my original post I had written to the historical section of the RCMP. I got this nice reply and some great additional info:
Hello,
I was able to find two men named Frederick Stevenson that served with the Royal North West Mounted Police around the same time and who also served in WWI. One of the men had the middle name Eady. I assume that this is not the man you are looking into. That being said Frederick Stevenson joined the Force on May 19, 1913. He was a Constable while with the Force. His regimental number was 5591. He served the Force for ten years retiring on September 22, 1923. He was involved in a case where he located and recovered a kidnapped girl named Mildred Shaw in 1913 and he was acknowledged for his good service in this instance. I hope this information is helpful. I was not able to verify which Frederick Stevenson you were looking for by the links you emailed because our internet server blocked them. We have high internet security. If it was Frederick Eady Stevenson please let me know and I will provide you with the information we have on file for him.
Thank you,
The Historical Section
This has been a really enjoyable and interesting exercise for a chance buy for 50p.
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: 50 pence well spent or how research can really pay off
Great research Ade & well worth the extra few quid gamble,i'd say. Stewy S
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Very interesting. And good evidence as to how even the most basic research can transform a cheap little "thing" into a fascinating piece of history and recapture a person's history.
Well done!
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Re: 50 pence well spent or how research can really pay off
ade you always have a great story of research or have/own a piece of history to share with us
I kneel before the king of entertainment.
rgrds, Ty
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