Description: This document records the status to date of research into the family history of Grimsby's Munson and Dadd. Connections with Grimsby's early fishing history. An account of cycling the Somme battlefields of my ancestors and the Grimsby Chums with travel tips and links. Somme revisited and first trip to Ypres area in Belgium. Extracts from fishing and newspaper archives
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Gunner Robert Munson N o 821275 'V' 59 th T. M. Battery R.F.A. Killed in action near Templeux-le-Guerard, France. Friday 6 th July 1917, Age 27. Private Richard Munson N o 927, 'D' Company, 10 th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, (Grimsby Chums). Killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, Saturday, 1 st July 1916, Age 22. Private George William Dadd N o 12572, 8 th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Killed in action on Saturday, 23 rd September 1916, near Lievin, Pas de Calais, France. Age
Family History Grimsby branches of the Family Trees of Munson and Dadd.
Family connections in Grimsby Fishing Archives In Grimsby Fishing Vessel Records, Crew Lists and 1871 / 1881 Census (of Ships in Port).