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•        Casualties of War
  
  Through the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, I’ve traced the records of three relatives who died in the service of their country. 
  
  We honour the memory of:
  
  Leslie Haydn Reeve
  Private 42762 Durham Light Infantry who died 18 February 1919, buried Woodbridge, Suffolk
  
  He was my Great Uncle, who died 4 days after the birth of his niece, my mother.  He left a widow, Alice Elforda Reeve, who later remarried.  They had no children.
   
  Richard Kemp Wildey
  Wing Commander, RAF, who died 15 October 1942, buried Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany
  
  He was my father's first cousin.  He left a widow, and his son was born after he died. I have recently been thrilled to make contact with his son, my second cousin.
  
  Eric Wilfred Reeve
  Lieutenant, 4th (Malacca Volunteer Corps) Bn, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force,
  who died 23 December 1943, buried ChungKai War Cemetery, Thailand    
  
  He was my grandmother's half cousin (their fathers were half brothers).  He was teaching in Malacca when war broke out.  His wife and daughter were evacuated to England via Australia and the USA, but returned after the war. I'd love to contact any of his family!
   

•      More branches on the tree!
  
  Thanks to the Internet, (in particular, Genes Reunited and Rootsweb) my brother and I have recently made contact with newly discovered cousins from the Absell, Hickling, Kemp, Reeve and Riches families.  Welcome to Kate (Absell line), Mark, Chris and Cathy (Hickling line), Pauline and Peter (Kemp line), Alan (Reeve line), and Melanie (Riches line). We're delighted to have made the connection, and look forward to swapping notes with you all.
   

•     Here's my ancestral chart:

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