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[Gurn]

Being under when rope broke.That can't be fun .

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[Surpmil]

So where did his papers end up? 2002! What a pity no one got to him with a tape recorder in time. Any members in the UK want to follow up and see if he left an unpublished manuscript? Stranger things have happened.

"Brigadier Ernest Merrill Ransford, CBE, veteran of the Great War, died
30 July, 2002, at Aldringham, Suffolk, at the great age of 105.
He was born in 1897, the son of Dr J.E. Ransford, of Birkdale,
Lancashire, and was educated at Clifton and the Royal Military
College.

Ransford was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Suffolk Regiment in
1916, served in the Great War, 1914-18, and the War of 1939-45 (UK,
Canada and the USA), Lieutenant-Colonel, 1940; Colonel, 1941;
Brigadier, 1944; retired from the army, 1952.

He was an Officer of the Legion of Merit, USA. He was appointed CBE in
1951.

His home at Aldeburgh, Suffolk was Way O'The Wind.

Brig. Ransford married in 1923, Janet Mary, (deceased), daughter of Dr
W.F.A. Clowes, of Colchester. There was one son of the marriage,
Richard (deceased), and one daughter, Cilla.

The funeral service is at Aldeburgh Parish Church, Suffolk, Wednesday
7 August, 2002, at 2 p.m."

Try Google;

seems to have been an interesting fellow.

There is a collection at the IWM which was apparently donated by him.
Recommendation for Award for Ransford, Ernest M Rank: Brigadier Regiment: ... | The National Archives

[Peter Laidler]

Funeral in Suffolk, was in The Suffolk Regt, presumably lived in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. I'd suggest a good place to start is at the old RHQ of The Suffolk Regt! From a quick browse through Tom Davies's 'Britain and the Thompson gun' given the vast amount of info available at The National Archive, I'd say that's the place for someone with a LOT of time on his hands to start.

But, as they say in researchers circles....... You become a poor researcher by starting off as a rich one! Because nobody pays you!

[muffett.2008]

But, as they say in researchers circles....... You become a poor researcher by starting off as a rich one! Because nobody pays you!

Very true Peter, but these days it's the cost of accessing files.
All these Archives and research facilities charge for the service.
I estimate that just to look at the files I think would help with the info I seek, I would be out of pocket about 10k, but theres no guarantee that all those files have information pertinant to my research, it's a bit of a gamble, specially the unopened files that need security vetting first.

[Peter Laidler]

I understand that most of the UK lend lease files are still restricted here. Said to be because when the money ran out and the gold had been exhausted, the US were allowing us unlimited credit in a form of pre lend lease but without the formalities of asking congress or........ whatever else you have to do. Bless 'em!

Yep, the place to start is the local Aldeburgh newspaper and Regt Museum of the Suffolk Regt.

Surely some of the BEST transit chests must be those with a perspex front. No?

[bigduke6]

Said to be because when the money ran out and the gold had been exhausted, the US were allowing us unlimited credit in a form of pre lend lease but without the formalities of asking congress or........ whatever else you have to do. Bless 'em!

It was not so long ago the War debt was paid off, can't remember if it was before or after the interest rate hit rock bottom and the banks ran out of money......