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     Edward Smith married Gwen ...¹

     Gwen ... married Edward Smith.¹

     John Frederick Bore was born on 9 June 1926 in Stepney, London, England.^1,2 He was the son of John Ernest Bore and Caroline Margaret Greathead.¹ John volunteered to join the Rifle Brigade and went through Europe. He lied like so many other brave boys about his age, he was only seventeen. He served as Court Guard in the Nuremberg war trials and out of digust he bought himself out. After the war he joined the parachute regiment and it is thought he became a Freemason. He worked in Nigeria as Port Superintendent and retired to Andorra where he died.¹ He died on 29 June 1986 aged 60 and his body was returned to England and cremated in Essex. He remained unmarried.¹

     Henry George Ponsford was born on 5 November 1924 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.^2,3,4 He was the son of William Ernest Ponsford and ... Patrick.⁵ He married Renée Margaret Bore, daughter of John Ernest Bore and Caroline Margaret Greathead, on 20 September 1950 in Register Office, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, The ceremony was witnessed by MA and WE Ponsford after a licence was issued. Renée was a shipping clerk in a shipping company, Henry was a Lance Corporal no 21128741 in the Gloucestershire Regiment. Renée gave her address as 21 Chedworth Crescent, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth and Henry 110 Blakemere Crescent, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth.^1,6 Henry died on 9 April 2008 in Hampshire, England, aged 83 in his sleep after fighting bone cancer.^1,7 His body was cremated after which his family had a celebration of his life. Many of his old comrades formed a path for him to go into the chapel with a standard bearer leading the way, at the end of the blessing a bugler played the last post and rouse. Although it was sad to see this vibrant man die, he had no quality of life and his wife said that it was almost like he had said that's it. Because he had been involved in so many things, and was so well known there was a great turn out, about 50 of them came back to his house when everyone recalled his jokes and all the things he had done. His ashes were sprinkled down at the shore where he went cockling and went out in his boat fishing

on 29 April 2008.¹

     Henry W George Poague was born on 29 January 1935 in Poplar, London, England.^1,2 He was the son of Henry George W Poague and Eileen Dorothy Grant.³ Henry went to the same school as his future wife, he left at age 15 to be van boy. When he was 17 years of age he joined RASC for his national service, most of which he spent in Germany. He was released in 1955.¹ He married Joyce Louisa Bore, daughter of John Ernest Bore and Caroline Margaret Greathead, on 5 November 1955 in Poplar Register Office, Poplar, London, England, after a certificate was issued. The ceremony was witnessed by C M Bore and John F Bore. Henry gave his occupation as a boiler scaler and his address as 93 Kerbey Street, Poplar, his father Henry Gweorge was an Engineers Foreman. Joyce gave her address as 24 Campbell Road, Bow and her father John Ernest was a Bakeries Warehouseman.^1,4 Henry joined P.L.A. as a driver and when the dockyard reorganised the Albert Dock he worked for BT in the city in the post room until he retired due to sickness aged 58.¹ He died on 23 December 2001 in Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, Essex, England, aged 66 from high grade non hodgkin lymphoma, his usual address was 88 Ashworth Place, Church Langley, Harlow, Essex.^1,5

     Evelyn Joan Poague was born on 21 March 1957 in Stepney, London, England.^1,3,2,4 She was the daughter of Henry W George Poague and Joyce Louisa Bore.¹ She married Walter Sneddon Yates on 21 November 1974 in Lambeth, London, England.^3,5 Evelyn and Walter were divorced in 1982.³ She married Royston Tombs on 13 May 1982 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales.^3,6 Her husband Royston died on 24 September 2007 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, aged 48 from lung cancer.^3,7 Evelyn wrote to say she had cancer in 2009.³ Evelyn died on 24 March 2010 aged 53 from cancer.⁸