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An Unauthorised Visit to the Front

Issue 111 of The War Illustrated starts with an article by a correspondant covering 'An unauthorised visit to the front'. In this article, war correspondant F A McKenzie tells of his journey to the front. After arriving in Dunkirk, McKenzie was taken to a French colonel who told him that he was not allowed to stay, as the area was under siege. Nevertheless, with the help of a guard, he managed to get to Furnes, where he came close to death from German shelling.

The interesting events during McKenzie's travels are embellished with descriptions of the war damage, lack of supplies, bedraggled refugees and survival under fire.

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A Short History of Parish Records As we have seen, both Civil Registration and Census Returns run out when you get back to c.1840, and rarely provide information relevant before 1800. At this stage you need to turn to Parish Records.		Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk 1858 Post Office Directory Covering towns, villages and parishes of these three counties comprehensively.

Can gravestones tell you anything about your ancestry? Monumental Inscriptions (the writing on gravestones) can tell you alot about an ancestor, but you'll probably find more information in a burial register or death record.		An Unauthorised Visit to the Front A short article on a war correspondant's journey to the front, from The War Illustrated magazines.