An appeal has been made to trace the family of a WWII soldier, believed to be in Bristol, whose personal effects were discovered hidden in a gift parcel. Carol Mooney from Yorkshire said her sister-in-law sent her a gift set containing a tankard, cufflinks and a pen for Christmas.
She had bought the set at a car boot sale in the Bradford area. Ms Mooney said after unwrapping the gift, she found documents hidden in the bottom of the box. These were an army paybook dated 1944, a driving licence issued in 1976 and a Bible given by a military chaplain at the 10th Infantry training centre.
The items were all addressed to Sidney Duck at 4 Sandporch Road, Leeds. Ms Mooney said the writing was difficult to read and that the nearest match for that road name is Sandford Road in Kirkstall.
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She said that in the paybook, Sidney Duck had written that he wished his possessions to be sent to his mother, Mrs PM Duck should he die while on active service.
But she said the driving licence dated in the 1970s suggests that Sidney Duck survived the war. She contacted a local genealogist who said that Sidney Duck’s son now lives in Bristol and goes by the same name.
Ms Mooney said she would like to return the documents to the Duck family. She can be contacted on carolmooney32@gmail.com.
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