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Alice chesser

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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 Aug 2025 13:49

According to a newspaper report in 1933 William L Chesser was a butcher and poulterer with a shop in King Street

In 1938 William Lorimer Chesser, bombardier, RA (Territorial) was promoted 2nd Lieutenant

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 21 Aug 2025 15:16

Alice was still at North Anderson Drive in 1956-60, and then in Abbotshall Drive from 1961 until at least 1975.

Her parents and William were at North Anderson Drive in 1954 -55, but Alice wasn't with them.

If she was in the forces, it must have been either 1954-55, or else before she was 21.

Sue

Sue Report 21 Aug 2025 15:35

Maybe it was National service, I’m not too sure when that stopped

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 21 Aug 2025 15:59

Surely post war national service was only for men.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 Aug 2025 15:59

It most certainly was..............

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 21 Aug 2025 16:02

Women were not called up for National Service after 1945.

The last call-up for men was at the end of 1960, and National Service stopped when the last men called up had finished their period of service.

Google it.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 Aug 2025 16:06

The 192 entry is only the ER to 2016...............

She isn't in the current telephone directory

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 21 Aug 2025 16:15

Sue -

You said,
"she doesn’t live at any of the addresses for mentioned, which makes me think she is either deceased or in a nursing home".

Assuming that means you have already tried contacting her at the 2015-16 address, then yes, she must be in a care home.

As already said, she hasn't died, unless just in the last few weeks. SP's death records are updated quite promptly.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 Aug 2025 16:42

No death announcement in the Aberdeen newspaper............found by googling