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Submitted by anonymous-01 on Wed, 2013-11-06 19:50

Have been doing a bit of research on Jury Lists recently and notice that here and there asterisks appear next to some names.

Noticed it against to my grandfather John Olson for example in the 1917 list. I wonder if anybody knows why they were used or what they mean?

Sean

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Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 2013-11-06 20:54.

It says on the first page of the jury list that they were exempted from jury duty by virtue of their military volunteer service etc. It was WW1 at the time.

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Wed, 2013-11-06 23:59.

Just had another look. Should have seen it. 

My grandfather, John Olson, was a member of the HK Volunteer force during World War 1. Have posted a picture showing same here some time ago. If you do a  search for John Olson it should show.

Sean

Submitted by David on Thu, 2013-11-07 21:27.

Soldiers