GUILTY UK - Hereford, LIVING WhtMale, ~75, US/Canadian accent, Nov'15 - Roger Curry

He told police and those caring for him now that his name is Roger Curry, but hasn't been able to say anything more about who he is, where he came from or where he lives.

He was found wandering around the Credenhill area of Hereford a couple of Saturdays ago, on November 7, and Hereford police have extended the search for information internationally.

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MelmothTheLost said:

Credenhill is the site of RAF Hereford which is the home base of 22 Para, aka the SAS. There are a number of SAS graves in Credenhill churchyard, so I wonder if he could have been visiting the grave of a former comrade.

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dalsglen said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...g-remote-Herefordshire-village-no-memory.html

Daily mail running this story again, seems to be suffering from dementia. Poor bloke

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The mystery pensioner speaks with an American or Canadian accent but detectives have also drawn a blank internationally after contacting the embassies of both countries.

Doctors say he is displaying signs of dementia but have no records of him ever receiving treatment.

Police today released photographs of the man in the hope a friend or relative will recognise him.

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Police have described the man as white, tall and of slim build with grey hair, blue eyes and grey stubble.

He is said to squint, so may normally wear glasses. He was found wearing a black hooded top, black jogging trousers, grey and blue socks and trainers.

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On Nov. 7, a man since described as a “Canadian” flagged down a passing ambulance and placed Roger Curry into their care, saying that he had found the elderly man wandering around.

The mysterious Canadian has since vanished, although police are appealing for him to come forward.

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If I had to guess based on these two seconds of speech, I’d guess this man is from what dialectologists call the ‘midland’ region of the US; Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri.

Police were not even sure if the man has ever been to North America or if he is “purely mimicking the accent.”

An online video by BBC Midlands shows Curry saying a few broken phrases to staff with Herefordshire Council social service.

“Yeah sure, boy,” he says at one point. At another, “pretty good, have you been in that house there?”

Although the evidence is admittedly slight, several linguists contacted by the Post say the man’s Americanized pronunciation of “house” potentially disqualifies him as a legitimate Canuck.

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Cricket99 said:

Woo Hoo! A happy ending for a change.

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dotr said:

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/c...-accent-mysteriously-appears-in-rural-england

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anya said:

By the way, upon searching Roger Curry I came across this site (pbase) of photo galleries taken by a Roger Curry. They mostly consist pictures of coastal and water areas in and around Ireland taken from his boat. He seems to be really into sailing/boating ... Perhaps he came across this man on one of his journeys? Or was he on a trip with him and then he then he went downhill, mentally, so dropped him off when he was in Herefordshire? There's a handful of various men in his photos, and in one or two photos there's a man that looks quite similar to our "uknown gentleman", at least to me.

This is all speculation and could be absolutely nothing and unrelated in the least, but I just thought it was a little interesting.

Here's the link: http://www.pbase.com/rogercurry/

Mooo.


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"Roger" was currently in the care of Herefordshire Council and inquiries were ongoing to establish if he had been reported missing by family or friends nationally or internationally, police said.
The force said there had been "numerous new lines of enquiry" following its previous public appeals but they still do not know who he is.
He had said his name was Roger Curry but, after further inquiries, police now believe Roger Curry may have been a now-deceased friend.

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He has been cared for in a nursing home since being found by a woman and man.
The man had an American-sounding accent - and the woman was local and has now answered a police appeal for information.
She told officers the younger American told him he had found 'Mr Curry' lying face down a country road in the village of Credenhill nearly five miles outside Hereford.

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But as soon as the paramedics stopped the younger American disappeared - fuelling suspicions that he was a relative who was trying to abandon the frail OAP

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LadyN said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-dementia-remember-dumped-Britain-family.html - American Pensioner may have been abandoned in Britain by family member:

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