Hi Mack. Great to hear from you. You are right, two of Horace's sons, George and John (Jack) were killed during WW11 but he had another son Douglas and a daughter Barbara. Barbara married Duncan Dallas. From their union they had a daughter Elizabeth Dallas who married Yeoman P G Smith. They had 2 daughters and a son Peter.
Judging from the posts submitted in 2008/9 it would certainly appear that "Big Pete" is Peter Smith and is a descendant of Horace Northcote.
His last post in August 2009 said he would be posting some photos acquired after a visit to his elderly uncle, but I can not find any evidence that he did this or that he submitted any further posts. I really hope he is still viewing posts on this forum and we can establish some sort of contact.
One of Thomas Northcote's daughter's granddaughter spent years researching the Northcote family and as a result I have a 150 page record of the family tree. The current lockdown has it's plus points as without all the spare time I have I probably would not be any the wiser about the Manchester Regiment Forum. I just hope I am not too late in reconnecting with family members I only know from reading the family tree.
After WW11 Thomas Northcote"s side of the family started a new life in Kenya. So a whole new chapter in family life opened up so I have much to tell Peter if I can gain contact. Any help would be much appreciated. Kevin