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Hi,
I am looking for any ancestors connected to a possible Sergeant Davis who served in S. Korea in 1952 in the Busan (Pusan) area. I realize there could be many and I'm sorry I have no more information to provide. I have DNA information on myself that links me to a relative (2nd or 3rd cousin) born in Bristol in l933 with the family name of Bowling. Unfortunately, that person moved to the US and is no longer living.
Thanks,
Jan

Why do you think that Davis and Bowling are linked?

Have you looked for BMD info to support the idea?

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Presumably, you have forename info for the person who moved to the US..............follow it through.

How did anyone manage to obtain DNA from someone who is deceased?

Welcome to GR, Jan.

With a common name like Davis it's going to be almost impossible to trace him if that is all the information you have. He and other people he served with born in the same year are in their 80's now. Some may have died.

Have you thought of following the Bowling line back and finding more details of him that way? Are you sure your contact was born in Bristol? There are no 1933 Bowling births in that area.

DNA testing is not that specific,

For you to know of a bristol birth in 1933 with a specific surname you must have some info from some where that led you to think that,

How did you arrive at that conclusion?

There are no Bowling births listed from 1930 upto 1936 in the Bristol area on Freebmd's


Roy

Davis, indeed a common surname. But I would think it unlikely that there were many in S Korea in 1952? Army records?

Probably need a dob and corresponding death to access them :-(

I'm reading this that Sergeant Davis was part of the US forces?

The british connection being the Bowling side who then moved to the US

May be Jan could clarify when answering the questions already asked

Roy

I realized after I posted that Bowling was her married name. The Davis I am looking for would be a cousin to Jean Hunt, born in 1933 in Bristol. Her parents were Albert Hunt (1903-1979) and Lizzie Dickenson (abt. 1905-1978).Her grandparents were Henry Hunt (b.abt 1857-Ipswich), Charlotte (abt 1862-Devin), Ridley Dickensin (abt 1878-1942) and Elizabeth A. (abt 1879-Sunderland).

My information says he was a member of a British force, not sure which branch. Given the proximity of Busan, S. Korea to the ocean, Navy would be my guess.

Hope this can be helpful.
Jan

Use freebmd to look for info about Jean's aunts and uncles.........then look for possible children

'Sergeant' is not a Naval rank.....................

The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a large-scale battle between United Nations and North Korean forces lasting from August 4 to September 18, 1950. It was one of the first major engagements of the Korean War. An army of 140,000 UN troops, having been pushed to the brink of defeat, were rallied to make a final stand against the invading North Korean army, 98,000 men strong.
UN forces, having been repeatedly defeated by the advancing North Koreans, were forced back to the "Pusan Perimeter", a 140-mile (230 km) defensive line around an area on the southeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula that included the port of Pusan. The UN troops, consisting mostly of forces of the Republic of Korea Army (ROK), United States Army, and British Army, mounted a last stand around the perimeter, fighting off repeated North Korean attacks for six weeks as they were engaged around the cities of Taegu, Masan, and P'ohang, and the Naktong River. The massive North Korean assaults were unsuccessful in forcing the United Nations troops back further from the perimeter, despite two major pushes in August and September.
North Korean troops, hampered by supply shortages and massive losses, continually staged attacks on UN forces in an attempt to penetrate the perimeter and collapse the line. However, the UN used the port to amass an overwhelming advantage in troops, equipment, and logistics, and its navy and air forces remained unchallenged by the North Koreans during the fight. After six weeks, the North Korean force collapsed and retreated in defeat after the UN force launched a counterattack at Inchon on September 15. The battle would be the furthest the North Korean troops would advance in the war, as subsequent fighting ground the war into a stalemate.

I'm new to this. What is freebmd?

As posted earlier...............

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

An index of BMD's in England/Wales between 1837 and approx 1955

I'm not a Navy man myself but i don't think the Royal Navy had the Rank of sergeant,

It's a Army and Air force rank, I'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong

Edit I see reggie has posted this

Roy

When searching, be sure to use correct spelling of names...........it can make a huge difference

Births Jun 1933 (>99%)

HUNT Jean M Dickinson Bristol 6a 76

Marriages Sep 1928 (>99%)
Dickinson Lizzie Hunt Bristol 6a 61
HUNT Albert W DICKINSON Bristol 6a 61

Thanks for the clarification.

Death

Name: HUNT, Albert William
Registration district: Bristol
County: Gloucestershire
Year of registration: 1979
Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Date of Birth:6 June 1903
Volume no: 22
Page no: 0610

1911 census

Person: HUNT, Albert William Address: 8 Ashton Gate Road Bristol

HUNT, Henry Head Married M 52 1859 Inspector Netherseale Leicester VIEW
HUNT, Charlotte Ann Wife Married21 years F 49 1862 South Molton Devonshire VIEW
HUNT, Henry Richard Son Single M 20 1891 Labourer Clifton Bristol VIEW
HUNT, Florence Louisa Daughter Single F 15 1896 General Factory Hand Clifton Bristol VIEW
HUNT, Maud Annie Daughter F 12 1899 School Clifton Bristol VIEW
HUNT, Margaret May Daughter F 11 1900 School Clifton Bristol VIEW
HUNT, Edward John Son M 9 1902 Clifton Bristol VIEW
HUNT, Albert William Son M 7 1904 Clifton Bristol

7 children born in marriage...........1 has died.

1911 census

Person: DICKINSON, Lizzie Address: 56 Sorley Street Sunderland

DICKINSON, Ridley Head Married M 33 1878 Ship-Plate Rivetter Glasgow Lanarkshire Resident VIEW
DICKINSON, Lizzie Wife Married9 years F 32 1879 Sunderland Durham VIEW
DICKINSON, Lizzie Daughter F 6 1905 School Sunderland Durham VIEW
DICKINSON, Robert Son M 3 1908 Sunderland Durham

Marriages Mar 1902 (>99%)
Dickinson Ridley Sunderland 10a 990
Souter Lizzie Sunderland 10a 990

One female child born after 1911 census...............she didn't marry a Davis

Suggest you concentrate on the Hunt sisters...........and bear in mind the age that Davis would have had to be to have attained the rank of sergeant by 1952