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Military deaths
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Arfermo | Report | 20 Aug 2008 10:46 |
OH dear ! re-the-above, apologies to findmypast--it was'nt them---but dear old GR who offered me the chance to view 'my' war hero's details. Senility here it comes!!!!!!!! |
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Arfermo | Report | 19 Aug 2008 16:43 |
Heather---yes I do actually have a 'sub' with Findmypast. I have just had verbals with them. They sent me an email suggesting that a 'War Hero' they had found, with the same name as a family member of mine --might be one and the same. Well my sub did'nt cover this new 'service'--so I paid up to view, and was shown ( what turns out to be a mock-up) of an actual military ID card complete with a sepia photograph. On it--it stated my relatives name and ---'Soldier of the Ist World War' .. The problem was --it was'nt my relation at all---only generic, so they later told me. Anyway--the point is-although the soldiers name , rank and serial number was on it, they said there was no other information to link this man with my family what-so-ever. No age--dob--parents--address, or place of birth. They told me that the only way to find out if he was 'ours' was to buy a certificate ??????. Well the name is'nt uncommon, but I'm sure glad it is'nt Smith or Jone's with advice like that !! |
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BessofDorset | Report | 19 Aug 2008 16:15 |
On" findmypast "in the "deaths overseas "there is a GRO Army death index 1881-1955 which can be searched if you have a sub-.so it looks as though the GRO was the depository for war deaths and therefore a certificate should be available Heather |
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JMW | Report | 19 Aug 2008 13:45 |
Just as an addition to my post above, The Overseas Branch of the General Register Ofice 'attempts' to keep records of events which took place abroad. I use 'attempts' quite deliberately, as that is dependent on the overseas country sending the information to GRO. Some countries do it quickly, some take their time and some don't bother. |
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JMW | Report | 19 Aug 2008 13:00 |
An 'event', death or birth, must be registered in the area in which it took place. Therefore, if a death happened abroad it would not be registered in the Registers of a Registrar in this country and would therefore not appear in the 'general' indexes. It doesn't have anything to do with where they are buried, that is a matter outside the scope of civil registration. |
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Arfermo | Report | 19 Aug 2008 11:53 |
Can someone please lay out the circumstances as to when military deaths are included in the 'general' civilian records and when not---as I was given a long winded answer by my local office, which included ---depends which war--whether died abroad and buried there etc Thank you---PGTIPS. |