First World War Death Certificates

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Member Since: December 2005 Posts: 0 Send Message	Richard	Report	29 Apr 2007 13:54
Member Since: December 2005 Posts: 0 Send Message	I have the GRO reference for my gt-grandfather who died at the Somme in 1916. I know when he died but not how or exactly where. Is it worth getting the death certificate? Has anyone got a death cert for a WW1 soldier? And if so, what sort of details does it have on it compared with a civilian certificate? Thanks :) Rich
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 240 Send Message	Frances	Report	29 Apr 2007 14:31
	hi there my grandfather was killed in france and on the cert it has at the top his regiment name and in what war, then his army no. his rank his name and age england as birth place date of death, place of death ie france and killed in action fran
	Researching: Goodall family from Edmonton, Bexley, Tottenham area, Broom, Brown and Long families from Norfolk and lastley my elusive Attwell/Atwell family Middlesex area?
Member Since: September 2005 Posts: 644 Send Message	Denis	Report	29 Apr 2007 15:07
	Overseas certificates tend to be very basic. Deaths in the UK tend to be recorded in the standard format. Denis