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Title: Death between the Wars, Army spouse, Germany 1924
Post by: Tapestry on Wednesday 05 October 11 08:02 BST (UK)

Edgar Robinson was an officer in 1st Dragoon Guards stationed in Germany in 1924.  Edgar's young English bride Rosina (aged 19) died suddenly a few months into the marriage.  She is listed as having died in Cologne in 1924.  That's all I know. 
How do I find out about the cause of death?  I do not live in UK or Europe, so I cannot just "drop in" somewhere and look up some files.

Title: Re: Death between the Wars, Army spouse, Germany 1924
Post by: Jebber on Wednesday 05 October 11 10:03 BST (UK)

Here are the details you need to order the death certificate from the GRO, you can do it on line from:-
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates

Army Returns Deaths 1921-1925
ROBINSON, Rosina V. Station: Koln Germany 1924 Page 301 Age19


Jebber

Title: Re: Death between the Wars, Army spouse, Germany 1924
Post by: Tapestry on Wednesday 05 October 11 12:29 BST (UK)

Silly me.  That was too obvious.  Many thanks.   :-[   ;D   :) :) :)

Title: Re: Death between the Wars, Army spouse, Germany 1924
Post by: pepperonipie on Wednesday 11 April 12 01:29 BST (UK)

Hi would be interested to know if you found out anything about Rosina she is my Great Aunt but I know nothing about her
Thanks

Title: Re: Death between the Wars, Army spouse, Germany 1924
Post by: mmm45 on Wednesday 11 April 12 02:16 BST (UK)

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/armed-forces/results?event=D&recordType=ARMED_FORCES&route=&recordCount=-1&forenames=rosina&includeForenamesVariants=true&_includeForenamesVariants=on&surname=robinson&includeSurnameVariants=true&_includeSurnameVariants=on&fromYear=1924&toYear=&region=&sortOrder=RK%3Atrue&_performExactSearch=on

Overseas BMD on Find My past have her
Rosina V Robinson Germany 1924

May give further info

Ady

Title: Re: Death between the Wars, Army spouse, Germany 1924
Post by: km1971 on Wednesday 11 April 12 04:51 BST (UK)

pepperonipie..Welcome. When you have made three posts you can send tapestry a personal message. They have not been online since February. But they will see it when they next sign in.

Failing that you will have to order the certificate.

Ken

Title: Re: Death between the Wars, Army spouse, Germany 1924
Post by: pepperonipie on Wednesday 11 April 12 08:56 BST (UK)

Thanks  :)

Title: Re: Death between the Wars, Army spouse, Germany 1924
Post by: Tapestry on Wednesday 11 April 12 09:52 BST (UK)

Hi Pepperonipie,

Rosina was a gorgeous young thing aged about 18 when she married Edgar T, who was about 35 and very handsome.  He had already experienced the WWI and was in UK for a short time between postings.  After they married, they went back to Germany where she died a couple of months later on 27 Nov 1924, official cause was cerebral hemorrhage.  She is buried in Cologne.  Edgar was devastated and ordered that anything and everything that could possibly remind him of her be destroyed.  Thank goodness a few people ignored him!  Several years later he remarried and started a new life.

Title: Re: Death between the Wars, Army spouse, Germany 1924
Post by: pepperonipie on Wednesday 11 April 12 18:16 BST (UK)

Thank you so much its nice to find out a bit more info, shame she was so young when she died. My Grandfather was her eldest brother sadly he became estranged from the rest of the family I have no idea why though!