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Title: Forces deaths
Post by: stockdove on Thursday 09 January 14 20:02 GMT (UK)

Where are deaths of service personnel [WW2] recorded?

Title: Re: Forces deaths
Post by: gortonboy on Thursday 09 January 14 20:08 GMT (UK)

http://www.cwgc.org/

Title: Re: Forces deaths
Post by: t mo on Thursday 09 January 14 20:09 GMT (UK)

look in commonwealth war grave commission site or just try normal bmd records  .
regards
trevor

Title: Re: Forces deaths
Post by: stockdove on Thursday 09 January 14 20:19 GMT (UK)

Thanks Gortonboy & t mo. Have tried bmd without success. Will now try commonwealth war graves site.

Title: Re: Forces deaths
Post by: nanny jan on Thursday 09 January 14 20:42 GMT (UK)

Hi,

FreeBMD will only give details of those who died in England/Wales.


Nanny Jan

Title: Re: Forces deaths
Post by: t mo on Thursday 09 January 14 22:40 GMT (UK)

sorry nj yes should have stated forces deaths on FindMyPast  :-[ .

stockdove , if you give us his name we can try to find him for you .
regards
trevor

Title: Re: Forces deaths
Post by: stockdove on Wednesday 15 January 14 15:20 GMT (UK)

Sorry for delay in replying. Thanks to nanny jan and Trevor, what is FindMyPast please?
I am searching for a needle in a haystack....actually it is my husband's uncle who was fostered in 1923 aged 5 years. I have been unable to find his death in bmd under his birth name or foster mother's name so was thinking he was the right age to have served in WW2. I was hoping his name would jump out on forces war records site but I cannot find anyone of the right age under either surname.

Title: Re: Forces deaths
Post by: nanny jan on Wednesday 15 January 14 16:07 GMT (UK)

Hi,

FindMyPast is Find My Past :

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/

A guide to searching for WW2 records:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=651361.0

Have you considered that he might have emigrated?


Nanny Jan