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Title: Death Records of Civilian Volunteers at Dunkirk
Post by: Matt1979 on Wednesday 29 May 19 15:30 BST (UK)
I'm not sure is this is the right section to ask this enquiry, but I have been trying to find a death record for a John C. White, who was my auntie's husband's grandad.  John died as a civilian volunteer at Dunkirk and although I have found his birth record and his entry on the 1939 register, I haven't been able to find any death record at all on Ancestry.  Although he was a civilian, I double checked by looking through the military records in case they recorded any civilian deaths at Durkirk, but there was still nothing.

Would any other website have any information?
Title: Re: Death Records of Civilian Volunteers at Dunkirk
Post by: PaulineJ on Wednesday 29 May 19 16:11 BST (UK)
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/life-events-bmds/british-nationals-death-overseas-1818-2005  ?
Title: Re: Death Records of Civilian Volunteers at Dunkirk
Post by: rosie99 on Wednesday 29 May 19 16:16 BST (UK)
Have you checked CWGC website as it has details of civilian deaths.
Title: Re: Death Records of Civilian Volunteers at Dunkirk
Post by: ShaunJ on Wednesday 29 May 19 16:26 BST (UK)
I had a look on CWGC and couldn't see any likely candidates. Perhaps there were newspaper reports.  What was Mr White's full name and where was his home at the time?

Not many civilian volunteers were killed at Dunkirk. According to a Parliamentary answer in June 1940, only four such volunteers were killed (as well as 121 merchant seamen).
Title: Re: Death Records of Civilian Volunteers at Dunkirk
Post by: Matt1979 on Wednesday 29 May 19 17:27 BST (UK)
Quote from: ShaunJ on Wednesday 29 May 19 16:26 BST (UK)
I had a look on CWGC and couldn't see any likely candidates. Perhaps there were newspaper reports.  What was Mr White's full name and where was his home at the time?

Not many civilian volunteers were killed at Dunkirk. According to a Parliamentary answer in June 1940, only four such volunteers were killed (as well as 121 merchant seamen).

Thanks for checking.  I'm nit sure what Mr White's full name was, as far as I know he lived in Knustford at the time.
Title: Re: Death Records of Civilian Volunteers at Dunkirk
Post by: Matt1979 on Wednesday 29 May 19 17:28 BST (UK)
Quote from: PaulineJ on Wednesday 29 May 19 16:11 BST (UK)
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/life-events-bmds/british-nationals-death-overseas-1818-2005  ?

Thanks for the link
Title: Re: Death Records of Civilian Volunteers at Dunkirk
Post by: rosie99 on Wednesday 29 May 19 17:43 BST (UK)
You say you have found him on the 1939 register, can you please post the details
Title: Re: Death Records of Civilian Volunteers at Dunkirk
Post by: ShaunJ on Wednesday 29 May 19 17:56 BST (UK)
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as far as I know he lived in Knustford at the time.

Is he the hotel waiter, with wife Olive?

Knutsford is a long way from the English Channel.