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Title: Can't find funeral report
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Wednesday 03 September 25 14:16 BST (UK)
   I think I am going mad - I read a funeral report a couple of days ago in the newspapers online and now I can't find it.
   Cecil William Edward Miller, died 5th April 1941, buried Barham Kent. He was with a searchlight regiment, presumably stationed nearby. I know where the grave is, but just want to re-read the funeral report. 
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: rosie99 on Wednesday 03 September 25 14:41 BST (UK)
FindMyPast have the burial image, he was buried 10th April so article will be after that
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: Zaphod99 on Wednesday 03 September 25 14:45 BST (UK)
Have you checked your internet browsing history?

Zaph
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: AlanBoyd on Wednesday 03 September 25 14:47 BST (UK)
How did you find the newspaper report? (I’ve been searching at BNA without success.)
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Wednesday 03 September 25 15:08 BST (UK)
  I have Kent newspapers selected on FindMyPast.
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: JenB on Wednesday 03 September 25 15:12 BST (UK)
Quote from: Top-of-the-hill on Wednesday 03 September 25 15:08 BST (UK)
  I have Kent newspapers selected on FindMyPast.

If you found it on FindMyPast then you should be able to retrieve it via the ‘My Records’ tab.
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Wednesday 03 September 25 15:25 BST (UK)
  I only seem to have corrections under My Records. I don't think I am a very sophisticated user.
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: rosie99 on Wednesday 03 September 25 15:37 BST (UK)
I think the My records page on FindMyPast could be misleading, looking at mine it has at the top of the page My Records on the left and My Corrections on the right.   It opens up as My records and you have to select My Corrections, is yours different to this  :-\
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Wednesday 03 September 25 15:42 BST (UK)
  It does appear to be somewhat different.
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: rosie99 on Wednesday 03 September 25 15:48 BST (UK)
Link to his War Grave record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2824088/cecil-william-edward-miller/
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Wednesday 03 September 25 16:29 BST (UK)
  I think we had better assume I dreamt this and abandon the search!
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: JenB on Wednesday 03 September 25 17:08 BST (UK)
When I click on 'My research' at the top of the page I get drop down which has on it
'Workspaces' and 'My records'.
Underneath which is 'My corrections', 'Saved searches' and 'Saved tree searches'.

If I click on 'My records' I see all the searches I've done.
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Wednesday 03 September 25 18:24 BST (UK)
  Thanks Jen, I worked my way through that and found the B,M,D searches I did, but not the funeral report. I'm baffled - did I dream it?
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: bearkat on Wednesday 03 September 25 18:52 BST (UK)
Was it this you saw?

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/284978816/william-edward_cecil-miller
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: JenB on Wednesday 03 September 25 19:03 BST (UK)
Quote from: bearkat on Wednesday 03 September 25 18:52 BST (UK)
Was it this you saw?

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/284978816/william-edward_cecil-miller

That’s a 1998 death in Canada  :-\
Title: Re: Can't find funeral report
Post by: bearkat on Wednesday 03 September 25 19:05 BST (UK)
Aaah! And wrong year.