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The Common Room / Re: Presumed death
« on: Monday 22 September 25 21:39 BST (UK)  »
The period you are talking about  was  during WW2 so I imagine the process may be different to peace time.

As for your question about the GRO Index, the best place to ask is through the GRO website .l

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Armed Forces / Re: How were the wounded/dead dealt with?
« on: Friday 19 September 25 14:48 BST (UK)  »
They are still retrieving bodies today and it will continue for some time to come. . When you think of the thousands who lost their lives it is not surprising they are not always identifiable, sometimes  the body is so badly damaged their dog tags don’t survive.

The Commonwealth War Grave Commission go to great lengths to identify every unknown body. If they have a record of the area some missing men lost their lives they use DNA of relatives to try and identify them that way and have had success that way.


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World War One / Re: Harry Tasker 1st Batn Lincolnshire Regiment
« on: Thursday 18 September 25 12:55 BST (UK)  »
Men who appeared to have dodged war service were frequently given white feathers by members of the public, especially women who thought they were cowards.The silver badge was awarded to those discharged through injury or illness. It indicated that they had done their bit and were not shirkers.

 Three quarters of WW1 service records were lost in a fire in WW2, so your man’s records were probably amongst this lost.

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Dorset / Re: Dorset deaths 1907
« on: Wednesday 17 September 25 14:25 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Wednesday 17 September 25 14:07 BST (UK)
Re that James Hill death

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-share/1c32c911-484f-4266-827a-98d6976e4e81

I didn’t bother posting that as it doesn’t answer the OP’s question as to whether the brothers Deaths were  connected.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Sad listings.
« on: Wednesday 17 September 25 14:00 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: conahy calling on Wednesday 17 September 25 13:24 BST (UK)
Quote from: Jebber on Wednesday 17 September 25 08:58 BST (UK)
Many years ago I came across two very sad entries in some Parish Records (I wish I had made a note of the Parish and when), in the baptisms a  girl  named Not Wanted, then shortly afterwards her burial.
I wonder if the girls name "not wanted" really meant that the name was not required as she had died... not that the girl herself was not wanted.  She may have died before the entry was written in.


No, the incumbent was  quick to point out the sins of his parishioners, he made comments about a number of people, including another baby recorded as ‘
“Born of Fornication” I pity his parishioners.

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Dorset / Re: Dorset deaths 1907
« on: Wednesday 17 September 25 12:45 BST (UK)  »
You will need to order their death certificates to find the causes of death. Only if there was something like an accident is there likely to be anything reported in the newspaper.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Sad listings.
« on: Wednesday 17 September 25 08:58 BST (UK)  »
Many years ago I came across two very sad entries in some Parish Records (I wish I had made a note of the Parish and when), in the baptisms a  girl  named Not Wanted, then shortly afterwards her burial.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Discharged unfit
« on: Tuesday 16 September 25 22:28 BST (UK)  »
Hammer toes are far more painful than flat feet  as I know to my cost.  Neuropathy has turned my  straight toes into hammer toes.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Marriage recorded in two places, same date?
« on: Tuesday 16 September 25 18:40 BST (UK)  »
Those are what I looked at. Did you notice the Question mark against the Harty entry ?

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