Will I ever find Jimmy Holmes?

[rocala]

My question refers to fatality reporting procedures. What were they? For a death in the U.K. would the procedures require some info for families other than he is dead.

[ALAMO2008]

What Family ? He was taken in,
You are Assuming all Soldiers that Signed Up
 gave Next of Kin details to the Army (It was not a Condition of Enlistment)
and Enlisted with Permission from the Family to Enlist
and even gave the Right Age
 or Right Name
I have Researched Hundreds like that Scenario

[rocala]

O.K. calm down. Nobody is trying to bruise your ego. The term family by the way can have a very broad meaning.
My approach is that all the usual methods have failed, so I am willing to try looking elsewhere. If nothing else I may learn something. That is primarily why I am here.
Oh and by the way. I assume nothing. Don't jump to silly conclusions.

[mmm45]

Could he have enlisted under McIntyre ?

I've had lads that I've researched enlisting with a different name sometimes a step fathers or Grandparents

[ALAMO2008]

Great Suggestion mmm45 !!
Just went through the 11 pages on CWGC site
Lots of James McIntyre and J McIntyre
But many left No Next of Kin to confirm who they were.
The J  - ones could be John as the Medal Card revealed on some
The Unknown James cases will remain Unknown
But doesn't explain how the Army contacted the Relative unless her details were Next of Kin
If he Died after Discharged during the War
And Death could have been Non War Related
in which case he would Not be entitled to a CWGC Headstone hence not on their Records
However if he Died before 31 August 1921 he would qualify to be Listed on any War Memorial
If we consider he Served but didn't go Overseas the Death Indexes 1914 to 1921 might show a James Holmes dying in Scotland though we have no proof he Served in a Scottish Regt or Served only in Scotland
If he joined after 1916 he could be in Any British Regiment and Died Anywhere under any Name

[Dundee]

Hanan, have you looked at all of the Service Returns deaths on SP to cross check them with soldiers that you think can be eliminated?  There are six James HOLMES that I can see 1915-1919 - three within his age range, and three that have no age listed.

Debra