Hello from Southern California, USA

[weeknightingale]

There is a Merchant Seaman's  pouch for R109897 ROBIN A J  born 20/03/1915 GLASGOW at the National Archives, Kew, London - would that be him?  Search the catalogue of the National Archives for (name) ROBIN A J http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/

The pouches vary as to what they may contain see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=128#4

I could see what I think could be him on a crew list 1943 so searched deaths 1943 and 1944 but couldn't see him

Casalguidi

Oh my goodness!  Could this be my Uncle Arthur?
Thank  you, Casalguidi for taking the time to search. I am e-mailing my cousin in Australia. I do hope this is his Dad. 
I am so impressed with the dedication here. Thank you!

Karola

[casalguidi]

Found it (I think) .................

Deaths
ROBIN Arthur J Greenwich registration district age 38 June quarter 1953 ref. 5c 497

You can order a death certificate online for £7 http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

A death certificate won't say where he was buried but will give you name, age, date/place/cause of death.

Greenwich Council would hold the records for cemeteries in their area http://tinyurl.com/c8tp3g

Casalguidi

[weeknightingale]

Found it (I think) .................

Deaths
ROBIN Arthur J Greenwich registration district age 38 June quarter 1953 ref. 5c 497

You can order a death certificate online for £7 http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

A death certificate won't say where he was buried but will give you name, age, date/place/cause of death.

Greenwich Council would hold the records for cemeteries in their area http://tinyurl.com/c8tp3g

Casalguidi

Thank you, Casslguidi. I received e-mail from my cousin he does have death cert. So now we are searching for any clues to where he is buried. He might have been buried with family; but I don't know where in Scotland.
Thank you for your contribution to this puzzle. The pieces are there we just have to find them to complete the puzzle.

Best wishes,
Karola

[weeknightingale]

Hello,

Just a quick update. I 'm a step further in finding my Uncle's grave site. After some very good detective work now checking with the Mitchell Library Glasgow, Scotland a very good friend has found some promising information. Will keep you all updated! Keeping my fingers crossed but then I can't type. I can only do one thing a time. 

Thanks,
K

[weeknightingale]

Found it (I think) .................

Deaths
ROBIN Arthur J Greenwich registration district age 38 June quarter 1953

I'll let you know if we have found the lair.  Keeping my fingers crossed.    I'll be on pins and needles til next week sometime!

K

[casalguidi]

Did you manage to resolve this query

Casalguidi

[weeknightingale]

Did you manage to resolve this query

Casalguidi

Hello,
Yes! After getting a clue from a distant relative I found out that my Uncle was buried in Tottenham.
My cousin contacted the cemetery but was informed that no records were found. However after several months I decide to contact them myself and low-and-behold. Two days later I received an answer that yes their was a record and plot number. His plot was located in the Northern Section off of Hart Lane of the Tottenham Cemetery. Then as I was looking through some old things that had been put in storage I found a box of photographs. My son was handing them to me and he said Mom look at this! The photo was of the plot of my Uncle. Lesson learned never give up looking and don't accept no for answer.

My cousin has plans some to in the future to return to the UK and visit his father's grave.
I have not been very active in the last months with my genealogy searches. Maybe after the things settle down here I will start again. What I mean is that I have just moved from Southern California to Oregon. So my things are all upside down.   Down sizing is so stressful! I also need to get myself a photo scanner to preserve some my my old photos.
So There can be a happy ending in genealogy. It is great searching for our roots. I'm thankful for all the encouragement, inspiration, and help that I have received.
Thanks for asking about my progress your post has given me a nudge to get going again!:)

So Hello from Oregon!

  I have been trying to post the old photo of the head stone but I can't figure out how to post it here.

[casalguidi]

Oh that's wonderful and especially so that the cemetery office were so helpful.  Unfortunately, the posting of images is disabled on the "lookup requests" board to prevent people posting images of copyrighted items.  Images can be posted on the other boards without problem.  Hope you settle well into your new home.

Casalguidi

[weeknightingale]

Oh that's wonderful and especially so that the cemetery office were so helpful.  Unfortunately, the posting of images is disabled on the "lookup requests" board to prevent people posting images of copyrighted items.  Images can be posted on the other boards without problem.  Hope you settle well into your new home.

Casalguidi

Hello Casalguidi,

It is amazing that after all these years piecing little clues leads us on to great findings.  Thank goodness to sites and people like you who contribute to all our searches. Thank you! Yes, the person that received my e-mail at the cemetery office went the extra mile. She was the manager and I think she actually went down or up to where ever the old ledgers are kept, pulled the box, and thumbed through the dusty sixty years plus old log to find the entry. The response my cousin got months earlier was a wordy e-mail reply so I feel that person just did not take the effort to get up from their seat at the computer. (Only guessing I maybe wrong.)

It's always nice to have a somewhat resolved ending. The next chapter will be when my cousin actually gets to go and visit his father's grave. He lives in Australia, his son is getting married in December so maybe sometime after that he will arrange a trip to the UK.
Thanks again,
Karola