Can you help to solve an Indian mystery?

[mckha489]

no - you would have to order the certificate from the GRO. (hence my telling you the column headings)


added - relates to the COLEY death

Thank you. I didn’t know I would be able to order an Indian record from the GRO. I’ll have a look. Thank you

That is because it is British Armed Forces Record. so not Indian (technically)

[nicdigby]

no - you would have to order the certificate from the GRO. (hence my telling you the column headings)


added - relates to the COLEY death

Thank you. I didn’t know I would be able to order an Indian record from the GRO. I’ll have a look. Thank you

That is because it is British Armed Forces Record. so not Indian (technically)

Thank you, that sounds promising.

[nicdigby]

Hi,
Am trying to order a death certificate for Louis Coley, a British Armed Forces Record from 1928.

I can't work out how to do it on GRO....when I login and go to the normal place to search, that's only England and Wales records.

I go to their info about overseas records and it tells me they're all laid out differently etc but then says "For most records a GRO index reference is available, and an additional
administration search fee is payable where a GRO index reference is not provided in
your application and is publicly available."

But I can't find the GRO index reference for him.

I only have this:

Source: GRO Army Deaths via FindMyPast

Louis Coley - age 34 - Station: Adra. Year: 1928 and page 229.

There is nowhere to type the page number in; it wants the GRO index number.

Can anyone tell me how to do this / or find a GRO reference number for me to stop me wasting money?

[mckha489]

Have you read through

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/images/CG6_1.pdf

[nicdigby]

Have you read through

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/images/CG6_1.pdf

Yes I have, going round in circles, that just points you back at GRO

[mckha489]

Someone else might know more.

[josey]

Using info given by mckha489, on GRO site click Place an Order [3rd down in menu on right], click Overseas, then Death, then Year 1928, Yes you know reference, enter name, put 229 in reference box then pay - worked for me [though I didn't pay.....]

[nicdigby]

Using info given by mckha489, on GRO site click Place an Order, enter Overseas, then Death, then Year 1928, Yes you know reference, enter name, put 229 in reference box then pay - worked for me [though I didn't pay.....]

Ok, so you’re using the page number as the reference?

[josey]

Yes, that's all there is as reference and it works. I have ordered overseas army certificates before.