Army death registration

KSS · Post by **KSS** » 03 Mar 2008 20:04

An uncle was killed during a live-firing exercise in Britain in 1942. I have all his service and domestic info and the CWGC info but I don't know where he was killed or where the death was registered. I can't find him on BMD searches and GRO at Southport have no trace. Any ideas? Did the Army register deaths locally or was there an Army central register?

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Post by **steveabye** » 07 Mar 2008 14:18

From NA

British Army - Other ranks after 1920:

Ministry of Defence Records are still held by the Ministry of Defence. You can find details of how to obtain these records on the their website at http://www.veteransagency.mod.uk/servic ... cords.html

Post by **steveabye** » 07 Mar 2008 16:36

The above link doesn't work so try http://www.veterans-uk.info/index.html

As far as I'm aware deaths of service personnel are not registered with the GRO in times of war.

jmurphy · Post by **jmurphy** » 07 Mar 2008 19:04

Family Relatives has some military records, but they may be PPV.

WW2 Army records are on this page:

http://www.familyrelatives.com/search/s ... iiarmy.php

Army Search

GRO War Deaths British Army Officers Indices 1939-1948
GRO War Deaths British Army Other Ranks 1939-1948
GRO War Deaths Naval Officers Indices 1939-1948
GRO Naval Ratings Indices 1939-1948
GRO War Deaths RAF all Ranks 1939-1948

The information can be searched on the following criteria.

· Last Name
· 1st Name
· Squadron
· Number
· Rank
· Year

Hope this helps.

Jan

KSS · Post by **KSS** » 07 Mar 2008 20:30

Thanks, both. I'll look at those sources tomorrow.

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