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Yorkshire

Yorkshire Report 5 May 2008 16:39

hi everyone
does anyone know if find my past is accurate please
found a james field newcross co.cork who died in 1st war
by some slim chance could this be new ross co.wexford
kind regards lynn

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 5 May 2008 17:41

Hi Yorkshire

There are a lot of deaths on the CWGC website for both WW1 and WW2 but do you know what year he died or what age he would have been? There are 10 pages of death for J Field who died in WW1 alone.

Betty

Yorkshire

Yorkshire Report 5 May 2008 17:58

hi betty
the one iv'e been looking at is
j field -duke of wellington west yorkshire regiment
10th bn service no 13088
he died 5.7.1916
i did get his youngest daughter's birth certificate
and he died just before she was born and also says he
was in yorkshire regiment 10 bn
my james was born in wexford
kind regards lynn

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 5 May 2008 18:14

Hi Lynn,

I don't have Find My Past or Ancestry but would suggest you put your lookup information on the Records office section, they would be more able to help you but there is a death on the CWGC website and its this one.

Name: FIELD
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Unit Text: 10th Bn.
Date of Death: 05/07/1916
Service No: 13088
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. R. 24.
Cemetery: BECOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT

Yorkshire

Yorkshire Report 5 May 2008 18:24

thank you betty
i'm hoping this is my man
kind regards lynn