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WW1 death certificates

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nuttybongo

nuttybongo Report 14 Mar 2009 17:28

hi there,
Just got my grans brothers death certificate. It was quite informing and now the family tale that we have is now proved right. It says that he died from La Grippe or Spanish flu and has him listed as being a prisoner of war. So was very interesting and glad that i sent of for it, and it only took about 5 days for it to come. Well worth it in some cases. The spanish flu killed more people than the 1st world war.
thanks

Researching:
Wood, Westnedge(spelling variants) padley, parkin, coulthard, (Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, ) Jenkinson,Pashley, Moss (America) Meechan, Meehan, Mofatt, (Scotland and Ireland)

Mary

Mary Report 13 Mar 2009 22:42

found this on CWGC ... HYDON, C J Private 23797 24/03/1918 46 Hampshire Regiment United Kingdom CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 13 Mar 2009 22:15

Forgot to say, you won't get a death certificate, only a record of his entry on the cwgc website, which might tell you when and where he died, who his parents were, where he was from, and where he is buried or commemorated.

Margaret

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 13 Mar 2009 22:13

Try cwgc site, but I didn't see anything.

I didn't know which service he served in, that might make a difference.

Margaret

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 13 Mar 2009 22:13

Try cwgc site, but I didn't see anything.

I didn't know which service he served in, that might make a difference.

Margaret

Christine

Christine Report 13 Mar 2009 21:03

Yes, I have found him on ancestry, but there is not a lot of info on there about him, was hoping for a bit more. His name is Charles John Hydon :) thanks for the reply.

Sam

Sam Report 13 Mar 2009 20:03

WWI records are on Ancestry, what is his name? Have you found him on the CWGC website?

Sam x

Christine

Christine Report 13 Mar 2009 19:46

My great grandfather was killed in action during WW1. Can anybody please tell me if some form of death certificate could be obtained and how I should go about it?

Also, has anyone any ideas about getting hold of his army records.

Thanks very much in advance,

Chrissie.