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I am trying to trace a relative on my husbands side, possibley a great uncle.

We understand that his surname was either Moon or Hulse, he had a tragic fatal accident at Newcastle under Lyme swimming baths sometime during the middle to late thirtees. After which he was given a full military funeral whic paraded throuth the town of Newcastle under Lyme and took him to his resting plade.

Can any one shed any light on this
Thank you Carol

Without his name ( why are you not sure?) it will be difficult.

What else to you know about him?

Great uncle, suggests he was your gran/grandfathers sibling - what was their name?

Have you checked the local papers?

These are the only deaths I can see between 1930 and 1940 in Newcastle under Lyme for either surname of someone old enough to be in the services:-

Name: MOON, Victor
Registration district: Newcastle under Lyme
County: Staffordshire
Year of registration: 1935
Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at death: 21
Volume no: 6B
Page no: 75

or:-


Name: MOON, William J
Registration district: Newcastle under Lyme
County: Staffordshire
Year of registration: 1937
Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at death: 33
Volume no: 6B
Page no: 60

You could check with the library in Newcastle under Lyme to see if they have local newspaper back copies on microfilm (most libraries do). Contact details for the library:-

Newcastle Library
Ironmarket
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 1AT
Tel: (01782) 297300

Fax:(01782) 297323

Email: [email protected]

Kath. x

You need to find out the name.................look on freebmd for the birth

Why is there a doubt about it?

Is it because you don't know which side of the family he connected with?

Marriages Sep 1924 (>99%)

Hulse Harold Moon Newcastle L 6b 119
Moon Margaret Hulse Newcastle L. 6b 119

1911 census

Person: HULSE, Harold Address: 16 Brindley St Newcastle Staffordshire

HULSE, Joseph Head Married M 37 1874 Foreman Railway Porter Wolstanton VIEW
HULSE, Edith E Wife Married F 32 1879 Penkhull Stoke on Trent VIEW
HULSE, Joseph Victor Son M 13 1898 School Newcastle VIEW
HULSE, Harold Son M 10 1901 School Newcastle VIEW
MEAKIN, Archibald Stepson M 7 1904 School Audley Parish VIEW
HULSE, Ellen Matilda F 0 (4 MONTHS) 1911 Newcastle VIEW

????????

Deaths Sep 1932 (>99%)
Hulse Herbert V 46 Newcastle L. 6b 49

EDIT:

Unlikely.........he was born in Wales

It wasn't Archibald.....he died in 1919

He didn't necessarily have to be a serving soldier to be accorded the honour of a military funeral

Have you tried GOOGLE?????

Thanks everyone, we have some details the same as some of you.

I thought that someone in the Newcastle under Lyme area may have heard about this event. As i said previously the name i have is Moon or Hulse however we have no surviving relatives to shed any light on it.

Thanks for all you advice.
Carol