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can you get a death cert for soldier

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Carter

Carter Report 30 Aug 2007 11:28

hi could anyone tell me if a death certificate would have been issued for a soldier who died in ww1. i know he is buried abroad in hooge cemetery belgium but wondered if you could get a death cert in the same way we can for other deaths
thanks linda

Lou85

Lou85 Report 30 Aug 2007 11:40

hi linda,

Hope this helps you a bit....

http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/OLD-ENGLISH/2005-01/1105639058

Louise

GillfromStaffs

GillfromStaffs Report 30 Aug 2007 11:46

Hi Linda,
I got my grandads death certificate from the GRO he died in France in 1917. Know problems. Good Luck Gill

Researching:
Proctor Audley & S-O-T, Forrester,Hanley, Shenton, Hanley, Moreton, Madeley. All in Staffordshire

Carter

Carter Report 30 Aug 2007 12:02

hi thanks i have looked on ancestry for his death to get a gro number but its not on there he died 28/9/1918 hooge belgium how do i go about ordering his cert without gro number . i have always had the number in the past when ordering certs.
thanks linda

Deb needs a change

Deb needs a change Report 30 Aug 2007 12:23


His death will be recorded in military records. I have access to them if you'd like me to find ref no#.

Deb:)

Sandra

Sandra Report 30 Aug 2007 12:27

Hello...I was able to send for my gr-grandads death cert without the GRO number.He died in Belgium in 1914...I knew his date of death and was able to send for his cert through the GRO site.You will be able to 'send for overseas deaths' and also opt for 'GRO number not known'...that's what I did.It cost £10.The cert didn't say a lot.In the cause of death column is simply says'Missing,presumed dead'.
All the best,Sandra.

Carter

Carter Report 30 Aug 2007 12:29

deb that would be great
this is what i got from cwgc site

Name: NUGENT
Initials: Edward
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Date of Death: 29/09/1918 - see below.... day after the chateau was finally regained from the Germans
Service No: 8895
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XVII. C. 18.
Cemetery: HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY

Carter

Carter Report 30 Aug 2007 12:33

i was wondering if a death cert would give his next of kin.?
linda

Deb needs a change

Deb needs a change Report 30 Aug 2007 12:38


Got it:


GRO War Deaths Army Other Ranks (1914-1921)

Nugent, Edward pte No#8895 RH?S 1918 vol 1.76 pg 294

Sorry. The unit abbreiviation is blurred. I think it's RHS


Deb:)

Carter

Carter Report 30 Aug 2007 12:40

deb thanks and i have pm you
linda x