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Born 1920 malton & died 1941.
Have found a grave in Blackpool(Layton) that states 17 /4/41, what i would like to know is where he died or is the grave just a memorial, he was a Aircraftman 1st class, can anybody help


Thanks

sue

There is this death coming up that might fit your details
Civil Registration event: Death

Name: BOTTERILL, Robert E
Registration district: Lewisham
County: London
Year of registration: 1941
Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at death: 21
Volume no: 1D
Page no: 818

Hi Stuart,

Yes i saw that & its correct i think, but couldn't make out why a grave/memorial is in Blackpool

BOTTERILL, ROBERT ERNEST

Rank:
Aircraftman 1st Class
Service No:
611765
Date of Death:
17/04/1941
Regiment/Service:
Royal Air Force
Grave Reference
Sec. O.O. Grave 141.
Cemetery
BLACKPOOL (LAYTON) CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Ernest Ridsdale Botterill and Florence Botterill; stepson of Ellen Botterill, of Kinson, Bournemouth, Hampshire.


so would seem thats where he is buried

Hi Shirley

Thats is what i saw, but still confused

sue

Who were his parents? Maybe they had moved to the Blackpool area by the time he died or a sweetheart??

Google -http://www.yell.com/s/cemeteries-blackpool-lancashire.html

gives a heading Friends of Layton Cemetery
Talbot Road, Blackpool 01253 399982 and the option to visit their websitehttp://www.layton-friends.org/

They may be able to help you

His parents were Ernest Botterill & Florence.
Florence died & he remarried Ellen.

Just carnt work out his registration in Lewisham London, but either buried in Blackpool or just a memorial headstone.

I think you will find that is the place where he is buried,as far as i am aware the CWGC only erect headstones as place of burial, not as a memorial to the person not buried there

Im not sure of the registration in Lewisham perhaps the death certificate will provide the answer, perhaps the RAF registered the death.

For further info., the War Graves Photographic project have photographed his headstone, which you can obtain copies, see the link for details.

Link

http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=3463560


Botterill, Robert Ernest
Cemetery: Blackpool (Layton) Cemetery

Country: England

Area: Lancashire

Rank: Aircraftman 1st Class

Official Number: 611765

Unit:

Force: Royal Air Force

Nationality: British

Details:
17/04/41 Sec. O.O. Grave 141. Son of Ernest Ridsdale Botterill and Florence Botterill; stepson of Ellen Botterill, of Kinson, Bournemouth, Hampshire.

George

Blackpool (Layton) Cemetery contains 139 scattered burials of the First World War and 39 from the Second World War. A Yugoslav airman is also buried in the cemetery and there are 26 Polish war graves together in a group. A Cross of Sacrifice stands on the main drive

The CWGC info that Shirley posted shows that it his grave that is in Blackpool and not a memorial.

I'm not too sure about these things but could it be that if it was a war death then it was registered by his regiment somewhere centrally, i.e. London?

Getting a copy of the death cert may give more info.

Thanks George & MarieCeleste will try the cemetry first then no luck apply for a death cert.

Thanks everyone for your help.

sue

surely if Robert died in April 1941 his death would be registered in the June quarter not Sept???

Blackpool was a training area for the RAF. I wonder if he died there and was buried fairly quickly but the RAF registered the death later.

I think you will probably need that death certificate to solve the mystery