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Finding Info on Death of service man

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Glenise

Glenise Report 22 Jun 2022 20:13

Hi Sorry bit late replying yes been in touch with British military history .co.uk in 2014 Rob Palmer they could not find him. Writing to National Archives in 2016 followed their recommendations to dead ends again wrote in 2019 like said on letter home his number is 4925850? Rear Party 4925850 MT.HQ 11th South Staffs Ussleby Hall Camp Nr Market Rason . Then I find a W.C.Herbert with slightly different number W.C.Herbert South Staffordshire reg 4928580.
Therefore I was thinking if he was injured someone else wrote letter home for him and made mistake or maybe he did himself but due to injury he wrote the wrong number on letter home so been searching for years for wrong service number.
Now if he was injured and could no longer serve he would have a pension I would have thought . If he was injured and he passed away in hospital or just after release from hospital there would be record. I know from family members (now deceased) no way he would have committed suicide. I am hoping that someone who researches records may come up with something. We now have National Archives reference number from MOD but it is getting to National Archives to do research being some distance away from it. Thanks to everyone who is reading thread

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 24 Jun 2022 16:44

At the moment you don't have to visit the Archives. You can download digital archives for free. The link below tells you how.

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/digital-downloads/

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 26 Jun 2022 15:04

Re the casualty lists discussed at length previously, I don't believe the 1942 missing man was missing in India though transcribed as such.

The 1942 original typed list has

Expeditionary Forces

2 Home and stations abroad

( a ) Abroad

India

Various entries

THEN

(b) Home

Missing 11th Brigade South Staffordshire Regiment
4928580 Herbert Pte WC 29.8.42

So I don't think he went missing in India at all, he has unfortunately been lumped in with genuine 'India' records further up the page.

I will PM Glenise the actual list images, not that it really helps with the mystery, other than to seemingly confirm the second reg no.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

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