Also you could try the Australian War Memorial. They have a good website which gives info about service records and next of kin etc. Cheers Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Rowe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Ships > Have you checked NSW registry of Births Deaths & Marriages? > > SR > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark O'Brien<mailto:[email protected]> > To: > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, 12 September 2005 8:51 PM > Subject: RE: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Ships > > > Hi, I'm hoping Someone can help I'm stuck. I can't find my grandfather > anywhere. His name is William O'Brien. I think he was born around 1888 he > married at Ipswich Qld, He died 28/10/1964 Katoomba NSW, now that's all > I > can find. When I was a child I saw a photo of him in army uniform. I have > his son's army record (my father) and am hoping someone can tell me how > to > find this out. service record > Name O'Brien, William Michael > Service Australian Army > Service no. Q42050 > Dob 2 march 1917 > Place of b Mackay > Enlist 4/2/1941 > loc enlist Ridgelands,Qld > pl enlist Rockhampton, Qld > Next of Kin William O'Brien (His Father) the one I can't find > DOD 24/3/44 > Rank signalman > POD 49 BN DET N C > > Ok that's all I have thankyou for reading this Mark > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx> > > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >