I'm sorry as this doesn't apply to the HC area...but I'm at a loss as to what to do next. Elizabeth BECHT died 8 July 1942 in Brunswick. According to her death certificate, the burial was registered at Fawkner Cemetery on 9th July. I checked the Cemetery online....she isn't there. Neither is her husband who died in 1963. I decided to phone Fawkner. I've had some wonderful assistance from a lady there. She's checked the database and even went through the old burial register books. She couldn't find any reference even checking variations of spelling of the surname and transposed surnames ie: mother's maiden name, her maiden name etc... She even phoned the mob that have taken over the Funeral Directors and there is no burial registered for Elizabeth BECHT. I've checked Preston General Cemetery, the Necropolis and any others I could find online to no avail. I'm about to phone Melbourne General Cemetery....it's the only other thing I can think of. Does anyone else have any suggestions ??? Jackie QLD

Hi Jackie Perhaps if someone with access to the State Library could have a look for a possible death/funeral notice in the Melbourne papers, it may give you a clue where she was actually buried. Kind Regards Roz Voullaire roz@voullaire.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "JackieQLD-au" <diveful@iprimus.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 7:24 AM Subject: [HC] The case of the Missing Body > I'm sorry as this doesn't apply to the HC area...but I'm at a loss as to > what to do next. > > Elizabeth BECHT died 8 July 1942 in Brunswick. > > According to her death certificate, the burial was registered at Fawkner > Cemetery on 9th July. > I checked the Cemetery online....she isn't there. Neither is her husband > who died in 1963. > I decided to phone Fawkner. I've had some wonderful assistance from a lady > there. She's checked the database and even went through the old burial > register books. She couldn't find any reference even checking variations > of spelling of the surname and transposed surnames ie: mother's maiden > name, her maiden name etc... > She even phoned the mob that have taken over the Funeral Directors and > there is no burial registered for Elizabeth BECHT. > I've checked Preston General Cemetery, the Necropolis and any others I > could find online to no avail. > I'm about to phone Melbourne General Cemetery....it's the only other thing > I can think of. > > Does anyone else have any suggestions ??? > > Jackie > QLD > > >