Max Bancroft wrote: > I am researching Owen Sweet born about 1907 somewhere in the south of > England. he was a member of the Royal Navy and was believed to have held the > rank of Comander. I do not know whether he was involved in WW1 or WW2 or > both. It would have been WW2 as he would only have been around 7 at the time the Great War broke out :)) He'd have needed to have been a little older than that if he reached the rank of Commander :)) If you have a look on www.freebmd.org.uk you'll be able to search for Owen's birth. You'll be able to buy his birth certificate from the GRO using the reference given. There are full instructions on the site. It will cost 7GBP and take 10-14 days to reach you. There won't be any details of his birth online. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk