I see there's a file on him at The National Archives - is this where your information came from ? You can get them to copy the file digitally within 24 hours - it might give you some clues, or else your friends could go to the Archives and look it up if they are in London. AIR Records created or inherited by the Air Ministry, the Royal Air Force, and related bodies Division within AIR Records of the Department of the Master General of Personnel and the Air Member for Personnel AIR 79 Air Ministry: Air Member for Personnel and predecessors: Airmen's Records AIR 79/23 1651 - 1760. (Described at item level). Record Summary Scope and content Alexander Vaile. Covering dates 1918-1928 Availability Open Document, Open Description, Open Immediately Held by The National Archives, Kew There is an Alexander VAIL on the Commonwealth War Graves site VAIL , ALEXANDER Rifleman 5899 15/09/1916 Age Unknown London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) United Kingdom Pier and Face 13 C. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL According to Ancestry, he was born in Bethnal Green Anne South Australia Barb & Dusty Miller wrote: > Thank you Anne, > > Alexander is not on this site > > Thank you again > Barbara > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Chambers" > <anne.chambers@bigpond.com> > To: "Barb & Dusty Miller" <bardus@xtra.co.nz> > Cc: "Kent List" <KENT-ENG@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 12:34 PM > Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] Burial Site > > >> Try the Commonwealth War Graves database >> http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 >> >> That should give you full details. >> >> Anne >> South Australia >> >> >> Barb & Dusty Miller wrote: >>> Hi List, >>> >>> We need some help please. >>> A friend of ours is flying to Europe in 2 days and want's to know >>> where they >>> can find the burial site of their Grandfather >>> >>> Alexander VAILE {flight Sgt RAF in WW1} Air force Number 1651 >>> Received MSM >>> medal >>> father was bn Fulham >>> Was shot down in France and buried there. >>> >>> Any help would be Greatly Appreciated >>> >>> Thank you >>> Barbara >>> bardus@xtra.co.nz >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> > > >