Joe, I can't see any Eric Bisset listed on the Commonwealth War Graves site, so it would seem he, too, also survived the war (or, at least, was not "killed in action"). Ron Mapplebeck (UK) **** On 19/09/2011 06:50, Joe Bissett wrote: > I am trying to find additional information on a potential ship loss > during WWII. > > Although my Eric Bisset, born to James Bisset and Fanny Atherton in > Toxteth Park, Liverpool in 3Q1885 would have been age 59, this "could" > be him serving in the Royal Navy during WWII, perhaps as a high ranking > officer. > > It does not appear that the marriage actually took place, as it is not > listed in Free BMD. However, the Lancashire OPC records list the following: > > Banns: Christ Church, Kensington, Lancashire, England > Eric Bisset - B of H. M. S. Gazelle > Constance Mary Elizabeth Ward - S of This Parish > Banns Read: 8 Oct 1944, 2nd: 15 Oct 1944, 3rd: 22 Oct 1944 > Notes: [Line drawn through entry] > <<========================================= > Register: Banns 1943 - 1954, Page 29, Entry 58 > Source: LDS Film 1545852 > > I suspect that Eric's ship HMS Gazelle might have been lost in action, > with Eric as a casualty. > > Can anyone provide any additional information? > > Regards, Joe > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >