Hi Rachel, This was not be the place of death but the place of burial. Therefore, Ivor John could have died anywhere in the UK. I was told it was normal for servicemen who died in the UK to be returned to their hometown, while those who died abroad were usually burial in the area were they died. Note there are millions buried in France and Belgium. No, you are right no Freds dying at the right time. This is why it is possible his nickname was Freddy rather than his real name. It was common in the services to give people nicknames and, I have been assured, in many cases the name had no connection with the real name. I may be clutching at straws but if nothing comes up soon I will have to write by normal mail to Cranwell or phone them, which is a bit difficult from Japan. Best wishes, Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rachel Boyd" <rachel-boyd@sbcglobal.net> To: <monmouthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [MON] Ivor John JACKSON > OK Charles, following on your reasoning, I looked up the death index for > Ivor J. Jackson, and find that it was recorded in his home town of > Abergavenny, not at the base in Lincolnshire. > [1st qtr 1919 Abergavenny folio 11a page 88, he was age 23] > > On the same index page there are 2 Fred Jacksons about the right age, no > idea of course if they were in RAF or any other service, but just throwing > it out there in case anyone can illuminate: > [Jackson, Frederick, age 25, Derby, 7b, 904] > [Jackson, Frederick A., age 33, S. Shields, 10a, 1502] > > There are no Fred Jackson deaths of the right age in 2nd Qtr 1919 index. > > Rachel > CT, USA