Hello, Do you have his army number? John Eaton Socon ----- Original Message ----- From: Vivienne Simmons To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:31 PM Subject: [NMB] WWI: Death of a Soldier My g-uncle served with the Durham Light Infantry in WWI, and died in Germany in 1915. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to locate his service records, so they're probably among those that were burnt. I have, however, found his death registration in the GRO War Death indices. Family recollection is that my g-uncle didn't die in battle. The story is that he was off-duty and having a bit of a laugh with some other off-duty soldiers. He was lying on his stomach in a trench, opening a parcel from home, when he was shot in the buttocks by a stray bullet. He was taken away by stretcher, laughing and waving at his friends, and that is the last we know about him. I'd like to be able to confirm the story, and to know why my g-uncle died from what was, apparently, a non-life-threatening wound. My question is whether it's worth getting the death certificate. Is it likely to tell me more about where and of what my uncle died? Thanks. Vivienne Toronto The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message