Thanks Mike - everyone has been so helpful. When I get my answer, I'll post to the list. Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Clouston" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [Orkney] George Herbert Abbott - WWII > elizabeth Abbott wrote: > > Hi Archie, > > > > I will now return to the CWGC website and see if I missed additional > > information concerning enemy raids in connection with George's death. > > For a starting point, I felt the site was very helpful since it gave > > me his nationality, rank, regiment, unit text, age, date of death, > > service #, parents' names, grave & plot numbers. On another page it > > also said "Remembered with Honour - Kirkwall (St. Olaf's) Cemetery." > > I printed off 3 pages from their website. > > > > I was hoping to find some local reference - maybe an old newpaper > > article etc. - about casualties on the date of his death which was > > May 1, 1944. > > > > I have a photo of this very handsome young man in uniform pushing me > > in my baby carriage (1941) when we lived in Montreal. I'm not sure > > why he was in Canada - perhaps he was on leave, but my Mom told me he > > used help her by standing in line for our rations. > > > > Thanks for all your help. > > > > Elizabeth > > Elizabeth, > It's possible that your cousin didn't die as the direct result of enemy > action. > Assuming him to have been aircrew, his plane could have crashed on > landing or take-off or for any number of other reasons. > He may have been involved in an accident on the ground while moving > aircraft - the possibilities are endless. If he was on active service > then he would have been 'entitled' to a War Grave. > If he died in Orkney then the County Archives might be able to help, but > a lot of that sort of information didn't make it into the local paper > because of censorship during the war, or being blunt, because there was > no immediate Orkney connection. > I wish you well with your search and would love to hear the outcome. > -- > Mike Clouston > > > ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== > >>>> Orkney list now has 329 subscribers <<<<< > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >