Stephanie, I was born in 1945 and on my birth certificate it asks for Occupation of father, so as it must be assumed that the authorities expected those who registered births to tell the truth, then it could be assumed that there was an official requirement for such to be stated on certificates. Also as in those days, married service personnel who put their lives on the line in the service of their country got paid more than singles in the same position. And increments for each child, it could also be seen that there would have been an official requirement for such personnel to notify someone if they wanted to get paid the extra. Regards Joe Austen 9934 in OZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephanie Hedger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 3:49 AM Subject: [SFHG] Registering births during WW2 > > > > > I have a copy of a birth certificate of a child born in the UK in 1942 - > his father was in the forces and the certificate gives the fathers Army > unit and number. Was this compulsory? Does anyone know what the usual > procedure for registering births during WW2 was - obviously it wasn't > possible for fathers who were in the forces to be present when the child > was registered but were there any other official requirements? Many > thanks. Stephanie (7605) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5123 - Release Date: 07/10/12 >