Carlton Brown Wednesday, November 3, 2004 Carlton F. Brown, 77, of Louisville, Ky., formerly of Kennett, died Monday, Oct. 25, 2004, at the University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born Jan. 21, 1927, in Kennett, he was a U. S. Navy veteran having served in WWII. He was a driver for Motor Convoy and of the Methodist faith. He married Peggy Shewmaker, who survives of the home. Survivors also include one son, Philip Brown; two daughters, Pamela Hertweck and husband, Clyde, and Stephanie Holten and husband, David; one sister, Mary Emma Nunley, of Kennett; five grandchildren, Robert Hertweck, Cindy Watson, Jessica Brown and Brooks and Maxim Holton and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, at the Owen Funeral Home in Louisville.

Irena Matthews Wednesday, November 3, 2004 Irena Matthews, 95, of Paragould, Ark., formerly of Kennett, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, at Paragould. Born Dec. 9, 1908, in Greenway, Ark., daughter of the late Charley Butler and Martha Jane Bunting Matthews, she was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one brother, Emanuel Matthews and three sisters, Flossie Bledsoe, Rhoda Diggs and Mary Matthews. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. A.E. Stanley officiating. Burial will follow at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kennett.

I just found out this morning that my granny's first cousin, ARTHUR DANIEL KAVANAGH, was in the Royal Navy in WW2. He was a Petty Officer on HMS Searcher. I also found out unfortunately he is buried in the Royal Naval Cemetery in Orkney. He died one month before WW2 ended on the 15th March 1945. Does anyone have any more info or where could I go to get more info. Thanks Cathy Daly

Hello All I'm passing on a request for information on behalf of Howard Fuller, the photo-archivist at the Vale and Downland Museum Wantage. One of their photographs, shows seven named US Servicemen posed outside the Supply HQ near Wantage (then in Berkshire ) probably in early Summer 1944. The USAF were based then at Grove Airfield approx two miles north of Wantage. Their names written on the back of the print are: Lt Chester Clark, Atty. Donald Rosenfeld, Lt Bill Gaydon, Major Leon Yewell, Lt Ray P. Wright, Capt J B Booth and Lt Walter Oberschowski. If you know of a decendant of any of these men or can provided any further information on them please contact myself or Howard Fuller at howard.fuller@ntlworld.com. A digital file copy of the photo attached to an e-mail can be made available. Thank you Trevor Hancock

http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/photos.html this site has a lot of photos of diffrent units/individuals that some are trying to find out who they are

send me a copy of the photo and whatever info you may have on the men ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor Hancock" <trev.hancock@ukgateway.net> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 3:38 PM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] 1944 photo of US Servicemen in England | Hello All | | I'm passing on a request for information on behalf of Howard Fuller, the photo-archivist at the Vale and Downland Museum Wantage. | | One of their photographs, shows seven named US Servicemen posed outside the Supply HQ near Wantage (then in Berkshire ) probably in early Summer 1944. The USAF were based then at Grove Airfield approx two miles north of Wantage. | | Their names written on the back of the print are: Lt Chester Clark, Atty. Donald Rosenfeld, Lt Bill Gaydon, Major Leon Yewell, Lt Ray P. Wright, Capt J B Booth and Lt Walter Oberschowski. | | If you know of a decendant of any of these men or can provided any further information on them please contact myself or Howard Fuller at howard.fuller@ntlworld.com. A digital file copy of the photo attached to an e-mail can be made available. | | Thank you | | Trevor Hancock | | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | To post queries/answers to the list, send an email to: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. | New content added every business day. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx |

Sam, While the VA can and does aid individuals in obtaining replacement medals, it is not required that you make the request through them. Any legal next of kin can request a replacement set directly from the military agency of service. In your case, since your father served in the U. S, Army, you may go directly to the NARA website and print out form SF-180. Complete and specifically state, Medals and Awards replacements. Send to: National Personnel Record Center Medals Section (NRPMA-M) 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO. 63132-5100 _http://www.archives.gov/research/order/standard-form-180.pdf_ (http://www.archives.gov/research/order/standard-form-180.pdf) This is the same form in which you can request records if they survived the fire of 1973. Print legibly and include all information, especially the military serial number, and his social security number. His military serial number appears to be 32047613, but you may want to verify it. His SSN can be found on the Social Security Death Index if unknown. _http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=13&cat=WR26&tf=F&sc =19685,19709,19686,19687,19688,19753,19696,19698&bc=sl,fd&txt_19709=lashlee&op _19709=0&nfo_19709=V,24,1900&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=2746107&rlst=7629482,939733,16218 70,2066476,2746107,4966628,4973107,4973600,5177221,5419006_ (http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=13&cat=WR26&tf=F&sc=19685,19709,19686 ,19687,19688,19753,19696,19698&bc=sl,fd&txt_19709=lashlee&op_19709=0&nfo_19709 =V,24,1900&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=2746107&rlst=7629482,939733,1621870,2066476,2746107 ,4966628,4973107,4973600,5177221,5419006) I also encourage people to include a certified copy of the death certificate and a copy of his separation form , if you have it, if not they will look it up to validate authorized awards.They will validate his death but not your relationship, but understand that a signature constitutes you are NOK and subject to prosecution for perjury for falsification. The VA has nothing to do with the request or delivery. I can see only one potential problem. The military only allows one replacement set to be issued, and so if that request has already taken place and recorded, then you may get turned down. I'm sure you are aware that this process can take months, but if you have no other recourse, I would suggest posting the name of all entitled awards and medals on this list and we will provide you with a link to a color image of the award. You can then take this to any reputable military store or even antique stores and purchase them yourself for $25-$75 a piece. They are easy to locate. Good Luck! Rick

Added NOte: When you send a request make a copy of every cocument you have from your veterans records, That helps them rebuild their files that were lost.Paul HInkle WW2 vet Snowfrog1961@aol.com wrote: Sam, While the VA can and does aid individuals in obtaining replacement medals, it is not required that you make the request through them. Any legal next of kin can request a replacement set directly from the military agency of service. In your case, since your father served in the U. S, Army, you may go directly to the NARA website and print out form SF-180. Complete and specifically state, Medals and Awards replacements. Send to: National Personnel Record Center Medals Section (NRPMA-M) 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO. 63132-5100 _http://www.archives.gov/research/order/standard-form-180.pdf_ (http://www.archives.gov/research/order/standard-form-180.pdf) This is the same form in which you can request records if they survived the fire of 1973. Print legibly and include all information, especially the military serial number, and his social security number. His military serial number appears to be 32047613, but you may want to verify it. His SSN can be found on the Social Security Death Index if unknown. _http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=13&cat=WR26&tf=F&sc =19685,19709,19686,19687,19688,19753,19696,19698&bc=sl,fd&txt_19709=lashlee&op _19709=0&nfo_19709=V,24,1900&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=2746107&rlst=7629482,939733,16218 70,2066476,2746107,4966628,4973107,4973600,5177221,5419006_ (http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=13&cat=WR26&tf=F&sc=19685,19709,19686 ,19687,19688,19753,19696,19698&bc=sl,fd&txt_19709=lashlee&op_19709=0&nfo_19709 =V,24,1900&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=2746107&rlst=7629482,939733,1621870,2066476,2746107 ,4966628,4973107,4973600,5177221,5419006) I also encourage people to include a certified copy of the death certificate and a copy of his separation form , if you have it, if not they will look it up to validate authorized awards.They will validate his death but not your relationship, but understand that a signature constitutes you are NOK and subject to prosecution for perjury for falsification. The VA has nothing to do with the request or delivery. I can see only one potential problem. The military only allows one replacement set to be issued, and so if that request has already taken place and recorded, then you may get turned down. I'm sure you are aware that this process can take months, but if you have no other recourse, I would suggest posting the name of all entitled awards and medals on this list and we will provide you with a link to a color image of the award. You can then take this to any reputable military store or even antique stores and purchase them yourself for $25-$75 a piece. They are easy to locate. Good Luck! Rick ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== To post queries/answers to the list, send an email to: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. ============================== 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 Yahoo is my non-personal mail. For personal mail only use <pdhinkle@radiotower.net> --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses!

that is what the law has decided but actually next of kin has to be blood related ----- Original Message ----- From: <Snowfrog1961@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Next of Kin > Next of Kin as defined by law is: > > Unremarried living spouse > Father,Mother > Sister,Brother > Son,Daughter > > Provided the living Veteran (Or power of Attorney) gives written consent > or > date of death is given, in which case any may request, without permission > of > the others. > > Rick > > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > We are an international list! Please, always tell the list what country > your ancestor is from. This helps all of us, especially you! If you give > dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For > example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

Next of Kin as defined by law is: Unremarried living spouse Father,Mother Sister,Brother Son,Daughter Provided the living Veteran (Or power of Attorney) gives written consent or date of death is given, in which case any may request, without permission of the others. Rick

check it out in your state, the next of kin has to be blood related ----- Original Message ----- From: "sam lashlee" <samwelli@yahoo.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 9:18 PM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Next of Kin >I have been waiting to write to this list about this > very problem. My father, Malcolm Griggs Lashlee, was > a member of the 44th tank battalion, during WWII. He > was wounded in action and received a Purple Heart. He > and I filled out the forms to have his missing war > medals sent to him in January 2005. He passed away in > February 2005. > > The local veteran's affairs department will not > release the medals to me, because his "wife" (yes my > mother) is still alive. His wife left him 5 years > before he died, to live with someone else, but still > stands to collect widows pension and social security > because they were still married when he died. > > To complicate matters, the local VA has a working > relationship with my mother's company and will not > release anything to anyone but her. I have searched > high and low and I cannot find anything that says that > only the wife is eligible to claim these items. I > have contacted our local state senator, who has been > researching the matter for a month. > > I have tried to contact my mother, but she does not > return any of her children's phone calls. I have > contacted the local VA hospital and they have said > they would release the medals to me, if there were > some way I could have them sent to them. I was the > one who brought my father to all of his doctor's > appointments in the years before he passed away and my > name is listed as the contact for him in all of their > records. > > Does anyone have any other suggestions? Or any one > else that I can contact? > > Thank you in advance for any advice > > Sam Lashlee > > --- HOWARD STUTT <howardstutt@rogers.com> wrote: > >> Unless the rules have been recently changed, it is >> possible for the Next of Kin to obtain the records >> upon proof of death. >> >> Howard Stutt >> Ottawa >> >> Angie Kemp <ang1e@bluewin.ch> wrote: >> Hello >> >> >> >> My name is Angela and I am researching my >> grandfather Stanley H. BEECHING >> born 16 Jan 1917. He was in the Canadian forces >> during World War II and was >> from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He served in the >> following units of which I >> know only what I have shown below. >> >> >> >> >> >> Up to May 1943: No. 1 Cdn Eng. Reinf. Unit based in >> Aldershot, >> Hampshire, UK >> >> >> >> >From May 1943: G. H. Q. 2nd Echelon, Cdn Army >> Overseas based in >> Farnham, Surrey, UK >> >> Posted to southern Italy November 1943 (Near >> mountains somewhere >> near Mount Vesuvius) >> >> >> >> Returned to London around April 1945 >> >> >> >> >> >> I have been in contact with the Canadian War Museum >> and they told me the >> following:- >> >> >> >> The Library and Archives of Canada (LAC) possesses >> the complete personal >> files of all who served in the Canadian military in >> the two world wars and >> these would be the most complete source of >> information on the services of >> any one veteran. However, due to privacy >> regulations, access by second >> parties to Second War files is possible only if the >> veteran has been dead >> for 20 years or more. And proof of decease has to be >> presented. If you wish >> to inquire further about this you can obtain contact >> information for the LAC >> on its website: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/. >> >> >> >> I have sent a request mail to the LAC and am >> awaiting their response. On >> the basis that my grandfather died in 1995 I do not >> expect them to be very >> forthcoming so hope somebody out there can assist >> through knowledge of the >> units or my grandfather. >> >> >> >> Any information or assistance would be gratefully >> received as I am new to >> genealogy and this kind of research. >> >> >> >> Thanks & regards >> >> >> >> Angela >> >> >> >> ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== >> > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military/WORLDWAR2.html >> This is the link to our archives. You may search or >> browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact >> admin. We are an international list. Please remember >> to tell us what country your ancestor was from and >> what country you are in now if different. 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Hello everyone; My name is Robert Leonard and I am researching my grandfather Joseph Anthony Romano born 15 March 1900. He was in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was from Hudson County, NJ. He served in the following units of which I know only what I have shown below. From Dec. 1942 to May 1944: U.S.N.O.B. based in Trinidad, BWI From May 1944 to June 1944: Receiving Barracks, Lido Beach, NY From June 1944 to June 1944: RS, Nyd, Washington, DC From June 1944 to June 1944: RS, Charleston, SC From June 1944 to Aug 1944: USN, Section Base, Southport, NC Anyone that might have known my gf or knows anything about the Mission of these bases? I would appreciate any information. Thank you, Robert

Sam I can´t help you but wish you all the luck in receiving what is yours. Regards Angie -----Original Message----- From: sam lashlee [mailto:samwelli@yahoo.com] Sent: 20 February 2006 03:19 To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Next of Kin I have been waiting to write to this list about this very problem. My father, Malcolm Griggs Lashlee, was a member of the 44th tank battalion, during WWII. He was wounded in action and received a Purple Heart. He and I filled out the forms to have his missing war medals sent to him in January 2005. He passed away in February 2005. The local veteran's affairs department will not release the medals to me, because his "wife" (yes my mother) is still alive. His wife left him 5 years before he died, to live with someone else, but still stands to collect widows pension and social security because they were still married when he died. To complicate matters, the local VA has a working relationship with my mother's company and will not release anything to anyone but her. I have searched high and low and I cannot find anything that says that only the wife is eligible to claim these items. I have contacted our local state senator, who has been researching the matter for a month. I have tried to contact my mother, but she does not return any of her children's phone calls. I have contacted the local VA hospital and they have said they would release the medals to me, if there were some way I could have them sent to them. I was the one who brought my father to all of his doctor's appointments in the years before he passed away and my name is listed as the contact for him in all of their records. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Or any one else that I can contact? Thank you in advance for any advice Sam Lashlee --- HOWARD STUTT <howardstutt@rogers.com> wrote: > Unless the rules have been recently changed, it is > possible for the Next of Kin to obtain the records > upon proof of death. > > Howard Stutt > Ottawa > > Angie Kemp <ang1e@bluewin.ch> wrote: > Hello > > > > My name is Angela and I am researching my > grandfather Stanley H. BEECHING > born 16 Jan 1917. He was in the Canadian forces > during World War II and was > from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He served in the > following units of which I > know only what I have shown below. > > > > > > Up to May 1943: No. 1 Cdn Eng. Reinf. Unit based in > Aldershot, > Hampshire, UK > > > > >From May 1943: G. H. Q. 2nd Echelon, Cdn Army > Overseas based in > Farnham, Surrey, UK > > Posted to southern Italy November 1943 (Near > mountains somewhere > near Mount Vesuvius) > > > > Returned to London around April 1945 > > > > > > I have been in contact with the Canadian War Museum > and they told me the > following:- > > > > The Library and Archives of Canada (LAC) possesses > the complete personal > files of all who served in the Canadian military in > the two world wars and > these would be the most complete source of > information on the services of > any one veteran. However, due to privacy > regulations, access by second > parties to Second War files is possible only if the > veteran has been dead > for 20 years or more. And proof of decease has to be > presented. If you wish > to inquire further about this you can obtain contact > information for the LAC > on its website: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/. > > > > I have sent a request mail to the LAC and am > awaiting their response. On > the basis that my grandfather died in 1995 I do not > expect them to be very > forthcoming so hope somebody out there can assist > through knowledge of the > units or my grandfather. > > > > Any information or assistance would be gratefully > received as I am new to > genealogy and this kind of research. > > > > Thanks & regards > > > > Angela > > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military/WORLDWAR2.html > This is the link to our archives. You may search or > browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact > admin. We are an international list. Please remember > to tell us what country your ancestor was from and > what country you are in now if different. This helps > us help you. If you give dates please help us > understand the date you are referring to. For > example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million > records added in the > last 12 months. 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My father passed away in 2001. I went to the web site for the Navy and filled out the forms, printed them and sent them off to the proper office. My mother is still alive and I was given a copy of his papers including his discharge papers. At the same time I requested to have his missing medals reissued to me. I made this request last year. I got the papers with in a couple of months, I just received his medals last week. I did not need permission from my mother, nor did I have any problems in receiving any of the requested information. I put on the form that my father had passed away and that I was his daughter. That's all that I needed to do. I hope that you are able to get what you have requested. It ment a lot to me when the medal arrived in the mail last week.

Is there anyone on this list who knows anything about this WW II base or served there? The local village history group on Drayton St Leonard are interested in any information or personal recollections, photos etc with a view to inclusion in a forthcoming website. Ken Wise

I have been waiting to write to this list about this very problem. My father, Malcolm Griggs Lashlee, was a member of the 44th tank battalion, during WWII. He was wounded in action and received a Purple Heart. He and I filled out the forms to have his missing war medals sent to him in January 2005. He passed away in February 2005. The local veteran's affairs department will not release the medals to me, because his "wife" (yes my mother) is still alive. His wife left him 5 years before he died, to live with someone else, but still stands to collect widows pension and social security because they were still married when he died. To complicate matters, the local VA has a working relationship with my mother's company and will not release anything to anyone but her. I have searched high and low and I cannot find anything that says that only the wife is eligible to claim these items. I have contacted our local state senator, who has been researching the matter for a month. I have tried to contact my mother, but she does not return any of her children's phone calls. I have contacted the local VA hospital and they have said they would release the medals to me, if there were some way I could have them sent to them. I was the one who brought my father to all of his doctor's appointments in the years before he passed away and my name is listed as the contact for him in all of their records. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Or any one else that I can contact? Thank you in advance for any advice Sam Lashlee --- HOWARD STUTT <howardstutt@rogers.com> wrote: > Unless the rules have been recently changed, it is > possible for the Next of Kin to obtain the records > upon proof of death. > > Howard Stutt > Ottawa > > Angie Kemp <ang1e@bluewin.ch> wrote: > Hello > > > > My name is Angela and I am researching my > grandfather Stanley H. BEECHING > born 16 Jan 1917. He was in the Canadian forces > during World War II and was > from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He served in the > following units of which I > know only what I have shown below. > > > > > > Up to May 1943: No. 1 Cdn Eng. Reinf. Unit based in > Aldershot, > Hampshire, UK > > > > >From May 1943: G. H. Q. 2nd Echelon, Cdn Army > Overseas based in > Farnham, Surrey, UK > > Posted to southern Italy November 1943 (Near > mountains somewhere > near Mount Vesuvius) > > > > Returned to London around April 1945 > > > > > > I have been in contact with the Canadian War Museum > and they told me the > following:- > > > > The Library and Archives of Canada (LAC) possesses > the complete personal > files of all who served in the Canadian military in > the two world wars and > these would be the most complete source of > information on the services of > any one veteran. However, due to privacy > regulations, access by second > parties to Second War files is possible only if the > veteran has been dead > for 20 years or more. And proof of decease has to be > presented. If you wish > to inquire further about this you can obtain contact > information for the LAC > on its website: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/. > > > > I have sent a request mail to the LAC and am > awaiting their response. On > the basis that my grandfather died in 1995 I do not > expect them to be very > forthcoming so hope somebody out there can assist > through knowledge of the > units or my grandfather. > > > > Any information or assistance would be gratefully > received as I am new to > genealogy and this kind of research. > > > > Thanks & regards > > > > Angela > > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military/WORLDWAR2.html > This is the link to our archives. You may search or > browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact > admin. We are an international list. Please remember > to tell us what country your ancestor was from and > what country you are in now if different. This helps > us help you. 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Unless the rules have been recently changed, it is possible for the Next of Kin to obtain the records upon proof of death. Howard Stutt Ottawa Angie Kemp <ang1e@bluewin.ch> wrote: Hello My name is Angela and I am researching my grandfather Stanley H. BEECHING born 16 Jan 1917. He was in the Canadian forces during World War II and was from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He served in the following units of which I know only what I have shown below. Up to May 1943: No. 1 Cdn Eng. Reinf. Unit based in Aldershot, Hampshire, UK >From May 1943: G. H. Q. 2nd Echelon, Cdn Army Overseas based in Farnham, Surrey, UK Posted to southern Italy November 1943 (Near mountains somewhere near Mount Vesuvius) Returned to London around April 1945 I have been in contact with the Canadian War Museum and they told me the following:- The Library and Archives of Canada (LAC) possesses the complete personal files of all who served in the Canadian military in the two world wars and these would be the most complete source of information on the services of any one veteran. However, due to privacy regulations, access by second parties to Second War files is possible only if the veteran has been dead for 20 years or more. And proof of decease has to be presented. If you wish to inquire further about this you can obtain contact information for the LAC on its website: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/. I have sent a request mail to the LAC and am awaiting their response. On the basis that my grandfather died in 1995 I do not expect them to be very forthcoming so hope somebody out there can assist through knowledge of the units or my grandfather. Any information or assistance would be gratefully received as I am new to genealogy and this kind of research. Thanks & regards Angela ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military/WORLDWAR2.html This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. ============================== 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

Hello My name is Angela and I am researching my grandfather Stanley H. BEECHING born 16 Jan 1917. He was in the Canadian forces during World War II and was from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He served in the following units of which I know only what I have shown below. Up to May 1943: No. 1 Cdn Eng. Reinf. Unit based in Aldershot, Hampshire, UK From May 1943: G. H. Q. 2nd Echelon, Cdn Army Overseas based in Farnham, Surrey, UK Posted to southern Italy November 1943 (Near mountains somewhere near Mount Vesuvius) Returned to London around April 1945 I have been in contact with the Canadian War Museum and they told me the following:- The Library and Archives of Canada (LAC) possesses the complete personal files of all who served in the Canadian military in the two world wars and these would be the most complete source of information on the services of any one veteran. However, due to privacy regulations, access by second parties to Second War files is possible only if the veteran has been dead for 20 years or more. And proof of decease has to be presented. If you wish to inquire further about this you can obtain contact information for the LAC on its website: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/. I have sent a request mail to the LAC and am awaiting their response. On the basis that my grandfather died in 1995 I do not expect them to be very forthcoming so hope somebody out there can assist through knowledge of the units or my grandfather. Any information or assistance would be gratefully received as I am new to genealogy and this kind of research. Thanks & regards Angela

I am searching for Alfred West who was assigned to the 124th Evacuation Hospital in the European Theater during World War II. Can someone on the list tell me how I can find out who was assigned to the 124th Evacuation Hospital during between 1944 and 1946?

Hi John & all, There are a couple of mentions of El-Alamein at Wartime Memories site (I really like this site). http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/africa.html#el-alemein This one relates some confusion ie 'No one was where they should have been...' http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/pow/stalag4g.html This guy was in 124 Field Regt (same as mine) when he was taken POW - confirmed 7 mths after reported missing. http://www.awm.gov.au/journal/j37/alameinreview.htm This Aussie account looks like a good book. Thought I'd mention them in case anyone is interested. Deb. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Wilson" <hugo@actrix.gen.nz> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Re: English Death El-Alamein -JARVIE 1942 - solved > Hi Deb & All: > > Re William's death, the CWGC site gives his death as "between > 30 Jan 1942 & 1 July 1942". The only reason I can think of for such > a wide range of possible death dates that he was a Prisoner-of-War, > and died as a POW. If he went missing and was then "missing, > believed dead" would he have a death date of when he went > missing? He is commemorated on the El Alamein Memorial, > indicating that his body was not found. > > Yours, John Wilson >