Hi David Sorry I'm being a bit thick here - I searched St Catharine's Index at my local library and on Ancestry - so I'm not too sure what you mean about the GRO war deaths army other ranks, what site is it on? Forrest - thanks for that info - I will subscribe to that site - is there any way of finding out when he did enlist? Fietje - sorry I should have made it clear that I know the name of my late uncle - I have a copy of his baptism entry - it is Thomas William Patterson, baptised June 1st 1922 in Stockton, England. I know that the family did not move out of the Stockton area. Thanks very much for all your help everyone. Regards Diane Teesside England ----- Original Message ----- From: "DAVID PARKER" <parker3250@rogers.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 8:44 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] How do I find information? > Hi Diane, > Did your search include the GRO WAR DEATHS ARMY OTHER > RANKS > (1939 to 1948) index ? > > David > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diane Patterson" <diane.patterson2@ntlworld.com> > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 2:42 PM > Subject: [WORLD WAR II] How do I find information? > > >> Hi >> >> I'm new to this list and hope someone can help. >> >> My late dad's brother was born in Stockton in 1922. I was told that he > died in the army. >> >> On the Common Wealth War Graves there is a Thomas William Patterson who > died 24th December 1944, I think that this could possibly be him as he is > the only one who has no next of kin detailed. >> >> However, I have not been able to find a record of his death with St. > Catharine's Index, so therefore I cannot verify it. >> >> I am not the next of kin, there is still a brother and sister alive, we > have no contact and believe that they would not want us to look into it. >> >> Has anyone got any suggestions of where to go. >> >> Diane Patterson >> Teesside >> England >> >> >> ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== >> Please do not send virus warnings to the list. If you have concerns >> about > a virus, contact your list admin or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com > subscribe in the subject line. 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 >> > > > ==== 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 Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:02:09 +0100, "Diane Patterson" <diane.patterson2@ntlworld.com> wrote: >Forrest - thanks for that info - I will subscribe to that site - is there >any way of finding out when he did enlist? Unless you have any documents, I think the only way you'll get that information is to get hold of his service record, which is only released to, or with the permission of, his Next of Kin. See the following links for information: http://www.veteransagency.mod.uk/service_records/service_records.html and http://www.veteransagency.mod.uk/service_records/army.html Forrest -- Forrest Anderson, Edinburgh, Scotland. E-mail: forrest@military-researcher.com Website: www.military-researcher.com Forrestdale Research - Military Genealogical Researcher