The Commonwealth War Graves Commission was charged with compiling A Civilian Roll of Honour 1939-45 and this was eventually published as a set of six volumes. A full set is kept (but not for public inspection) at Westmionster Abbey, with a fresh page turned every day. The good news is that individual pages are available for purchase from the CWGC and the volumes themselves are laid out county by county (the old, pre-1960s-reorganisation counties), then by county borough, then by other districts (metropolitan boroughs, urban districts, rural districts, etc.) in alphabetical order. The surnames run in alpha-order within each borough or district. An enquiry to the CWGC should elicit the detail of the page number 'run' covering Peterboro (or the whole of Louth) and the cost of those pages and shipping. Note that the civilian roll does not give any burial details, cemetery or churchyard, etc. But it does usually give family (parents and/or spouse), age, residence, place of death. Also, anyone injured in one district and dying in another (not uncommon, as casualties sometimes had to be sent to hospitals out-of-area), will be listed under the area in which they died. My own researches over the past ten years point to quite a number of civilians who are NOT in the CWGC records. In the main, these seem to be people who died in an area where they did not live or who died of injuries some time after the later, again especially where they died out-of-area. This despite the final volume being devoted to people missed in the first five (so if you do follow my suggestion, do ask the CWGC to advise whether there are any Peterboro entries in the supplementary pages). Hope this helps. Richard Goring visit my website at http://www.goring1941.freeserve.co.uk for: The Register of Essex-Related Dead of World War II [ROERDOWW2] The South-East Essex War Memorials & Monumental Inscriptions Project, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvie Barker" <harviebarker@shaw.ca> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 3:43 AM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] civilian deaths from bombings England? 1942 > I am wondering how to search for civilian deaths by bombings in July > 1942 at Peterboro? > > I have a story of a baby rescued from a bombing of his house shortly > after his birth. He was born july 14, 1942 > at Louth Hospital and there were NO bombings/ or civilian deaths in > 1942 there...[yes, in 1941 and 1943] > > I realize this "story" can sound a bit suspicious. apparently the > mother survived because she was OUT and other > members of the household [possibly her family?] were supposed to be > killed. The baby was susequently placed in > an orphanage. I did expect local newspapers to carry such a > story..finding none...but there were certainly stories of the day > describing the 1941 bombings and deaths of civilians. > > I have the birth cert. -- the mother registered the birth 2 weeks after > "by declaration" and her address at registration time > was 270 Cromwell road, Peterboro. None of the mother's immediate > family show up in GRO indexes either for 1942 although > I do not know all their names. > > I tried CWGC site for cemeteries at Peterboro and found NO deaths that > seem to relate and NONE from one family. > > Louth authorities [archives and library ] have been most helpful in > confirming no deaths there 1942. > > I look forward to your wisdom on how to search this for Peterboro. My > friend hasnt given up on his life story but has asked me > to help find his mother's family. > > thanks liz of BC Canada > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > We welcome tributes of your World War II ancestors. 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 > >