Hi all, My Great Grandmother in Australia received a letter from her sister in Kensington England saying that her son Billy (William I would think) MARSH died in El-Alamein in 1941 just after his 21st birthday. He never saw his little girl Betty... sad. His parents were Charles E & Edith MARSH. What Regiment/unit might he have been in? Would his death be on the BDM Registrations in England? (I have checked page images for quarters in 1941 & 42 - no joy). Could it have been registered way after that? I thought I could remember someone saying there was another list for deaths overseas but am not sure. I have looked on the CWGC site & only one could be him I think: MARSH, WILLIAM ERIC Initials: W E Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Able Seaman Regiment: Royal Navy Unit Text: H.M.S. Mashona Date of Death: 28/05/1941 Service No: C/SSX 18240 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 43, 2. Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL Has every death known about been put on this site? His mother had obviously been informed. Hoping someone may be able to help me. Not sure where to start. Thanks, Deb. (Australia)

Hi List: Slightly off topic. Mashona is the name of the largeast tribe inhabiting Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia in the WWII years). If HMS Mashona called at Cape Town (as opposed to Simonstown) the Marsh Maritime Research Centre is likely to have a photograph of her. Kindly contact me off list if you have details of the type of vessel HMS Mashona was & if some other lister can't assist I would imagine William is likely to have been buried at sea as Chatham is a memorial site. regards, Keith Cape Town ----- Original Message ----- From: "D Cook" <oneleaf@bigpond.net.au> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 6:15 AM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] English Death El-Alamein 1941 - MARSH > Hi all, > > My Great Grandmother in Australia received a letter from her sister in Kensington England saying that her son Billy (William I would think) MARSH died in El-Alamein in 1941 just after his 21st birthday. He never saw his little girl Betty... sad. His parents were Charles E & Edith MARSH. > > What Regiment/unit might he have been in? > > Would his death be on the BDM Registrations in England? (I have checked page images for quarters in 1941 & 42 - no joy). Could it have been registered way after that? I thought I could remember someone saying there was another list for deaths overseas but am not sure. > > I have looked on the CWGC site & only one could be him I think: > > MARSH, WILLIAM ERIC > > Initials: W E > > Nationality: United Kingdom > > Rank: Able Seaman > > Regiment: Royal Navy > > Unit Text: H.M.S. Mashona > > Date of Death: 28/05/1941 > > Service No: C/SSX 18240 > > Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead > > Grave/Memorial Reference: 43, 2. > > Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL > > > > Has every death known about been put on this site? His mother had obviously been informed. > > > > Hoping someone may be able to help me. Not sure where to start. > > > > Thanks, > > Deb. > > (Australia) > > > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 > > >

Hi Deb: For the Battle of El Alamein you should be checking the CWGS for 1942 not 1941, as the First Battle of El Alamein was July 1942, and the (notable) Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. See the Timeline for the North African Campaign, well remembered in New Zealand (we had a Member of Parliament called Alamein Kofu): http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/Gallery/north-africa/time-line.html But there was not a William ... Marsh in the El Alamein Cemetery. El Alamein was a land battle; see re HMS Mashona when William Eric MARSH died: http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4431.html Yours, John Wilson (New Zealand) > My Great Grandmother in Australia received a letter from her sister in Kensington England saying that her son Billy (William I would think) MARSH died in El-Alamein in 1941 just after his 21st birthday. He never saw his little girl Betty... sad. His parents were Charles E & Edith MARSH. > > What Regiment/unit might he have been in? > > Would his death be on the BDM Registrations in England? (I have checked page images for quarters in 1941 & 42 - no joy). Could it have been registered way after that? I thought I could remember someone saying there was another list for deaths overseas but am not sure. >