Death Certificate

[Gerry Shadbolt]

Hi

I am trying to obtain my grandfathers Service Records from the MOD but I need to send a copy of his death certificate with the forms but he was killed on the 31st July 1917 in the 3rd Battle of the Somme and has no known grave.

How do I get a death certificate in these circumstances?

Many thanks in anticipation

 

[horse]

Hi Gerry

Welcome to the site.

Good luck with your research,

Geoff

 

[Ellie7]

All Brittish WW1 deaths were given a Death Certificate. See GRO for it.

Ellie

 

[gibbo]

The link for GRO certificates in case you needed it.

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

 

[gibbo]

Not sure if this would be enough for them for proof of death.

Rankrivate
Service No:102351
Date of Death:31/07/1917
Age:30
Regiment/Service:Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 165th Coy.
Panel Reference: Panel 56.
Memorial:YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Additional Information:Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Shadbolt, of Fewin, Hertford; husband of Rosetta Croft (formerly Shadbolt), of Bridgefoot Villa, Datchworth, Stevenage, Herts

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/916298/SHADBOLT, WALTER

 

[Gerry Shadbolt]

Hi

Thank you so much, I have ordered a certificate now

It just goes to show the power of a good forum!!

 

[gortonboy]

GRO WAR DEATHS ARMY OTHER RANKS (1914 to1921)


First name(s)
WALTER

Last name
SHADBOLT

Death year
1917

Service number
102351

Rank
Private

Regiment or unit
Machine Gun Corps

Record source
GRO War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 to 1921)

Volume
E.4

Page
268

Record set
British nationals armed forces deaths 1796-2005

Category
Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory
Deaths & burials

Collections from
Great Britain

 

[Gerry Shadbolt]

Hi

Thanks for the extra information you have posted .

I actually had this but the form states that you must send in a copy of the death certificate. I have ordered one so will wait and see how long it takes.

Many thanks

 

[Ellie7]

SHADBOLT First name WALTER Born — Died 1917 Event 1917 Record set Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Location Great Britain


http://search.findmypast.co.uk/resu...-world-war?firstname=walter&lastname=shadbolt


Not sure if it is a full record.Pay site


Ellie

 

[stockpot]

The above entry says FORMERLY 203126, NORTHANTS REGT. as well as the Machine Gun corps information which you already have.

Also Ancestry has the UK Army Register of Soldier's Effects, it says he was owed £1.14s.7d which was paid out on 1.12.17 and his widow got a "war gratuity" of £3 on 31.10.19.

Good luck with the service record, I thought all the existing records were available on-line so it is interesting to see that others can be obtained from the MOD.

Elaine