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Europe / Re: Belgium, Antwerp December 1956 - Death of unknown seaman aboard SS Levenpool
« on: Tuesday 23 April 24 13:39 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Jebber on Tuesday 23 April 24 12:55 BST (UK)
You don’t give any indication as to his nationality, was he Belgian or British, if British have you checked  to see if the death was recorded by the British Consulate. If so you should be able it obtain a British death certificate.

Thanks for this idea. The vessel was British registered but the seamen were not necessarily British is my understanding. So I would need to look and see if there was a British Death Certificate issued in respect of this unknown seaman likely sometime between February 1956 (if they established that the death was likely to have been several months earlier) and later into 1957 if there was a delay in getting it registered. Would it be amongst the Deaths at Sea or in the British deaths registered abroad? Are these available for online searching please?

Many thanks,

Howdie

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Europe / Belgium, Antwerp December 1956 - Death of unknown seaman aboard SS Levenpool
« on: Tuesday 23 April 24 12:22 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for help with locating the final resting place of this seaman.

I am pretty sure I know who he was but proving it is another matter. I contacted the Antwerp City Archives but they were unable to help in any way with evidence for this death so I am interested in whether there would have been a post mortem and whether a record for this exists? Would there be a Police record? What was the practice for dealing with these incidents, Burial by the local authority after a period of time as in UK or something else? Would a death certificate have been issued? Are there cemetery records for this period which could be searched by a Belgium researcher and how might one find such a person?

The man's remains were discovered at the bottom of the ship's water tank along with empty whisky bottles !

So may unanswered questions - sorry.

Many thanks for any light you can shed on this matter,

Howdie

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London and Middlesex / Re: Francis Maxwell BEST- descendants.
« on: Thursday 21 January 21 15:13 GMT (UK)  »
Here is a photo from my family album of Austen Maxwell Best standing next to my father in 1938/9 when they passed out from RAMC and joined the Indian Medical Service together.

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World War Two / Re: Rest & Recreation 1943, Murree Hills nr Rawalpindi RAF USAF IAF aircrews
« on: Wednesday 20 January 21 05:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Spikey,

That's fine by me and why I posted it here when I discovered it with the story written on the back by my Mum.

Best wishes for 2021.


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World War Two / Rest & Recreation 1943, Murree Hills nr Rawalpindi RAF USAF IAF aircrews
« on: Monday 18 January 21 15:39 GMT (UK)  »
This is a photo from my mother's WW2 album. The one with her arm slipped through that of the very handsome looking Indian Pilot - not my Dad !!

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World War Two / Re: WW2 medal strip Private in 1st Parachute Regiment
« on: Thursday 12 December 19 08:23 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Max and Si,

Logic suggests that the second set of suggestions is more likely to be correct, but leaves some unanswered questions. I am hoping that this will sufficiently raise the curiosity of my friend to fork out for a copy of his late father's service record to get more details.

Compliments of the season and all the best for 2020.

Howdie

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Pvte Parachute Regt. WW2
« on: Wednesday 11 December 19 15:22 GMT (UK)  »
It could indeed !! I was looking for some more technical phrase about what he did in the Paras but that is much more apposite to the task that was undertaken. Many thanks for your help.

Best wishes,

Howdie

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World War Two / WW2 medal strip Private in 1st Parachute Regiment
« on: Wednesday 11 December 19 14:09 GMT (UK)  »
Can somebody Identify these medals from his B & W portrait please? Believed to have enlisted in 1938 and drafted 1939. survived campaigns at Dunkirk and Arnhem amongst other scraps.

Many thanks,

Howdie

ps see also my posting today of his discharge testamonial on handwriting deciphering

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Pvte Parachute Regt. WW2
« on: Wednesday 11 December 19 14:05 GMT (UK)  »
I should like help in deciphering . This discharge testamonial on a private in the 1st Battalion Parrachute Regimant, Army Air Corps. The bit I'm having trouble with is the good and reliable ??? opman.

Many thanks for any light you can shed on this.

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