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Death in Cyprus
« on: Saturday 16 September 17 06:41 BST (UK) »
Hi

I'm trying to find out about Malcolm M Morrison, who died 16 Feb 1961 in a motor accident and is buried in Cyprus.
Can anyone help

John

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Re: Death in Cyprus
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 16 September 17 06:56 BST (UK) »
FindMyPast has a death registration that fits those details;  British Nationals Armed Forces death.  A copy of the certificate can be bought from the GRO, cost £9.25.

His service record will be with the MOD, you can apply for a copy which costs £30.
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Death in Cyprus
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 16 September 17 07:07 BST (UK) »
Thanks

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Re: Death in Cyprus
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 16 September 17 08:19 BST (UK) »
Let me know if you find out exactly where he was buried.

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Re: Death in Cyprus
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 16 September 17 08:37 BST (UK) »
Possibly the British Military Cemetery Larnaca, Wayne's Keep Nicosia, or there are military graves in Kyrenia and others. Itwould depend where he was stationed.


Update,
Cyprus is quite well covered by Find a Grave, I cannot see him on there.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Death in Cyprus
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 16 September 17 09:46 BST (UK) »
Do you know for sure that he was not repatriated?

I knew of a situation where two members of the military were killed in a motor accident. The inquest was held where they died and certificates issued but at the request of the families they were returned to the uk for burial. One returned to his family area and the other to near where his widow would be living.
Just a thought.

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Re: Death in Cyprus
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 16 September 17 09:50 BST (UK) »
Is this him?


Surname
 
MORRISON
 

Forenames/Initials
 
Malcolm McLean
 

Rank
 
Cpl
 

Service
 
Royal Air Force
 

Service Number
 
4126911
 

Station
 
RAF Ayios Nikolaos
 

Date of Birth
 
10 January 1935
 

Age
 
26
 

Date of Death
 
16 February 1961
 

Cemetery Name
 
Military Cemetery
 

Cemetery Address
 
Dhekelia
Cyprus
 

Grave Section
 
1
 

Grave Row
 
A
 

Grave Number
 
9
 

Headstone/Markerstone
 

 

Included on Armed Forces Memorial
 
No
 

Included on Roll of Honour
 
Yes
 

Imber
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Re: Death in Cyprus
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 16 September 17 10:59 BST (UK) »
You might like to look here.

https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Dhekelia-British-Military-Cemetery/146745

RAF Ayios Nikoloas (St Nicholas) is near the army base of Dhekalia in the Larnaca area. He may have lived on the Dhekalia army base.   Dhekalia is between Larnaca and  Ayia Napa (St Napa (female))
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Re: Death in Cyprus
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 09 October 18 16:15 BST (UK) »
Sound like my father. What do you need to know?