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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: Spurr on Wednesday 18 July 18 08:11 BST (UK)
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Is there any way to find where this man was buried. I am asking for a friend here in New Zealand.
First name(s) Kenneth Horne
Last name Whiteread
Birth year 1914
Age 30
Death year 1944
Death date 27 Jun 1944
Number -
Rank Civilian
Regiment Civilian War Dead
Grave reference -
Cemetery or Memorial West Ham, County Borough
Burial country Civilian War Dead
Additional information of 53 Randolph Road, Custom House. Son of Mr. H. Whiteread. Died at 53 Randolph Road.
Link
https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead
War Second World War, 1939-1945
Record set Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Second World War
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
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That would be West Ham Cemetery?
Now run by Newham Borough.
See: https://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Funeral-records.aspx
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That would be West Ham Cemetery?
Now run by Newham Borough.
See: https://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Funeral-records.aspx
Tried your website but unfortunately no record, but thanks for replying.
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The CWGC Civilian War Dead records do not provide information on the place of burial. The reference to West Ham Borough indicates that that was the reporting authority responsible for providing details of civilian deaths to the CWGC. In theory he could be buried anywhere in the UK but clearly it is likely to be locally.
Imber
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The CWGC Civilian War Dead records do not provide information on the place of burial. The reference to West Ham Borough indicates that that was the reporting authority responsible for providing details of civilian deaths to the CWGC. In theory he could be buried anywhere in the UK but clearly it is likely to be locally.
Imber
Thanks for your reply, now all I need to find is names of cemeteries in and around West Ham, can you help?
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Use that link I gave you for Newham Borough! ;D
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KGarrad
Thanks once again, I'm hanging my head in shame that I didn't look through all the website first time, I only did a search on the name. My friend was only 4years old when her father was killed in the Blitz and she emigrated to New Zealand when her mother remarried, now she is looking into her family tree and would like to find where her father was buried, now with your help she has a few more options.