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« on: Tuesday 20 October 15 16:44 BST (UK) »
Dear Jim, thanks for that. Yes, I did find the record you refer to. And this ties up with the birth/death of a Mr West I did find. But it doesn't prove to me that it is 'my' Mr West. It's really tricky this one. I wish I could think of way of getting the service record but that requires a death cert. which I don't have because I don't know when he died. I was tempted to get the death certificate I have found and send it off with a request - they will either send back the details or say - sorry, your death certificate is not the same Mr West. Hope that makes sense. I could try just writing to them and say I don't know when he died but I do know his service number. But I suspect I would just get back an auto reply saying - sorry, death cert. or we can't do. I can't be the 1st person to require service records but not know the date of death.