grandfather smith

[xpq194z]

hi . thomas edward smith born in selby 1896 selby . fought in the first world war .2/5 west yorkshire selby corps regiment. was one of the lucky one .thomas came back . badly wounded twice . went back ,held prisoner . came home when released from P.O.W. CAMP.in germany.
 was also lucky have is war papers ,some burnt ,but can read them.may querry is thomas died in 1957 selby war memorial hospital. was wondering do you think  it is possible to obtain hospital records . or is there a time limit on them like the census records .there  is no -one left alive now from grandfathers time .so cannot ask any-one .
have death cert . but does not say alot.
 mike

[Bee]

Hi Mike

I don't know for definite but from what I've read on other posts on this type of subject, I'm almost certain there is a time limit but I think it is less than 100 years.

I, personally would get in touch with the hospital  to find out the whereabouts of the records and if they still exist then take it from there. You may have to provide proof of your relationship.

happy hunting
Bee
 

[xpq194z]

hello bee,thank you, was not sure.you confirmed what  i
 thought. will try and contact the selby war hospital.
                                     mike

[hadenmaiden]

Mike, I used to work at Selby hospital, and the bulk of patient records are kept at York. My understanding is that they should keep records for ten years, or up to the age of 21 for children. You may get some joy from medical records at York hospital

[xpq194z]

hello .thanks for this .information. but would the records of 1957 .still be around ?mike