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Offline dicky

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Body washed up Morthoe - CLEMENT
« on: Sunday 28 February 10 18:22 GMT (UK) »
IS ANYONE GOING TO THE DEVON RECORD OFFICE WITH A LITTLE TIME TO SPARE
I AM LOOKING FOR A RECORD OF DEATH OF SIDNEY HENRY CLEMENT OF BRISTOL WHO WAS IN THE MERCHANT NAVY,HIS BODY WAS WASHED UP AT MORTHOE.THE DEATH CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED IN BARNSTABLE IN JANUARY 1916  5b 665.CANT FIND OUT WHAT SHIP HE WAS ON.HE WAS TAKEN BACK TO BRISTOL AND BURIED ON 22/1/1916.HAVE CHECKED BRISTOL RECORDS OFFICE BUT THEY SAY IT WILL BE ENTERED IN DEVON.CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE

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Re: Body washed up Morthoe - CLEMENT
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 28 February 10 21:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi dicky

I think your best bet is to order a copy of Sidney's death certificate to see what information that gives you. You can do that online from the GRO:
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

Having checked the GRO index it seems his death was registered in the March Qtr of 1916 as Sidney Clements, aged 48 years... (is this correct?)

There are no records on the Commonwealth War Graves site of Sidney Henry Clement(s)...

Hope this helps,

Graham

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Re: Body washed up Morthoe - CLEMENT
« Reply #2 on: Monday 01 March 10 20:45 GMT (UK) »
Hi Graham
Thanks for your reply,I was hoping there may have been a record of this at the records office,its the name of the ship I want to find the most and was hoping the certificate might just give it
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