William Geoffrey Mobley (known as Geoffrey)

[James18]

Hello,

I'm trying to find information on William Geoffrey Mobley, born 1918 in Sheffield, on behalf of his niece. He was known as Geoffrey and served in the war. He is believed to have married a Burmese woman whilst stationed in Burma either during or just after the war. I can find no record of him either marrying or dying in the UK, but I think he did return to the UK at some point and may have married an Englishwoman later in life.

Any information or leads greatly appreciated!

[CaroleW]

He died 15.8.2008 in Cheshunt Buckinghamshire

[CaroleW]

There is a 1975 marriage for his name & initial in London but cannot post details in case it's the wrong one & they may still be alive

Also one in 1962 Hertfordshire

[CaroleW]

GRO online confirms the 2008 death as William Geoffrey Mobley born 1918

A starting point would be to buy a copy of the death cert to see who reported the death

[CaroleW]

The only other match to his name & initial was b 1939 but birth checks on GRO online are not available for 1939 so can't check what his middle name was

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234283873/william-geoffrey-mobley

Death reg is Sept qtr 2008.  Online gives death date as 15.8.2008

[James18]

Many thanks, Carole!

I did see the 60s and 70s marriages but thought they may have been for the Mobley chap born in the 1930s.

[CaroleW]

Unfortunately he doesn't seem to have left a will which may have given more info - and only costs £1.50 so cheaper than the death cert

[James18]

I have been given the names of two (possible) children, but won't post them here as presumably they're still alive. However, I don't know whether these people were born in the UK or Burma, and I think tracing his family will be problematic in general. This person knew her uncle's name and that he'd married in Burma after the war, but has never met her cousins.

[jonw65]

Two Mobleys born Burma (consulate Rangoon) in the GRO Consular Births (index)
Both married London?

There is a 1975 marriage for his name & initial in London but cannot post details

2002 electoral register in Buckinghamshire