World War 2 Military Death certificate

[Haydn]

Can anyone help please

Has anyone ever obtained a military death certificate for World War 2 , and advise what details are listed about the deceased, such as how he died and where etc.etc

I know the ones from WW1 do not state much, but i wondered if the ones from the second world war gave more detail.

Many thanks for any info

George

[WendyP]

Hi

the ones I got simply state name, number, rank and regiment and KIA being Killed in Action.


Not much more than the certs for WW1

[Haydn]

Wendy

Thanks for your reply, i thought that may be the case, i was hoping they would not be similar to the ones for WW1.

Thank you George

[Christine in Herts]

You may find you can get more by combining whatever is on the CWGC site with a regimental war diary, or equivalent.

Christine

[WendyP]

HI

Was there something specific you were hoping to see on the cert?

[Haydn]

Christine & Wendy
Thanks for your replies, that is the avenue i will have to explore, but i understand that to find the war diaries you need to know the specific unit he was serving with, the only thing i know from the CWGC site that he was in the Royal Engineers, i don't have the the actual regiment or unit he served with.

I realise it is his service records that are required which will most likely provide the answers, but at £30-00 and a long wait, it not possible at the moment,

Wendy
I am confused with the Roll of Honour records that are now on Ancestry for the person i am looking at, inasmuch the "theatre of war" is indicated as being "At Sea", but he is commemorated in a cemetery the middle of Holland.So i was hoping the death certificate would give some idea where he died, as i cannot see that he died at sea, but i could be wrong

Many thanks for your assistance

George

[WendyP]

HI George

I've sent you a Pm regarding this matter