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Merchant Navy?

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Grace

Grace Report 4 May 2008 16:10

I am trying to find a death certificate for Alexander Kennedy Bern. I take it he was in the Merchant Navy as his employment was as a Sea Cook. Born in Glasgow 1899. His wife died in 1956 and was widowed then (Glasgow) I have tried Ancestry, Scotlands People, but can't find him. Any tips welcome!

Grace

Grace Report 19 Aug 2012 01:29

UPDATE

Turns out he was in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, the only Alexander K Bern I can find died in Droitwich in 1945...still not getting anywhere fast...oh well.

jax

jax Report 19 Aug 2012 02:01

Maybe the droitwich death is his?

Researching:
In Essex,Hertfordshire,Cambridgeshire,East and North London and Kent...My lot did'nt travel much

Dea

Dea Report 19 Aug 2012 08:06

Did you get the Droitwich death cert?

He has certainly born at the right time - 1899.

Dea x

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Aug 2012 11:39

Could he have died in WW2?

have you tried the CWGC site?

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is my hubby's maternal grandmother Harriet and her sister Nellie

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Aug 2012 11:42

??

BERN, ALEXANDER

Rank:
Private
Service No:
3/3943
Date of Death:
09/05/1915
Regiment/Service:
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

1st Bn.
Panel Reference
Panels 24 to 26.
Memorial
LE TOURET MEMORIAL
Additional Information:


Nope cant be the right one as too young to leave a widow !!

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is my hubby's maternal grandmother Harriet and her sister Nellie

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 19 Aug 2012 12:07

Same death as Shirley posted but this shows birthplace:

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Alexander Bern
Birth Place: Brechin, Forfarshire
Death Date: 9 May 1915
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Forfar
Rank: Private
Regiment: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Battalion: 1st Battalion
Number: 3/3943
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

Researching:
Current avatar is Marie-Celeste de Villentroy

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 19 Aug 2012 12:24

Their is another Alexander Bern on the ww1 medal card index


Description Medal card of Bern, Alexander
Corps Regiment No Rank
Royal Scots Fusiliers 53743 Private
Labour Corps 631837 Private

Date 1914-1920
Catalogue reference WO 372/2
Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Series War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War
Piece Barnes C E - Boundy C E
Image contains 1 medal card of many for this collection


Roy

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Aug 2012 14:23

Bearing in mind it was still WW 2 and people moved around a lot it may well be that Droitwich one is your man

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is my hubby's maternal grandmother Harriet and her sister Nellie

Grace

Grace Report 20 Aug 2012 14:14

Thanks for your replies, very kind of you all :)
The Bern who died from Brechin is from a branch of the family, but not the one I am looking for. It is my husband's family, and I don't think there is anyone I can ask. Will need to get the death cert. from Droitwich to make sure...thanks again.