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William Absalom Head

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Ru

Ru Report 11 Sep 2013 10:27

Hi Nicholas,

Try these:

Second World War

Service Records for UK personnel are available at the following addresses:-

ARMY

Army Personnel Centre
Historical Disclosures, Mailpoint 555
Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
Glasgow G2 8EX

Tel: 0845 600 9663
E-mail: [email protected]

AIR FORCE

RAF Disclosures Section
Room 221b
Trenchard Hall
RAF Cranwell
Sleaford
LINCS
NG34 8HB
01400 261201
Ext 6711
Ext 8161/8159 (Officers)
Ext 8163/8168/8170 (Other ranks)

NAVY

Director Naval Personnel
Mailpoint G2
Room 48
West Battery
Whale Island - Portsmouth
PO2 8DX

Tel: 023 9262 8670 (or 8654, 8670, 8677)

Good luck

Sappho

Researching:
Clifford, von Rimscha, Politov/Politova, von Berg, (Russia, Latvia and Germany) Povey, Turner - South East of London. Goodwin, Daniels and Noble (in every sense of the word)!

Nicholas

Nicholas Report 10 Sep 2013 22:02

Thanks very much. The date will help me research it . I didn`t realise he would be on the CWGC site
Thanks again

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 10 Sep 2013 20:54

Births Dec 1883 HEAD William Absalom St Geo East 1c 374

Name: William Absalom Head
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 23 Sep 1883, b. 27 August 1883
Father's Name: William Horates Head, Occ. Carman
Mother's Name: Caroline Amelia Head
Parish or Poor Law Union: St George in the East
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers
Address: 85 Cowley Street

Researching:

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 10 Sep 2013 20:47

Name: William A Head
Birth Date: abt 1884
Date of Registration: Sep 1944
Age at Death: 60
Registration District: Westminster
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1a
Page: 356


If he married Amelia Thorn nee Dyer

Name: Amelia B Head
Birth Date: abt 1888
Date of Registration: Sep 1945
Age at Death: 57
Registration District: essex South Western
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 177


Name: Amelia Bertha Head
Probate Date: 5 Oct 1945
Death Date: 7 Sep 1945
Death Place: London, England
Registry: Llandudno

54 Hampton Road, London E11
Died 7 Sept 1945 at Whipps Cross Hospital, London E11
Administration to Amelia Esther Foreman (wife of Frederick Charles Foreman)
Effects £458 12 9d

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 10 Sep 2013 20:45

Info no different to that shown on the free CWGC site, where they have probably got their info from

Forces War records site
First Name:
William Absalom

Initials:
W A

Surname:
Head

DOB:
Circa 1884

Age:
60

Nationality:
British

Date of Death:
18/07/1944

Information:
OF 260 CORPORATION STREET, WEST HAM ESSEX. HUSBAND OF A. B. HEAD. INJURED 11 JULY 1944, AT CROMWELL ROAD, KENSINGTON; DIED AT ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL.

Rank:
Civilian

Record Type:
Civilian War Dead
Civilian War Dead during World War 2
During World War 2, the United Kingdom suffered around 67,100 civilian casualties due to military activity. Civilian casualties are listed on a roll of honour, near St George's Chapel in Westminster Abbey


CWGC site

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3123179/HEAD,%20WILLIAM%20ABSALOM

George

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 10 Sep 2013 20:42

Why should there be a service record if this is him. Probably the same info as on CWGC

HEAD, WILLIAM ABSALOM
>>>>>>Rank:Civilian
Date of Death:18/07/1944
Age:60
Regiment/Service:Civilian War Dead

Reporting AuthorityWESTMINSTER CITY
Additional Information:
of 260 Corporation Street, West Ham Essex. Husband of A. B. Head. Injured 11 July 1944, at Cromwell Road, Kensington; died at St. George's Hospital.

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Nicholas

Nicholas Report 10 Sep 2013 20:35

Hi. I`ve just seen the above person is listed on War Forces records website but i do not have a subscription for it. I know he died in 1944 in an air raid in London but i do not know the details and i was wondering if some one with a subscription would be able to check and see what it says. Any help would be appreciated. I will not able to reply for a couple of hours
many thanks