Hi Is it unusual that I cannot find any records on any website for James Windle who I believe was based in Simonstown South Africa in WW2 The only story I have is that he was torpedoed on 2 different ships which might have been the Redout or Racehorse. From a photo of him wearing a uniform it seems he was a Leading Seaman Thanks
No, it's quite usual actually. There is very little by the way of personal WW2 records out in the public domain, best bet, assuming Royal Navy, is to get service records. Get a copy of military service records
John you will not find any WW2 records on line you have to apply the official route Get a copy of military service records you require date of birth and death certificate plus £30 do not go to pay for sites they will not have his service records and you will be lighter in the pocket regards Clive
A little more basic info, is his full name James Windle? when and where was he born?, names of any ships he may have mentioned ?? it would help members before you receive the official service records from the MOD TD
Presume you mean MOD - the GRO deal with civil records not military England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: James Windle Death Age: 71 Birth Date: 17 May 1915 Registration Date: Oct 1986 Registration district: Liverpool Inferred County: Merseyside Volume: 36 Page: 862 I see Ancestry has him in quite a number of trees TD
Ah yes sorry - if you can use the option in your first post to 'edit' it, it might be worth adding his name and service number if you have it to the title, it could help attract other naval types to your thread TD
The two ship's mentioned in the opening post both survived the war with no indications of any torpedo attack. Regards Hugh
We think he had 4 years service and the 2 ships mentioned I think where based at Simonstown and not the torpedoed ships