Ww2 records desperately need help

Hi I am trying to find my great grandfather no one knows much about him as he died when my grandad was young. All I know is that he served during ww2 possibly engineers buy don't count me on that. His name was Alfred Joseph Hudson born in orsett, essex 1914-1958 ??? Married Elizabeth K M Ashwell in 1937, she was born 1916-2002. His children were Alfred, Minnie and bettie. His parents I believe were Thomas Hodgson Hudson and ad a anne Hyde. I believe Thomas Hodgson was his original name and change it to Hodgson Hudson. Any help would be great thanks...

 

Hi I am trying to find my great grandfather no one knows much about him as he died when my grandad was young. All I know is that he served during ww2 possibly engineers buy don't count me on that. His name was Alfred Joseph Hudson born in orsett, essex 1914-1958 ??? Married Elizabeth K M Ashwell in 1937, she was born 1916-2002. His children were Alfred, Minnie and bettie. His parents I believe were Thomas Hodgson Hudson and ad a anne Hyde. I believe Thomas Hodgson was his original name and change it to Hodgson Hudson. Any help would be great thanks...

 

Dan

A look through this forum will produce a large number of requests for information on service personnel and the main piece of advice we can give is to obtain a copy of the individual’s service records from the MOD.

Unless you are unlucky, service records will give a timeline showing units, promotions (and demotions!), embarkation/disembarkation dates, award entitlements, hospitalisations (although not medical records) etc etc.. This will enable further research via the relevant unit’s war diaries or other sources of information thereby building a complete and accurate picture of their service.

The process for obtaining records can be found here: Service records

Also worth using this forum’s search facility, once you are sure when and where they served.

Good luck.

 

You will need his death certificate, perhaps these are the details:
Record Transcription:
England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
First name(s) Alfred J
Last name Hudson
Gender Male
Birth year 1915
Age 43
Death quarter 1
Death year 1958
District Thurrock
County Essex
Volume 4A
Page 988
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Certificates available from the General Register Office
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Thank you but surely i don't know enough information to fill out that paperwork for service records ?? I did a similar post on a ww1 forum a couple off years ago for another family member and lots off people chipped in and found my great great grandfather. I thought I'd try the same thing on here as I currently don't have the extra funds to pay for the research at this moment. Thanks Dan

 

ps only need one post on here, I suggest you edit the other one and put in a link to here, will save confusion.

 

Ah wow that's a start thanks so much I believe that's him...

 

How would I delete other post can't find how to ??

 

As stated on the form, the only information you need is full name, date of birth and death certificate.

First name(s) Alfred J
Last name Hudson
Birth year 1915
Birth quarter 1
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Hyde
District Orsett
County Essex
Country England
Volume 4A
Page 1217
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

 

If you look at the bottom of any post, next to your name, there is an edit button.

 

I'll have to try on laptop as I'm doing this through my phone and can't see and edit button...

 

If Alfred lived at 10 Peaceful Row, Thurrock his dob is stated as 20 Nov 1914 and his occupation 'Factory shunter'.

Edit: if you wonder why his official birth record shows 1915 that is because they show the date of registration and NOT actual birth.

 

TD[/QUOTE]

Dan its been a good start for you and people have and will chip in,however if you do track him down and he did serve in WW2 you will have to spend the 30 pounds to get his service records.You will not find them anywhere else except via the official route.


Regards
Clive

 

How did you find this that he was a factory shunter?? I was told he served in the war but again information along the lines can be wrong. If I do find him and he was military I will happily get his service records. Thanks again

 

The information is from the 1939 Register, those who served in the war still had occupations but it indicates he signed up after then. Elizabeth's dob is given as 6 Aug 1916.
findmypast.co.uk

 

Tony,
I don't think he can edit a post unless he has Patron status. (but I could be wrong)

cheers ....Graham.

 

mmmmmmm! Thanks Graham, I might remember reading something about that, Dan - ignore!

 

Alot of individual military records for the WW1 era are available online so it is often “easy” to trace an individual. However WW2 era records are not as available. The best starting point is to obtain a copy of a service record as from that you will be able to then look for War Diaries etc. Without a service record you will be very lucky to trace your relatives military movements.

Steve

 

You might have more success if you added great granddad's name to the post title.
Other relatives who may know more might then catch the name and step in to help.
Do you have any memorabilia of his, medals, letters, photos?
You've got the family history side, but he more you can provide the more we can help.
Have other family members been asked for what they may know, to help you?
If he divorced in 1951, that may account for the lack of information.....

Presumably you're the Terraplane man?