I'm helping my daughter in law with her family tree and their involvement in the war. We are focusing on John Cummins Hoggins who the family say was a POW. I have found a JC Hoggins Pte. 4799459 who served in a Lincolnshire regiment and was in a Stalag Camp in Poland but we are unsure this is our John. Our John is born abt 1911 in the Newcastle area. Father also John and mother Margerat . Father could have served in WW1. Any help would be appreciated
Very Interesting. Thank you. If this is our John could it be he was reported Killed but was actually a POW? His next of Kin would answer the question if it is our John
Service record first would be best before chasing what if's You will need electronic copy of death certificate. When did he die? as this alters what will be returned. Edit - As over 25 years ago - full info will be released to anyone on provision ofelectronic copy of death certificate. This is his birth 14 Dec 1911 HOGGINS, JOHN CUMMINS CAVANAGH GRO Reference: 1912 M Quarter in NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Volume 10B Page 215 Death Registration Date: Jul 1981 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration District: Brackley Volume: 7 Page: 1871 Order the death cert then use that and 14 Dec 1911 dob in the following method Before you startThe best place to find government services and information - GOV.UK Ross
No John Cummins Hoggins in Newcastle register 1911 but this entry 1912 will relate to a Dec 1911 birth. Does the death in Brackley tie in with family knowledge? Ross
Darren, It is the same person, the date of birth matches the p.o.w. record card First name(s) John Cummins District Brackley Last name Hoggins County Northamptonshire Gender Male Volume 7 Birth day 14 Page 1871 Birth month 12 Country England Birth year 1911 Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Age - Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Death quarter 3 WO 416/180/41 Name: John Hoggins. Date of Birth: 14 December 1911. Place of Birth: Newcastle on Tyne. Service: British Army. Rank: Private. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: The Lincolnshire Regiment. Service Number: 4799459. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: Stalag VB Villingen. PoW number: 379. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 0. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 3. Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Death year 1981 Collections from Great Britain, England
