Just wondering if anyone has looked into this casualty... Lieutenant Andrew Alan Campbell, Royal Naval Reserve, died 26 Feb 1946 and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial. Death was registered at Newcastle upon Tyne. According to the probate record he lived at 263 Jesmond Road in Newcastle, and died at 418 Westgate Road (Newcastle General Hospital). He was listed on the electoral register until at least 1948! I contaced Newcastle Bereavement Services a while ago but they were unable to find a burial record for him.
He died in Newcastle General Hospital of bronchogenic carcinoma UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960 Name: A. A Campbell Event: Death Death Date: 28 Feb 1946 Death Place: Newcastle General Hosp Ship: Sheba England & Wales, National Probate Calendar Name: Andrew Alan Campbell Death Date: 28 Feb 1946 Death Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne Probate Date: 4 Jul 1946 Registry: London, England It seems he was married but why was his Probate paid to a bank? - perhaps parents and wife had already died, no one was therefore around to bury him and that why he is listed on the memorial Will check more later TD
1939 England and Wales Register Name: Andrew Alan Campbell Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 3 Sep 1896 Residence Year: 1939 Address: 'The Dargle' Residence Place: Whickham, Durham, England Occupation: Garage Proprietor motor engineerin?? Schedule Number: 117 Sub Schedule Number: 1 Enumeration District: FGNR Registration district: 550-4 Inferred Spouse: Teresa Campbell Household Members: Name Andrew Alan Campbell Teresa Campbell The details on the right hand side show him as a Reserve Officer (Lt) and ARP Ambulance Organiser with his wife as an Ambulance Driver England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Name: Theresa Cullen Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1920 Registration district: Gateshead Inferred County: Durham Spouse: Andrew A Camphell Volume Number: 10a Page Number: 1910 There is a family tree that includes him : Andrew Alan Campbell 1896– BIRTH OCTOBER 1896 • Gateshead, Durham, England DEATH Unknown TD I have sent a message to the originator of the tree to see what they know, and if they can help
I did look into this one ages ago & came up with the same result from Newcastle Council. Time to have a look at the papers. Chris
HMS Drake and other RN sailors killed and died 1947-2008 CAMPBELL, Andrew A, Lieutenant, RNR, President, 28 February 1946, illness, died For background: War death in 1946 | LostCousins Genealogy Forums In 1939 he was running a garage, a Reserve Lt and ARP Transport Officer for Ambulances, so he was quite a figure in the social side of his community, therefore I would expect something to be in the press about his death etc TD Maybe we need some kind person to walk around the cemeteries - Crematorium and Cemeteries in Newcastle | Newcastle City Council - the closest one to the hospital being West Road Cemetery
Purely to add a smidgen to this mans background there is Lieutenant Andrew Alan CAMPBELL. Machine Gun Corps. Reference: WO 339/40265 Description: Lieutenant Andrew Alan CAMPBELL. Machine Gun Corps.Date:1915-1920 Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Just to clear up the question in Post 2. Probate is granted to the Executor(s) giving them authority to administer the will in accordance with the deceased's wishes. In this case the Bank had most probably been named as the Executor, although TD's remarks about no parents or wife could still apply. It has nothing to do with who actually inherits the assets. It may be there was no will in which case the Bank is acting as an Administrator to divide the assets in accordance with the law of intestacy.People often name Banks or Solicitors as Executors to save hassle for their relatives, however they charge for this which is why most use friends or relatives. Tim
