I am trying to find out more about my father’s war record. He was born in 1924 and served in the Royal Corps of Signals. I don’t have his service number, but I know he was billeted in St. Huibrechts-Lille in Belgium because I have a wooden cross that the Maas (?) family carved for him. I believe he arrived in France on D Day + 3/4/5? Whatever his war experience, it served as a conversion for him and he then trained as a Methodist minister. Can anyone help please?
Hello and welcome the place to start is here Get a copy of military service records date of birth and death cert required which you can get here https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp you will not find anything on pay for sites on the internet regards Clive
I believe that these are his death details (you should be able to confirm) and the information you will need to apply for the certificate. First name(s) Joseph Dennis Last name Cope Gender Male Birth day 5 Birth month 6 Birth year 1924 Age - Death quarter 2 Death year 1989 District Leeds Register number 589 County Yorkshire Volume 5 Page 261 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 He spent some time in America? He arrived back in Southampton on the Queen Elizabeth, travelling with Ada Cope dob 27/7/23 Name: Joseph Cope Arrival Age: 36 Birth Date: 5 Jun 1924 Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States Arrival Date: 29 Aug 1960 Port of Arrival: Southampton, England Ports of Voyage: New York Ship Name: Queen Elizabeth Shipping Line: Cunard Steamship Company Ltd Address 130 Sutton Road, Birmingham Occupation Minister
Yes, those are the details of his death The period in the US was an exchange with an American Methodist Minister - I have his diary from that period