Royal Navy casualties Jun-Aug 1944, how to improve my search

Discussion in 'The War at Sea' started by Rosie Sheffield, Jun 2, 2020.

  1. Rosie Sheffield

    Rosie Sheffield New Member

    Dear Members
    Do you know of an efficient way to search the UK Army & Navy BMD lists by Date Of Birth.
    (Please note: I'm currently looking for a strategy, not a search for a specific name.)

    Right now, online, I can see sets of typed lists, for instance via Ancestry, which list Naval deaths in 1944 by surname, in alphabetical order. Is it possible to search these by DOB, without having to go through every single entry one by one, looking at the relevant column? Or is there another set of data online which can be searched in this way?

    Reason for asking: people's names can change e.g. because of adoption, fostering, naturalisation, personal choice etc, and I am needing to marry up various sets of records.

    With thanks, Rosie Sheffield
    B-Mem Project (Bayeux Memorial)
     
  2. Rosie Sheffield

    Rosie Sheffield New Member

    Dear Members, I've asked this question elsewhere too and it appears there isn't any search that can be done by Date Of Birth.
    This is a pity, because names can change, but DOB (usually!) remains the same, and looking for DOB is a really good way to find an individual.
    Maybe someone will create a system in the future, as a resource. Here's hoping.

    Rosie Sheffield
     

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