Your help is kindly requested with the following

Hi there

I came upon this site by accident while I was researching where my great uncle's regiment was fighting when he was killed in action...there was a link on a site about the fourth battle of Monte Cassino. I think that he was a part of this battle but am unsure as none of his letters home are specific about where he is...understandably. Hopefully I am on the right track.

Full Name: Terence Paul Denis Casey
2. Relationship (to researcher): Great Uncle
3. Service number: 5957536
4. Which branch of Service. Army
5. What unit. ‘A’ Company, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
6. Which areas served in: Italy
7. Date of birth. 13/01/1922
8. Date of death. 16/05/44
9. Was he a POW ? No
10. Any Gallantry medals. yes
11. Any Campaign Stars/Medals ?
12. Do you have his AB64 or equivalent ? No sure what this is…
13. Approx age on joining. 18 years
14. Have you applied for records? No
15. Do you have any photos ? Yes
16. Have you tried researching elsewhere ? Yes
17. If you have, state where. Google and RA websites
18. Main reason for researching the named person ?
I am interested in researching my father’s name sake. I received a collection of documents from a relative in the UK about my great uncle. They are a collection of letters, photographs and documents. I am slowly trying to put the pieces of his story together.

 

Hi Sarah

Of prime importance to you in your search will be to apply for his service records, as they are his 'official' history - link here - https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records#how-to-apply-for-service-personnel-records once you have these then it will be easier for members to fill in the blanks, although they will even without the records be able to provide some information you are looking for.

TD

 

Hi Sarah and welcome to the forum.
If you would like to start a thread about your Great Uncle and post any photos and documents you have, members can help. I have found a little bit of information on what the Beds and Herts were doing around the time your great uncle was killed, and I am sure others will have information too.

Link for CWGC. I see he is buried at Cassino War Cemetery in Italy
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2608487/CASEY,%20TERENCE%20PAUL%20DENNIS


Lesley

 

Thank you for your kind responses TD and Lesley.
I will follow both of your suggestions.

Thank you Lesley I followed the link to the War Cemetery. Much appreciated!!!


Sarah

 

Hi - I am new to this site, and am looking for information about my great-uncle. I have only just found out tonight that he was in the Green Howards. I know the following about him, and would be grateful if anyone could provide more about him please.1. Full Name: Jack Smith
2. Relationship (to researcher): Great Uncle
3. Service number: 4379479
4. Which branch of Service. Army
5. What unit. Green Howards
6. Which areas served in. Ireland & Great World War
7. Date of birth. April 1891
8. Date of death. 12 September 1942
9. Was he a POW ? No
10. Any Gallantry medals. Not known
11. Any Campaign Stars/Medals ? Not known
12. Do you have his AB64 or equivalent ? No
13. Approx age on joining. Not known
14. Have you applied for records? No
15. Do you have any photos ? No
16. Have you tried researching elsewhere ? Yes
17. If you have, state where. Google and RA websites
18. Main reason for researching the named person ?
He didn't have any children. All siblings are deceased. Want to know more about him to tell his only remaining great nephew

 

Hello and welcome
He does not show on CWGC with the service number or date of death stated
Do you have details of his death at 51 years of age?
Had he left the service by his date of death ?
Assume he could have served during WW1

Service number does show as Green Howards
Army Number to check:







This search tool can match army numbers from the 1920's to the end of World War 2 which was based on the regiment that a soldier joined initially, and the post war numbering system which is army wide. Pre 1920's, soldiers had regimental numbers so this site cannot be used for matching those.
The army number: 4379479 indicates that the soldier's original unit or date joined was:

"The Green Howards"
http://www.corpsofmilitarypolice.org/tools/armynumber?query=4379479

 

Hi coffeyc1

It might be a better idea to start a new thread for your relation in the forum section http://ww2talk.com/forums/forum/13-searching-for-someone-military-genealogy/ it will stop it becoming confused with the other searches going on in this thread.

Do you have any more info on your relation, where born, where he died (as CL1 asks was he still in the army when he died) you say he was called Jack did he have other names, was Jack his real name or was he born John etc

TD