14660730 George GROOME-LAXTON, 9 DLI: 19/07/1944, Normandy

Private GROOME-LAXTON, GEORGE
Service Number 14660730

This image is free, taken by me in late June 2011 for Verrieres (Jim).

 

thank you, a beautifully tended grave, and all the surroundings

 

Was it Andy's list or Lee's?

Drop Andy Drew5233 or Lee PsyWar.Org a personal message as they are the members who offer the NA look up and copy service.

Steve

 

Rob if you live in the Durham area / North East the War diaries are at the Durham County Record Office at County Hall and the DLI Research centre at Sevenhills , Spennymoor , i work there as a researcher and one of our projects at the moment is DLI casualties in Normandy .

 

hi, am in halifax West Yorkshire, not too far, I was thinking of spending a day up there to do some research, do I need to book in, or just turn up??

 

You can book and appointment which is probably best , but you can just turn up Rob , the Sevenhills Centre is open Tuesday and Thursday 10am-3pm . I'm always in on Tuesday and sometimes Thursday .

DCRO it will be best to contact them and book a visit .

 

WO 171/1291 1944 Jan.- May, July- Dec ,the month of June unfortunately isnt amongst them. The diary for July doesnt mention casualties on the 19th-20th July nor does it go into the detail other months have.

Kyle

 

Robin,

Take a look here another thread and the missing diary is apparently at Durham?

9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (Normandy, June 1944)

Kyle

 

thanks again, I have asked for an appointment at durham for Tuesday 28th, am awaiting a reply

 

I have the June 1944 WD , not very detailed i'm afraid .

 

are there any mentions for 19th July 1944?

 

Casualty list



Kyle

 

C/O Verrieres ;-


Kyle

 

Robin, If you look at the Graves Concentration Report Form on the CWGC site it gives his previous place of burial as: Map 7F/1 815676
This location can be found on the map here:
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/maps/europe/zoomify137851.html

Using the co-ordinate translator (grid French Lambert Zone 1, co-ordinates vT815676)
The "Coordinate Translator"

The latitude/longitude is 49.169557238929,-0.66003998538741 which is here:
Google Maps

 

good morning gents, once again thanks for all your efforts, I hope you all have a good day

 

good evening, I have an appointment at the DRO, for next Tuesday 28th, looking forward to it, thanks for help again

 

Evening Robin,

Make sure you have a look at their online catalogue before you go .
http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/article/10527/Search-the-Catalogue
Their cat numbers are different to the NA. The diaries are on Micro Fiche so book a reader too
Thought you might like this `replica` scroll ? (Thanks Jim)


Kyle

 

hi all, am struggling to find where I book a microfiche reader on the website? I have my appointment date, and following more great advice from Kyle, I need to book a reader, can anyone enlighten me please?

robin

 

Evening Robin,

If you didnt reserve a space when you initially booked contact them with any of the details below and add the `reader` to your requirements for the day..they wont mind

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Kyle

 

Many of the WD at DCRO are in booklets which are on the research shelves just to the right of the door when you enter , as far as i recall the one for 9 DLI is in this format , just ask the staff when you get there and they will show you where they are .