Can any one be of any help finding more information about the Lt. Denver Church who served during WO2 in the 2nd army Phantom A squadron and came ashore at Sword beach during D-day. Registration number can be seen on his embarkation tag. I have Some personnal items and would like to het into contact with possible relatives. Any help, suggestions, sharing, etc. would be appreciated.
Hi Erik, Feel free to drop me a pm, have been trying to get in contact with other Phantom descendants. Will look through my files to see what references I have, if any. Thanks
That's a Royal Corps of Signals service number Erik, which would tie in with Phantom. Kind regards, always, Jim.
Hi Erik Could you upload separate images of the items as there might be other names etc to narrow down the search, so far I have come up with George Denver Church 1915–1998 BIRTH 13 AUG 1915 • Bedwellty, Monmouthshire DEATH 1998 • Birmingham, West Midlands and - unknown birth date UK, Electoral Registers, 2003-2010 Name: Denver William Church Residence Date: 2009-2010 Address: 12, Riverlea, Rathkenny, BT43 6QG Residence Place: Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland TD
Hi TD, Thanks voor de help, enclosed you will find some pictures of cards/letters which were sent to relatives. Maybe this can help finding a link? Erik
From those I would guess your man is George Denver Church 1915–1998 BIRTH 13 AUG 1915 • Bedwellty, Monmouthshire DEATH 1998 • Birmingham, West Midlands Letters he sent home reflect the Monmouthshire connection and the address for himself is Hall Green a suburb of Birmingham TD
England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: George D Church Mother's Maiden Name: Davies Registration Year: 1915 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration District: Bedwellty Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: Monmouthshire Volume: 11a Page: 212 Monmouthshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1551-1994 Name: George Denver Church Baptism Age: 0 Record Type: Baptism Birth Date: 1915 Baptism Date: 8 Sep 1915 Baptism Place: Ebbw Vale, St John, Monmouthshire, Wales Father: George Samuel Church Mother: Elizabeth Hannah Church Page number: 78 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: George Denver Church Death Age: 82 Birth Date: 13 Aug 1915 Registration Date: Mar 1998 Registration District: Birmingham Inferred County: West Midlands Register Number: H9B District and Subdistrict: 0611H Entry Number: 260 1939 England and Wales Register Name: George D Church Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 13 Aug 1915 Residence Year: 1939 Address: 51 (51 Tredegar Road) Residence Place: Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales Occupation: Stocker Steelworks Line Number: 31 Schedule Number: 139 Sub Schedule Number: 2 Enumeration District: XOLI Borough: Ebbw Vale Registration district: 585. 2 Household Members Age Phyllis J Church 19 George D Church 24 England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Name: George D Church Registration Date: Jul 1939 [Aug 1939] [Sep 1939] Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration District: Birmingham Inferred County: Warwickshire Spouse: Phyllis J Allen Volume Number: 6d Page Number: 1111 TD
Wow TD, Thats some nice results you have found! That will save me some hours behind the screen... Thanks! I guess I can (since I am pretty sure he has deceased) do a request for his military record I presume. Thanks again, I'll try to look further into it and search for possible childeren/offspring. Erik
Erik Good to see you posted on this forum after the message on Facebook. Good luck with your research and I hope you get in contact with family members Steve P.
Erik If you feel you need his service records then the forms are here Request records of deceased service personnel they will cost £30 plus the cost of a copy death certificate - details as in post 8 If you can bear with me for a little while I will try and contact the creators of the family trees with George Denver in them to see what the situation is with them and how close they are in terms of relations, sometimes they are distant cousins sometimes direct, until the question is asked we dont know TD
I have messaged a tree creator to ascertain their relationship with George Denver. It could be that there were 2 offspring from his marriage to Phyllis which leads on to 5 possible grandchildren but lets wait and see what happens TD
Hai Steve, Indeed your tip proved to be the one I needed to make Some progression. Thanks again! erik
Hi Erik, Sorry for the massive delay, however, I can't find anything in my records for a Lt Church being in Phantom. Only 3x Patrols landed on D-Day (Capt Hart, Lt Salter, Lt Balfour-Paul), all with "A" Sqdn. The rest of the squadron landed on the 8th. I do have a reference to a Signalman Church with "A" Squadron on the 10th of July 1944 through to at least December 1944. I don't have much in the way of OR lists prior to D-Day Maybe he resigned his commission? Mark
