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Trying to find anyone with any info on David, born abt1919 glasgow he died 1940 while serving in london when his son was a baby, he is now trying to find anyone ( or anything as i dont have a sub to scotlands people ) to do with his father

thank you
Julie

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Hi,
there is a record on CWGC site for a David McDonald who was with bomb disposal.....would this be your David?

Unfortunately it is not possible to view his death cert on-line at Scotland'sPeople unsure how much information it would give anyway. Also it is not possible to view his birth cert as it is after 1909 so the "100 yr rule" applies......you could order his birth cert if you know his date and place of birth.....it would cost £10 from Scotland'sPeople......you do not need a subscription as this site is Pay-for- View

Thank you both,
It is the same Aileen i have given his son that info. As his son was only mths old when his father died and his mother remarried he has no idea of his fathers date of birth so ordering a cert would be very hit and miss

Julie

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there are 7 David McDonalds born between 1918-1919 in Glasgow city
do you know if he has a middle name?
Do you or David's son live in Scotland?

Hi Aileen

As far as his son knows he didnt have a middle name, he died in 1940 age 21 ( he was shot in an accident in barracks in london ) so that puts him born 1919.Unfortunateley neither of us live n scotland and i only have a sub to english records on ancestry.

Julie

Hi

Could this be his death?

David McDonald
Death Registration Month/Year: 1940
Age at death (estimated): 21
Registration district: Essex South Western
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 417

You could always send for it, not sure if it would help much though?


Cheryl x

When did his parents marry?
The marriage cert ,if in Scotland, would give both of his parents names including mothers maiden name.
If in England only the fathers name and occupation.

There is a person on here that can look these things up in Scotland, if you can give some details I will search for the refs and ask him if he would kindly help ?

I think you can write to the ministry of defence and ask for some of his details as they hold the records for WW2 soldiers, if they don't have them I am sure they would be able to point you in the right direction.

Sal

They would have them Sally,but his death cert will be needed and a £30 cheque and up to a 6 month wait for them to be sent out unfortunatley.

I will return with the address.

Go here to get details and follow the link from it.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/prose01/WW2_Army.htm

Or

Army Personnel Centre
MS support division
Parliamentary & Disclosures Branch
Historical Disclosures Section
Mail Point
555 Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
Glasgow

01412242335

Much cheaper and quicker to go through the person who works in the place in Scotland and will very often search and lookup these things for people.

Name: David McDonald
Given Initials: D
Rank: Sapper
Death Date: 5 Oct 1940
Number: 1889028
Birth Place: Glasgow
Residence: Glasgow
Branch at Enlistment: Other Corps
Theatre of War: United Kingdom
Regiment at Death: Royal Engineers
Branch at Death: Other Corps

from the Army Roll of Honour

What was David's sons mums maiden name?

Thank you all

That is the David we are looking for, all the info we have is -

David McDonald b abt 1919 Glasgow d 1940 essex
married
Margaret Marshall

son david born 1939 so marrage before then, David would be very gratfull for any other info anyone can come up with. We both live in shrop so searching scotland isnt easy

thank you
Julie

Marriage

1939 MCDONALD DAVID MARSHALL MARGARET TRADESTON GLASGOW/LANARK

unfortunately it cannot be viewed on-line as it is after 1933

We have lift off girls !

1939 MCDONALD DAVID MARSHALL MARGARET TRADESTON GLASGOW/LANARK 644/16 0224 No Image ORDER

I will send a message to Tom and ask him to lookup the details on it.
It takes a day or 2 for a reply(normally !),but he is very good...and free...

Has David's son see the entry for his dad on the CWGC site?

Message sent..
I will post details as soon as I have them.

Edit.
Tom has replied that he is off work til Wednesday,but will lookup the marriage details then.
So not long to wait.

I have access to all Scottish BDM's. Do you happen to have his birthday i.e. day and month even if not the year as there are many McDonalds and I need to narrow down the search a wee bit. Was he married to Margaret in Scotland? Was his son born in Scotland? Parents first names at all. I can look at every David McDonald born that year or thereabouts but need just a couple of extra details to confirm it's the right one.

Tom