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I am looking for the Death of Slaney George Archer. He was born Q1 1890 in Bethnal Green.
I know he enlisted in the war in Oct 1915 ( army number 130198)and I know that he married Ethel Harman in Q4 1915.

I am having a hard time finding a death record for him.

Many thanks for any help.

Sara

If you don't have any other information about when he was last alive (say at one of his children's weddings etc) then it will be a very long trawl through the complete death index right up to about 1980ish
looking at every image in every qtr. of every year.

FreeBMD is only name searchable up to about the 1920's.

Kath. x

Hi if i have the right person then he had 1 child in 1918 and i was told he died whilst she was still a babes in arms so to speak

I have checked the complete index on Ancestry for 1918, 1919 and 1920 and there is no death recorded for that name.

Kath. x

hi Kath thanks for your help anyway. I am stumped on this one

Is there any way I can find out if he died during the war???

FreeBMD dosn`t bring up any births either for a child named Archer MMN Harman anytime after 1915, searching all counties and districts. Did he die in the war?

Iv`e done a search of WW1 on the CWGC, will go back and check WW2.

Nicky

You could check the Commonwealth War Graves site:-

www.cwgc.org

They have service personnel and also some civilian deaths.

Kath. x

I have checked the war graves site and there is this death, but it seems more like someone from Scotland:-

Name: ARCHER
Initials: S G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 07/05/1918
Service No: 326103
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XXVIII. H. 4.
Cemetery: LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

UPDATE - see my post below.

Kath. x

Sorry, ignore my last post as the service number is different. I hadn't noticed you had given a service number at first.

Kath. x

Thats ok Kath.

Thank you everyone.

Their is this medal card on Ancestry


British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 about Stanley George Archer
Name: Stanley George Archer
Regiment or Corps: Army Cyclist Corps (MT)
Regimental number: DM2/130198

I wonder if his name was Stanley and not Slaney as in the other records? The regimental number is correct.

Kath. x

And service record


British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
about Staney George Archer
Name: Staney George Archer
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1890
Residence : 22 Chilton Street, Bethnall Green E
Regiment Name: Army ?? Corps
Regiment Number: 130198
Document Year: 1915
Number of Images: 8

Image is Slaney not Staney, I think this is your man :-) Do you have access to Ancestry or would you like me to send you the images. PM me your email addy if you would like them.

Regards
LfW

Occupation - Plumbers assistant

married ??? Harman 25 Dec 1915, St Maltias Church, Bethnal Green

Wife could be Hepzebar or Ethel

Hi lost for words he married Ethel but where did you find that info from??

Ancestry - Army service records, their quite badly damaged but you can make out a few bits of info.

The medal card says he was discharged due to sickness in 1917

Regards
LfW

Just that the other name you mention was his mums name

That would explain the confusion when you look at the records you'll see Ethel has been written above so perhaps he gave his mum as next of kin then after he married he changed it to his wife.

Images should be with you now :-) Some are duplicates of the same sheet but you can piece bits together.

Regards
LfW

Just had a look and mother is crossed out then wife written.

Got them. Thanks that is so great.

I am just so greatful for everything

xx