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From: "Nivard Ovington" <>
Subject: Re: [nz] Locating information on a WW2 Fatality
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:50:19 +0100
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Hi Bill

I would have expected to find on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site

http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14

But I don't see an obvious entry for him but perhaps you can take a longer look for him

This may also help
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/personnel-records/nzdf-archives/

Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)


> Hello all
>
> One of my uncles, William Morgan (no middle name), I am told was killed at war during WW2 aboard a
> minesweeper which was torpedoed. Little is known about him except that he was born in Bradford,
> Yorkshire in October 1903 and emigrated to NZ in late 1920. He did not marry and left no children.
>
> I would appreciate guidance from anyone who can advise how I would go about finding his war
> record. There is no record of him that I can find on BDM. Given that he had no wife and his father
> was already deceased, I assume his next of kin would be his mother, Sarah Jane Morgan, or possibly
> his older brother, Henry (Harry) Morgan.
>
> Are there sites that contain details of people lost at war? Or, is there some establishment I
> could write to with a view to establishing what became of him and when? Any help or guidance most
> appreciated.
>
> Many thanks
> Bill

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