Researching WW2 Armed Forces & Civilian Casualties (General)

by HarryBrook , Friday, February 01, 2013, 18:10 (4319 days ago) @ Jefff

Jefff,
The certificate is on a form very similar to the normal death certificate but the categories are different. I have one for a WW1 Army death but the certificate form is used for WW1 and WW2. I cannot post an image of it. It reads:-

CERTIFIED COPY OF ENTRY OF DEATH
Registration of Births Deaths, and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957
Return of Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and men of [.......Regt.]
Killed in action or who have died whilst on Service Abroad in the War of [for WW2] 1939 to 1948
First column - Regtl. or Army number
Second column - Rank
Third column - Name in Full (Surname first)
Fourth column - Age
Fifth column - Country of Birth
Sixth column - Date of Death
Seventh column - Place of Death [Country would be stated]
Eighth column - Cause of Death [e.g. killed in action]
Below the above columns - An Entry relating to the death of [man's name stated in full]
CERTIFIED to be a true copy of an entry in a Service Department Register.
Given at the General Register office, under the seal of the said Office, the....day of..........