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TCDStudent1 · 2014-10-20 21:31:24

I searched for a person on this website and I got a hit. However, the hit doesn't give much information. I only get a name and date of death (place of birth = "Ireland" :-( ). I am not sure if this is the person I am looking for. How can I get more information on this person? I assume that his death record would probably…

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I searched for a person on this website and I got a hit.

However, the hit doesn't give much information. I only get a name and date of death (place of birth = "Ireland" :-( ). I am not sure if this is the person I am looking for. How can I get more information on this person? I assume that his death record would probably contain some more information, but what country would that be in? (He fought in USA army). And is there anywhere I could contact to get some military records for him?

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#2 21-10-2014 10:13am

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The Commonwealth War Graves Commission may give you more or different information.
http://www.cwgc.org/

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#3 21-10-2014 10:21am

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As he was with US Army, may be worth checking Ancestry.com (may require subscription).

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