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Next of Kin?
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Sian | Report | 27 Jul 2003 17:35 |
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Hi again Susan Oh I see what you mean. There probably was a chosen next of kin for my Dad before he died that being my sister. I'm not sure though. If that was the case I guess that rules out getting the records myself? |
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Sian | Report | 27 Jul 2003 17:32 |
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Thanks Susan i will try and see if they will let me have the records then. I was also interested in medical records for my nana who died in 1968. I have her death certificate and the name of the hospital where she died but I don't know if I would be able to get these, being a grand-daughter.She has one surviving daughter but I don't want to trouble her. Cheers Sian |
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Sue | Report | 27 Jul 2003 17:31 |
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Sian, Your problem might arise from there being a chosen next of kin by him, and you are not that person, it san get complicated but not impossible Sue C. |
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George | Report | 27 Jul 2003 17:26 |
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The problem with that is the person nominated is probably dead. George |
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Sue | Report | 27 Jul 2003 17:25 |
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Sian, Yes children were next of kin but ony adult kids. It would then move to the soildiers Brother or Sister. |
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Sian | Report | 27 Jul 2003 17:21 |
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Hi Georgina Yes I would think myself that any children could be next of kin if the soldiers wife was dead but it's this 'legal next of kin' Can't find anything about it that makes me wonder that it would have to be a person nominated before the ex serviceman died. It's my dads service records that I am after and I'm not the oldest. Do people have to have a declared next of kin? I haven't! Sian |
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Sue | Report | 27 Jul 2003 17:21 |
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Yes George, that was correct. Sue C. |
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George | Report | 27 Jul 2003 17:15 |
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Hi I have a feeling I might be wrong and I'm sure someone else will know, but if the soldier was unmarried then his parents would be the next of kin but if married then his wife and any children. Not totally sure though George |
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Sian | Report | 27 Jul 2003 17:10 |
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To obtain service records from World War Two if both the individual themselves and their spouse have died, you have to be a 'legal next of kin'. Does anyone know who this would be? Would it automatically be the oldest sibling?? How would you prove next of kinship. Would a birth certificate be needed? I am asking because I am trying to find out if any of the deceased children would be recognised as a legal next of kin? Regards Sian |
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