JOHN ALLAN McONIE

[mrfish]

I'm researching the rather complicated service history of Lieutenant John Allan McOnie, R.F.C and R.A.F (late Royal Highlanders and French Red Cross).

From my research, he was clearly not a well man throughout his military service and eventually resigned hs Commission on the 1st February 1919 on account of ill-health. One of his two MICs show him as 'deceased' and indeed I have managed to track down his Probate Records which show he died in Paris (where he was temporarily residing) on the 19 August 1919.

Does anyone know how I can get hold of a copy of his death certificate from France? My thinking is that he may be a candidate for commemoration by the CWGC?

Thanks

mrfish

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[IPT]

There's quite detailed information here;

http://genealogy.about.com/od/france/a/french_ancestry.htm

If i'm reading it correctly, you can only access 100 year old records unless you're a relative?

[Terry_Reeves]

It looks like he has a record at the National Archives. It is sometimes the case that deaths of men from accidental injury or illness in hospitals in the rear areas, were registered with the French authorities who issued a certificate. I will be at the NA this weekend and I'll have a look at the file to see if it contains the information you require.

TR

[mrfish]

Thanks, both. Sorry I haven't replied earlier, small family crisis at the weekend!

I think you are right about the French records, IPT, and as I'm not a relative, i think this route may be hard to follow!

Thanks for your offer to look him up at TNA, Terry, did this throw any light on the matter of his death?

mrfish

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