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Denis Erskine Ward 1912–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1912

Birth Location: Guildford, Surrey, England

Death Date: 27 Oct 1942

Death Location: Egypt

Father: George Ward

Mother: Alice Harrison

Spouse(s): Kathleen Cotter

Children(s):

Denis Erskine Ward was born in 1912 in Guildford, Surrey, England, the child of George Louis Steuart Ward And Alice Muriel Harrison. In 1941, Denis Erskine Ward resided in Kent. Denis Erskine Ward married Kathleen Beryl Kyle Cotter. Denis Erskine Ward passed away in 1942 in Egypt.

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Biography

  • Denis Erskine Ward was born in 1912 in Guildford, Surrey, England, the child of George Louis Steuart Ward And Alice Muriel Harrison.
  • In 1941, Denis Erskine Ward resided in Kent.
  • Denis Erskine Ward married Kathleen Beryl Kyle Cotter.
  • Denis Erskine Ward passed away in 1942 in Egypt.

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Denis Ward's Ancestors

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Denis Ward
1912–1942
Birth Place: Guildford, Surrey, England
Parents
George Louis Steuart Ward
1869–1920
London, Middlesex, England
Alice (Muriel) Harrison
1880–1958
Clifton, Barton, Gloucestershire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Denis Ward's Timeline

4 Records

1912
8 Oct 1912
Birth of Denis Erskine Ward in Guildford, Surrey, England
Guildford, Surrey, England
1941
1941
Age 29
Denis Erskine Ward resided here in Kent
Kent
1942
Apr 1942
Age 30
Denis Erskine Ward was married in Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom
Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom
1942
27 Oct 1942
Age 30
Death of Denis Erskine Ward in El Alamein, Matruh, Egypt
El Alamein, Matruh, Egypt

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1912
    Event Place: Guildford, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Roll of Honour, Second World War.; Publication Title: Army Roll of Honour 1939-45. Soldiers Died in World War Two. (WO304); Publication Format: CD Rom; Publisher: Naval & Military Pre
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1942
    Event Place: Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2a; Page: 2953

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Kent
    Record Source: UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Roll of Honour, Second World War.; Publication Title: Army Roll of Honour 1939-45. Soldiers Died in World War Two. (WO304); Publication Format: CD Rom; Publisher: Naval & Military Pre

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1942
    Event Place: El Alamein, Matruh, Egypt
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Egypt
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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