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**Verrieres** · 10-05-2015, 01:34

Looks like the CWGC records are coming on line too?

http://www.cwgc.org/news-events/news...ed-online.aspx

Jim

**ivor43** · 10-05-2015, 08:36

Hi Jim.
Maybe a step in the right direction. But it will not help the search for ''Unknowns etc''. It may give details of ''From Field Grave to Final Resting Place'' which could prove interesting but, as i read it, they are only making available ''on line'' the info that they already hold, which is a valuable research tool. But i do not think it will be of any help to us.

ivor

**Verrieres** · 10-05-2015, 13:14

Hello Ivor,

You may be right Ivor but it really depends if the info they share is `ALL` they hold and not just what they currently display and can be bothered to find in their paper archive. Remember the `Unknown` next to Pte Syd Walt ? The CWGC claimed they held no information on `unknowns` but were still able to dismiss our question "Could this unknown be Anthony Corkhill?" with the reply " Doubtful the unknown soldier was a Corporal?" If they held no info then how were they able to determine his rank?

Best Wishes

Jim

teecee1941 · 14-05-2015, 00:04

Hello everyone,

Sorry I have not been around lately but as I have said before, I am a bit out of my depth with you boys. I always feel that it is better for me to look and listen, rather than stick my oar in. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to and stayed with this quest from day one. A massive thanks to Jim, who has time and again got me back on track when the case looked like it was all but closed.

I've just had a quick look at the CWGCs promise to make their information available in August. They say that details of 'the full 1.7 million' individuals who are commemorated.........................

Like everyone else, I am not getting carried away with this, but, wouldn't it be nice if things went our way, just this once? Heavens, we deserve a little bit good fortune once in a while.

Thanks again,

Tony

**Verrieres** · 25-05-2015, 00:15

Hi,
Whilst checking a soldier on the CWGC site this afternoon I noticed some soldiers had `two` Additional Information headings? Perhaps in preparation for their `Additional records` they have promised to release in August? If so Anthony Corkhill had `two headings`:)
Sadly this evening its back to one :(

Jim

**Baconwallah** · 25-05-2015, 11:00

Hadn't come across that yet, Jim. Perhaps something is moving at last.

John

**Verrieres** · 29-05-2015, 01:39

Remembering today 29th May 2015. 75th Anniversary of the recorded death of Pte Anthony Corkhill 2nd Durham Light Infantry

LEST WE FORGET

Jim

**dcdl12976** · 29-05-2015, 09:41

lets hope as well that this year brings information to solve this mystery

**Verrieres** · 09-06-2015, 21:09

Update on WO 416 relating to Unknown PoWs who died in German Hands ? As you may recall these files have been locked again by the National Archives because of their content, apparently medically the Germans were very thorough and this is what has resulted in them being locked..and it looks like they will stay locked as my latest correspondence states a FOI request to have them reopened is a non starter ...BUT..and this is a killer...they MAY consider a request for individual cases to be opened!!!!!! Given they are unknown how is this possible?

Thinking aloud here if the files are medically well detailed why hasn't a dental comparison been done for those `missing men` ? I can see the difficulty at the end of the War as no-one quite knew who was missing, but now using a combination of these files and the CWGC rolls would it not be possible to find not only Anthony Corkhill but some of the other unfortunate souls with `No Known Grave` ?

As for the MoD no response are they genuinely looking this time? Or simply ignoring me? Moneys on the latter I`m afraid as no acknowledgement was received by their FOI people. :(

Jim

**Drew5233** · 10-06-2015, 17:42

I was told the 'Medical Details' were a few chest ex-rays, hence why they would look at individual requests and release those that don't have them. I've not heard of them containing dental records although I'm happy to be proven wrong. Either way they should be opened. The positives of what might be achieved clearly outweighs the negatives of what these records may reveal. Would someone really care if they discovered a relative who died over 70 years ago had tooth decay or a chest infection?

I would love to see a couple of examples of these files to see if they actually contain anything of use.