Marriage certificate ref vol 3a, p 1761.
Moved to live in Hendon, middlesex.
Birth cert ref : vol 8e, p 955, Lancaster.
Was living in Richmond, North Yorkshire at time of his death.
Died in Darlington Memorial Hospital.
Was living in Bainbridge, North Yorkshire at the time of her death.
285. Michael Stanley Ducksbury
Worked as a seaman in the Merchant Navy, R330414.
(Medal listing of Ducksbury, Michael S. Discharge number: R330414, World War II medals issued to merchant seamen, ref 23192 / 2805)
France & Germany Star (1944-1945) : Awarded for service between 6 June 1944 and 8 May 1945, in direct support of land operations in France, Belgium, Holland or Germany, in the North sea, the English Channel or the Bay of Biscay (service off the coast of the south of France could qualify for the Italy Star, see below). There was no minimum time qualification for a Merchant Seaman.
War Medal (1939-1945) : Generally awarded if the service period qualified for one of the Stars and if terminated by death, disability due to service or capture as a prisoner-of-war. A merchant seaman had to have served a minimum of 28 days at sea.