People   (Re-unions, trace old friends and relatives.)

you can buy his death cert online for a mere £7 if you give the GRO the full details that they need to know to help you .. If you Go to...

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/login.asp

click on 'order a certificate'. , tick death, enter 1945. tick ' i know the gro reference'. It will ask you questions. These are your answers :

Name: Michael Nyland
Death Age: 50
Birth Date: abt 1895
Registration Date: Oct 1945
[Nov 1945]
[Dec 1945]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District: Ince
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 71

Reply normally takes about 5 days. You will receive a scan of the original document.