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Christina

Christina Report 7 Jun 2008 15:35

i have my dads name and date of birth and i think the right regiment he was in during the war

does anyone know if i can get his papers without his army number


chris

Lyndi

Lyndi Report 7 Jun 2008 15:44

If you are filling in the Certificate of Kinship to apply for his records you need service number and/or date of birth so you should be ok.
Good luck.
Lyndi

its only me

its only me Report 7 Jun 2008 15:47

Hi Chris have you tried nationalarchives.gov.uk thats what i used and they are only £3.50 a copy.

Lorraine

Sam

Sam Report 7 Jun 2008 15:52

It depends which war he was in, WWI records are on Ancestry or the National Archives, WWII you have to send off for and they cost £30.

Christina

Christina Report 7 Jun 2008 15:56

thanks all
lyndi that sounds promising then as i have everything bar the number

lorraine i will try that thanks

sam yes it was ww2 so will send off and hope for the best

thanks you all

Jennifer

Jennifer Report 7 Jun 2008 17:13

All the information you need can be found here.

http://www.veteransagency.org.uk/

Jennifer

Christina

Christina Report 7 Jun 2008 17:35

thanks jennifer i'll look there now

chris

Lyndi

Lyndi Report 12 Jun 2008 23:51


Update

Sent cheque 1st May for my father's records - received them today, despite a letter dated 14th May saying they would take 4-5 months.

Heather

Heather Report 13 Jun 2008 11:24

Wow that was quick Lyndi, hope they are helpful.

Lyndi

Lyndi Report 13 Jun 2008 22:51

Bit disappointing really Heather, but thats the way it goes.
A few things I didn't understand really - but it looks as if although he served right through the war he didn't actually do anything!!

There is a comment on the records: Special List issued - not yet returned. Not sure what that means

Reckon dad must have been a bit of a Walter Mitty character as looks as if the stories we heard were not true. :-(