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Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 3,355 Send Message	Glen In Tinsel Knickers	Report	29 Jul 2008 17:54
	Heather Records are at Cranwell now, they were transferred from Insworth pretty recently.
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 8 Send Message	Paul	Report	29 Jul 2008 16:49
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 8 Send Message	thanks for that heather.thats a shame i would of liked to have known.i wont be classed as next of kin as he was only my great uncle thanks for the help
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	29 Jul 2008 16:19
	WW2 records wont be on line, they are too recent. The only way you can get details of a persons service is to write to the RAF in Gloucester and complete a form saying you are next of kin and paying £30 for a search. Have a google for RAF sites/forums in case anyone is still alive who knew him.
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 8 Send Message	Paul	Report	29 Jul 2008 16:01
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 8 Send Message	hi i was wondering if there was any free websites that you can look up military records.my uncle who's name was Charles Robert Mollison was in the Royal Air Force in ww2.i have been told that he was in africa and got hurt when his base was attacked.i would like to find out what happened and if he saw action elsewhere thanks paul