WW2 Service Record help!

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Member Since: November 2009 Posts: 34 Send Message	Michael	Report	12 Jan 2010 20:44
Member Since: November 2009 Posts: 34 Send Message	Is it possible to trace my Grandads WW2 service record without knowing his service No or regiment? The only info I have for him is his Full Name, D.O.B, and the fact he served in India for most of the War.
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 3,379 Send Message	George_of_Westbury	Report	12 Jan 2010 20:50
	Michael Here is the link to the Veterans Agency, the info may help you. You could give them a ring, they will advise you. http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/army.html Just in case you were thinking of tracing online these records are not in the public domain, they are still held by the MOD.They are only available to NOK or have permissionThe link info explains all George
	Researching: My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.
Member Since: November 2009 Posts: 34 Send Message	Michael	Report	12 Jan 2010 20:54
Member Since: November 2009 Posts: 34 Send Message	Cheers George, and thanks for the quick response