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Steven

Steven Report 27 Dec 2006 02:30

I know its possible to send off for a soldiers military records if you have the regiment and soldier number. I have this info from ww2 of my grandfather in the army - however i also know he was in the navy from ww1 and years later. The question is :do i need a seperate number for his navy records or will all his military records be held on the one bunch of documents? The navy records are what i really need for gathering further info...although the army records would be interesting of course. If anyone that has struck these circumstances, and ordered the records, could shed some light on this i would be very grateful. Steve

Pete

Pete Report 27 Dec 2006 09:25

Check for Royal Navy records on the documentsonline website. It covers RN sailors who joined upto 1923. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/royal-navy-service.asp

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 27 Dec 2006 09:27

Officers or Soldiers whose regular or reserve service ended before 1921* The National Archives Ruskin Avenue Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Telephone 0208876 3444 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Officers or Soldiers whose regular or reserve service ended between 1921 and 1997 Army Personnel Centre HQ Secretariat Historical Disclosures Mail Point 400 Kentigern House 65 Brown Street Glasgow G2 8EX Tel: 0845 600 9663, option 1, then option 3 Officers and Soldiers of the Foot Guards Regiments Regimental Headquarters The ******* Guards Wellington Barracks Birdcage Walk London SW1E 6HQ ***(Insert as appropriate: Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish or Welsh) Roy