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Army Records

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Pamela

Pamela Report 24 Jul 2006 11:32

Does anyone know how to search Army records and if so, is it expensive.

♥Athena

♥Athena Report 24 Jul 2006 11:40

If you can get to Kew then you can do the searches for yourself but I hired a Military Researcher to do my searches for me - cost was approx £40 but for that I received back every document from when my grt grandfather signed up in 1901 to when he left in 1920 - a huge pile of A3 sized photocopied documents (about 40 or more pages - although not every soldier will have the same volume of documents. It just depends on how long he was in service and what has survived). I thought it was worth the money, considering the time involved - you might get it cheaper if you hunt around and ask for a few quotes.

♥Athena

♥Athena Report 24 Jul 2006 11:43

Just seen another post on this forum (Burnt Records To Go On-Line - Ancestry) - might we worth your while waiting a while to see if you can actually search the records yourself on Ancestry once they go online!

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 24 Jul 2006 11:45

If you have full name, regiment and army number, you can send to this address for the records:- Army Personnel Centre Historical Disclosures Mailpoint 400 Kentigern House 65 Brown Street Glasgow G2 8EX Tel: 0845 600 9663 It costs about £25. Kath. x