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Military History Help
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Jennifer | Report | 21 Sep 2004 22:27 |
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The address that Jamie has posted will also give you medical records for any relatives in the armed forces provided you can supply a name and regiment and rough years of service (although not essential). |
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Unknown | Report | 21 Sep 2004 19:16 |
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There are several books on tracing your military ancestors - you should be able to get one via your local library. nell |
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Christine in Herts | Report | 21 Sep 2004 17:50 |
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Hi there's another thread headed: Royal Artillery records which has some useful ideas on it. If you keep getting USA stuff, have you thought of starting from the .*co.*uk version instead of the .*com version of your chosen search engine? Christine |
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Jamie | Report | 21 Sep 2004 12:56 |
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Evelyn I have recently sent off for my grandfathers second world war records, they ask for £25 pounds and as much info on the person as you can provide. you must have their regiment for them to do the search. the address is Army Personnel centre Hq Secretariat Historical Disclosures Mail Point 400 Kentigern House 65 Brown St Glasgow G2 8EX telephone 0141 224 2144 you can also claim medal entitlement from another Department |
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Ian | Report | 21 Sep 2004 10:15 |
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Evelyn Try doing a websearch on the regiments involved - usually there are several sites about most of the regiments. But you would need to know what battalions they served with to obtain specific information on whereabouts they might have served. All this asuming they were indeed in the army! WW2 service records are still held by the Ministry of Defence, and are only released to the surviving serviceman, or his next of kin if he is deceased. It costs (appx Pnds 25 if I remember correctly). WW1 - two thirds of the army service records were destroyed in the WW2 blitz, so there is a small chance your relatives' records may have survived. These are held at the National Archives, and in your case will need a professional researcher to look them out. Ian |
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John | Report | 21 Sep 2004 07:55 |
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If they fought in the 1st WW, look at http://www.1914-1918.net/ They have a forum where you can learn information. |
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Evelyn | Report | 21 Sep 2004 02:42 |
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Hi I am new to all this family tree stuff and just trying to figure out were to look for things. I am trying to look up the military history of my grandfathers and great grandfathers. I know 2 of the regiments but thats it. I am doing this from the States and can only seems to find americian sites. Thanks in advance. Eve |
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