Service Records

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  1. Geoff Reeves
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    Army Number Block Allocations

    Geoff Reeves, Jan 12, 2006 ... 7 8 9
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    DanMackay
    Sep 19, 2017 at 10:07 PM
  2. Barb20
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    Under arrest

    Barb20, Jul 26, 2017
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    Barb20
    Jul 26, 2017
  3. dbf
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    British Army Badges

    dbf, Jul 14, 2017
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    123
    Reid
    Jul 15, 2017
  4. hendrix17
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    Rank Order?

    hendrix17, Apr 20, 2015 ... 2
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    Harry Ree
    Jul 11, 2017
  5. Paul Dorrell
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    Demob - How was it done?

    Paul Dorrell, Jun 27, 2011
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    1,331
    Roy Martin
    Jun 28, 2017
  6. hutchie
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    Training: Assault Courses, Battle Schools, Exercises, etc

    hutchie, Jun 29, 2013 ... 2 3
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    dbf
    Jun 27, 2017
  7. Smudger Jnr
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    Desertion

    Smudger Jnr, Jul 10, 2009 ... 2 3
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    4,637
    dbf
    Jun 22, 2017
  8. Philip of Lee
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    Abbreviations in Service Records (UK/ Army/ WWII) : For ref.

    Philip of Lee, Apr 5, 2015
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    Philip of Lee
    Apr 27, 2017
  9. dbf
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    WW2 Campaign Stars & Medals info thread

    dbf, Dec 14, 2013 ... 2 3 4
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    12,564
    James Harvey
    Feb 23, 2017
  10. beckic35
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    AWOL: Army Act 1881 - Section 15(1)

    beckic35, Jan 9, 2016
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    663
    redtop
    Dec 19, 2016
  11. Gaudet
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    Abbreviations

    Gaudet, Nov 6, 2007 ... 10 11 12
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    sjw8
    Oct 30, 2016
  12. Kieron Hill
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    X lists (Service Records)

    Kieron Hill, Jun 13, 2009 ... 2 3 4
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    GreenTree
    Oct 28, 2016
  13. DanMorris1989
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    Service Records application timescale

    DanMorris1989, May 25, 2015 ... 2
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    4jonboy
    Aug 18, 2016
  14. j22mdr
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    How do i get hold of hospital medical records

    j22mdr, Jul 7, 2016
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    400
    popeye1975
    Jul 11, 2016
  15. bamboo43
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    Draft recognition codes.

    bamboo43, Dec 7, 2013 ... 2 3 4
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    dbf
    Mar 21, 2016
  16. annieb
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    Is a man's original service record the same as that held by the MOD?

    annieb, Aug 17, 2015
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    annieb
    Mar 16, 2016
  17. bLACKCOUNTRY MON
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    Army Certificates of Education

    bLACKCOUNTRY MON, Dec 4, 2014
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    dbf
    Mar 6, 2016
  18. von Poop
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    Were there physical weight limits on recruitment?

    von Poop, Feb 13, 2016
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    313
    dbf
    Feb 14, 2016
  19. Tullybrone
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    MILITARY MEDAL GRATUITY?

    Tullybrone, Jan 9, 2016
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    218
    51highland
    Jan 9, 2016
  20. pondfield
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    Medical Board category

    pondfield, Nov 26, 2014
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    501
    BrianM59
    Nov 25, 2015
  21. ClankyPencil
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    Query regarding Army/Service Number Prefix D/

    ClankyPencil, Jan 28, 2014
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    593
    bexley84
    Sep 17, 2015
  22. sligoglaswegian
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    Returned application.

    sligoglaswegian, Jul 23, 2015 ... 2 3 4
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    sligoglaswegian
    Sep 15, 2015
  23. Skip
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    'Joined', 'enlisted', 'called up', 'attested', 'embodied' etc

    Skip, Jul 14, 2013
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    1,146
    Skip
    Aug 23, 2015
  24. alimason
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    Medical record

    alimason, May 29, 2015
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    569
    hutt
    May 30, 2015
  25. Justin History
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    Where was information about a British soldier's blood group kept?

    Justin History, May 31, 2014 ... 2
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    Justin History
    May 26, 2015
  26. pjs
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    Army Ranks: Abbreviations and Explanations (several merged threads)

    pjs, Sep 18, 2006 ... 2 3
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    11,904
    Philip of Lee
    Apr 23, 2015
  27. skimmod
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    Kings Regulations 1940

    skimmod, Feb 19, 2012
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    magna
    Feb 15, 2015
  28. Lotus7
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    Naughty Boy, You're Confined to Barracks

    Lotus7, Jul 30, 2014 ... 2
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    Lotus7
    Aug 19, 2014
  29. Skip
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    Casualty: 'Cat C' ...

    Skip, Jul 20, 2014 ... 2
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    BrianM59
    Jul 23, 2014
  30. heatherannej
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    Claiming WW2 medals query - help requested please

    heatherannej, Apr 11, 2013
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    heatherannej
    Mar 7, 2014
  31. Peter Clare
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    Clarification of provision of death certificate (Service records)

    Peter Clare, Sep 7, 2013
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    Drew5233
    Sep 7, 2013
  32. Skip
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    Appointed / promoted / commissioned ..?

    Skip, Jul 14, 2013
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    647
    jetson
    Jul 15, 2013
  33. micke
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    Court Martial Records

    micke, Feb 28, 2012
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    2,419
    Drew5233
    May 7, 2012
  34. Verrieres
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    Service Records destroyed by Veterans Agency?

    Verrieres, Sep 17, 2011 ... 2
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    Rosey
    Oct 27, 2011
  35. ClankyPencil

    Query regarding Ranks - PLC, LLC, ULC, PLSjt etc

    ClankyPencil, Sep 21, 2017 at 9:36 AM
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    ClankyPencil
    Sep 21, 2017 at 9:36 AM
  36. Mr Jinks

    Homeguard Records

    Mr Jinks, Sep 2, 2012
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    GeoffMNZ
    Sep 14, 2017
  37. tillyk

    Help with "translating" WW2 service records - member of RASC

    tillyk, Sep 10, 2017
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    13
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    190
    4jonboy
    Sep 13, 2017
  38. Ahmed Muhammad

    Brigadier I . A . Roche DSO

    Ahmed Muhammad, Sep 6, 2017
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    153
    Staffsyeoman
    Sep 12, 2017
  39. ww2 mike

    what regiment did father go to India with ?

    ww2 mike, Nov 4, 2011 ... 2 3
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    ww2 mike
    Sep 12, 2017
  40. hangman

    Soldier Classification WW2

    hangman, Sep 7, 2017
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    114
    hangman
    Sep 8, 2017
  41. AB64

    Duplicate Scots Guards number

    AB64, Sep 6, 2017
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    51
    AB64
    Sep 6, 2017
  42. General Knowledge

    A simple question

    General Knowledge, Sep 6, 2017
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    71
    General Knowledge
    Sep 6, 2017
  43. Mary Cole

    Help with abbreviations in Service Records

    Mary Cole, Feb 13, 2017
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    14
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    303
    Mary Cole
    Sep 5, 2017
  44. SandyHampshire

    In accordance with ACI 2652/42

    SandyHampshire, Sep 5, 2017
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    120
    SandyHampshire
    Sep 5, 2017
  45. middy

    Wounded, evacuated then no service record ?

    middy, Aug 30, 2017
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    219
    middy
    Sep 5, 2017
  46. Pte Morrison

    Translation of WWII Service Records

    Pte Morrison, Aug 30, 2017
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    4
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    171
    Cee
    Sep 1, 2017
  47. AdrianA

    Assistance requested for military terminology in Army Form B103

    AdrianA, Aug 30, 2017
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    108
    AdrianA
    Aug 31, 2017
  48. Littlelucyta

    Assistance with Service Records

    Littlelucyta, Aug 14, 2017
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    242
    Littlelucyta
    Aug 24, 2017
  49. John Townsley

    National Fire Service on Operation Pluto

    John Townsley, Jun 5, 2011
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    757
    Chunty
    Aug 22, 2017
  50. knickerbockerglory

    Berlin at the end of the war

    knickerbockerglory, Aug 10, 2017
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    216
    knickerbockerglory
    Aug 17, 2017
  51. Mark Sproule

    Royal Berkshire & Black Cat

    Mark Sproule, Aug 15, 2017
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    148
    minden1759
    Aug 17, 2017
  52. Patch_Cedarcroft

    Help understanding service records for my grandfather

    Patch_Cedarcroft, Aug 6, 2017
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    160
    Patch_Cedarcroft
    Aug 7, 2017
  53. JOHN T O'NEILL

    Service records

    JOHN T O'NEILL, Aug 5, 2017
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    91
    Charley Fortnum
    Aug 5, 2017
  54. jmcq

    Died on a HospitaL ship?

    jmcq, Aug 2, 2017
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    9
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    147
    vitellino
    Aug 3, 2017
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