Topics specifically relating to Service Records and the background to them.<br /> FAQs / related info can be found in the pinned threads<br /> Start a thread here to ask for help deciphering those abbreviations, etc.<br /> Add unit name to the title for best results. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:40:30 +0000 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:40:30 +0000 WW2Talk https://ww2talk.com/index.php?forums/service-records.116/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:02:53 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/obtaining-records-from-tna.107900/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/obtaining-records-from-tna.107900/ invalid@example.com (SunnyD) SunnyD
I recently helped my aunt (his daughter NOK) to apply to the MOD for the records of her...

Obtaining Records From TNA]]> 16 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:25:22 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/understanding-and-deciphering-my-granddads-war-records.110371/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/understanding-and-deciphering-my-granddads-war-records.110371/ invalid@example.com (TerryH1986) TerryH1986
Understanding and deciphering my granddads war records]]> 22 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:52:02 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/help-deciphering-my-grandfathers-records.110364/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/help-deciphering-my-grandfathers-records.110364/ invalid@example.com (Raradir) Raradir
Help deciphering my Grandfather's Records]]> 4 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:09:26 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/army-number-block-allocations.4837/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/army-number-block-allocations.4837/ invalid@example.com (Geoff Reeves) Geoff Reeves
Army Number Block Allocations]]> 404 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:46:52 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/goc-remission-and-medal-forfeiture.110400/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/goc-remission-and-medal-forfeiture.110400/ invalid@example.com (Cjaco) Cjaco I am looking for some advice regarding my grandfather's World War II service...

GOC Remission and Medal Forfeiture]]> 28 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:09:12 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/capt-robert-jack.103897/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/capt-robert-jack.103897/ invalid@example.com (Devondoc1) Devondoc1
Capt Robert Jack]]> 8 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:57:28 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/leave-python-and-lilop.24746/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/leave-python-and-lilop.24746/ invalid@example.com (Rob Dickers) Rob Dickers
Looking for the meaning of 'Python leave' in war-diaries.
Found it on the Peoples War site....

Leave - Python and Lilop]]> 51 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:13:46 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/ww2-raf-navigator-service-record-special-qual-decode-u-s-a.110385/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/ww2-raf-navigator-service-record-special-qual-decode-u-s-a.110385/ invalid@example.com (jives11) jives11
In the...

WW2 RAF navigator service record Special Qual decode (U.S.A ?)]]> 7 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:35:17 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/colman-frederick-john-rn-service-no-c-jx155274.110388/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/colman-frederick-john-rn-service-no-c-jx155274.110388/ invalid@example.com (Lexus) Lexus
Colman, Frederick John. RN Service No C/JX155274]]> 2 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:25:54 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/private-john-henry-irwin-5193334-1-4-essex-regiment.108055/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/private-john-henry-irwin-5193334-1-4-essex-regiment.108055/ invalid@example.com (jlirwin69) jlirwin69
Private John Henry Irwin 5193334 1/4 Essex Regiment]]> 30 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:42:54 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/s-company-4th-wiltshires.110361/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/s-company-4th-wiltshires.110361/ invalid@example.com (Tobias) Tobias
I'm researching my grandfather, Sgt Ernest Alfred Fossey (5571733), 4th Battalion...

S Company, 4th Wiltshires.]]> 2 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:38:40 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/raf-ground-crew-italian-campaign-service-record-help.110357/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/raf-ground-crew-italian-campaign-service-record-help.110357/ invalid@example.com (RL3) RL3
I’m new to this, picking up my grandfathers service history from my mother who drew a...

RAF ground crew (Italian campaign) service record help]]> 14 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:41:31 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/royal-navy-service-record-transcript.110344/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/royal-navy-service-record-transcript.110344/ invalid@example.com (Greenarmy27) Greenarmy27
Just received my great grandfathers service records from the Royal navy. I'm...

Royal Navy service record transcript]]> 4 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:16:23 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/apply-to-mod-for-medical-records-of-deceased-service-personnel.103746/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/apply-to-mod-for-medical-records-of-deceased-service-personnel.103746/ invalid@example.com (RAFCommands) RAFCommands
Apply to MoD for Medical Records of Deceased Service Personnel]]> 117 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:05:30 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/abbreviations-regarding-activities-while-posted-to-indian-army-corps-of-clerks-1944-1945.110320/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/abbreviations-regarding-activities-while-posted-to-indian-army-corps-of-clerks-1944-1945.110320/ invalid@example.com (iandl) iandl
In the file...

Abbreviations regarding activities while posted to Indian Army Corps of Clerks (1944/1945)]]> 11 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:47:46 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/a-life-on-the-move.82266/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/a-life-on-the-move.82266/ invalid@example.com (Bill F) Bill F Hopefully of interest to some...
I have been plotting my fathers life, mostly army time,...

A life on the move...]]> 7 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:59:33 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/mod-already-transferring-ww2-service-files-to-uk-national-archives-2021.92212/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/mod-already-transferring-ww2-service-files-to-uk-national-archives-2021.92212/ invalid@example.com (Tullybrone) Tullybrone
“I recently put in two requests for post...

MOD ALREADY TRANSFERRING WW2 SERVICE FILES TO UK NATIONAL ARCHIVES 2021]]> 741 Fri, 29 May 2026 20:01:23 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/novice-needs-help-fathers-service-record-a-sh-1944-47.91531/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/novice-needs-help-fathers-service-record-a-sh-1944-47.91531/ invalid@example.com (Keith Ross) Keith Ross I recieved my fathers records today after a 14 month wait (due to Covid). He...

Novice needs help Fathers Service Record A & SH 1944/47]]> 40 Wed, 27 May 2026 21:51:00 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/translation-services.110096/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/translation-services.110096/ invalid@example.com (Kevin Ferguson) Kevin Ferguson I have a digital copy of the service records for my maternal grandfather. He enlisted...

Translation Services]]> 13 Sat, 23 May 2026 20:24:28 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/interpretation-help-please-gunner-ra.110038/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/interpretation-help-please-gunner-ra.110038/ invalid@example.com (romseyles) romseyles
Interpretation help please - Gunner RA]]> 8