Hello and I must first congratulate you all on such a wonderful resource and place of research, I don't mind admitting I have spent quite a bit of...
Hi everyone, I’m new to researching service records and planning a trip to the National Archives to find out more about my grandfather’s...
Hi. I have started researching my father's war service history and have a number of papers from the Army Personnel Centre, Historical Disclosures...
Hello everyone, I recently received my Great Grandfather's tracer card from the Bovington tank museum. There are some parts of it which I'm having...
I have my dad's army records and to summarise he was: Until Jun 1943 - in England Jun-Oct 1943 - in Bombay, India Oct 1943-Sept 1944 - in Ceylon...
Is there available anywhere a complete listing of WW2 Holding battalions including the locations and Units. I have a soldier WHO WAS TRANSFERRED...
If any of you can help with army code translations,, I would be very grateful. My grandad served in WW2 - it looks like Mediterranean and North...
Hello I am very much enjoying reading the many posts on this site after deciding to do some research into my fathers wartime experience. One of my...
Dad’s Artillery Tracer Card has ‘DRAFT RKAFL India 28-12-45.' In his regimental diary I found this written for the 26th December ‘ "12 O.R’s...
I am researching the circumstances leading to the death of the above, a distant relative of mine. Horace was the son of Horace and Florence...
Hi, I joined the site to ask for your help. I am researching my grandfather who went from UK to India with 1 Bn the Cameronians.(Scottish Rifles)...
Im new to this, but have been trying to find information on my grandad during his time in Italy jan - may 1944 he was KIA at Anzio May 1944 whilst...
Can anyone tell me please what 'REPJJ' means? It's from an officer's B199A. He was a RA Captain who had been in China - Singapore - China -...
Hi I hope someone can help me. I am researching a Royal Artillery Gunner in WW2. His service record shows that on 03/11/1944 he deployed to...
Researching a soldier for a friend and came across this in his service record. What was a Guardsman doing in ROUMANIA in 1946? What is ‘RVBJG’?...
Hi, Can anyone help with my grandads records please. 1HAA regt when he disembarked in Sicily 27/8/43 What was the classified action he was...
Hallo everyone. This is the first time I have posted, although I have been reading all your wonderful info on this forum for the past year....
I'm completely stumped with the abbreviation 'RFWOA'. My Great Uncle was with a R.A. searchlight battery on home service, then anti-aircraft...
Hi I'm new to this forum, so hope this is ok. I'm also new to having got hold of my dad's service record. It's pretty short, a he only joined up...
Any idea what this means (Royal Engineer)
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