Hi All, My Granddad past away when my mum was only 7-years old, so we do not know a lot about him and I would really like to find out more. This is my first time starting something like this so any advice would be greatly received. I have tried the usual sources such as Ancestry, Find my Past, but I cannot find a lot. What I do know: I have found his enlistment into the Queens Royal West Surrey on 5th July 1940 His Regiment Number was: 6088668 By the looks of the book I believe It states he Transferred to the Royal Engineers and was posted No6 TRNG BM 19th July 1941. Am I right in thinking this means No 6 Training Battalion? I know he was based in Italy, around Treviso or Trieste because he met my Nan and they Married in Venice in 1947. I have a marriage certificate however there are lots of irregularities. His Regiment number on it is listed as 6088688, their Ages are wrong. I'm worried the rest I have isn't quiet right The Residence of the Marriage is 702 AW SQN RE. 702 - ? AW - Artisan Works SQN - Squadron RE - Royal Engineers There is some references of GHQ 2nd Echelon RE Despite all this information, I cannot find anything. Is this information irrelevant. Can someone point me in the right direction please. I would really like to find more information about him, any help would be great
Best place to start would be with a copy of his service record, obtainable from the Ministry of Defence: Requests for personal data and service records: a detailed guide Lee