I am trying to decipher my Grandads WW2 war records. They are confusing me as in the column which says where he was e.g. UK, it then says CMF -...
Hello I am a newcomer to the forum and been reading a lot of posts with great interest. I have a common query in that I have copies of my dad's...
Please could someone help me - Does everyone person who joins the military have a portrait photograph in uniform taken? I'm trying to research my...
Hi. I've been trying to decifer my grandfather's military service record. It looks like he was in North Africa for around 14 months, 1942-1944....
Putting together my great-grandfather's army service, which began in 1926 when he enlisted as a "Boy" soldier, his service ends in 1947 with the...
Ive just joined WW2Talk today having received my fathers military WW2 records from the Army Personnel Centre. In his records there is a reference...
Hi everybody. I have just received my Dad's record, so many questions. Has anybody got answers to these unit references? 10.W.SQDN 5202 P SQDN...
Hello All, hope you are keeping healthy and safe. I'm looking for any information on a William Coutt, born 27th May 1917 and I believe he served...
Hi All, I am just starting out on my quest to discover more about my Grandad’s involvement in the war, his name was Victor Lesley Denyer. He...
Hi All, I have just received my late Grandad's service records and would love to learn a little bit more about what he did in WW2 as he did not...
Hello all This is my first post to the forum. I hope that somebody might be able to assist. I recently received a copy of my late grandfather's...
Hi All I have obtained my father's service records which show he was in North Africa 18/6/1943 - 4/5/1944 the handwriting is awful and a lot I am...
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...
Anybody got any idea what "Granted WSP" means? Has anybody seen this on another service record? It's on the 4th line of my great-uncle's service...
Help please with understanding the information on these forms Everything will be appreciated as I am completely at a lost to understand most of it!
I am trying to get my grandads medals framed and wondered. He served initially with 75th Searchlight Regiment during the early years of the war...
Good evening, just starting serious research into my Paternal Grandfather's War. Brief Service details 1927 to '29 7th Battalion, RWF TA '29 to...
In my great-grandfather's service records in the Injuries in or by the Service box it says "Injury to head (AF A2). What does "AF A2" at the end...
Hi I am researching my late fathers (Christopher Henry Hatt) service . In his service record says he was CTBA 15 ITC Posted 9th Training...
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