Having worked my way through many Service Records over the years, mostly in my family before I came on the forum, I am trying to clarify the...
Hello, My father's cousin served in WW2 from 1941 to the end of the war with the RNZNVR. He trained in the Fleet Air Arm in England and looking...
Hi all, I'm looking for some help in regards to understanding my grandad's war history - and would also love to find info on any soldiers that...
Hi Guys, While I can gather some details from the attached service records, some of the specifics are challenging for me to work out and read....
Hi all Could anyone help decode some of the abbreviations from a service record? On the mustering column there is an entry I can't understand....
Hi we recently received my Grandfathers service records and have managed to get it transcribed by someone so it makes sense. We just have a few...
Hi All, I am researching my Uncle Lenoard Chorley who was a Royal Marine Welterweight boxer who not only represented the RMs but also the Royal...
I’m posting this on behalf of another member who’s having computer issues getting on the site. He sent me this info and questions and ask if I...
All, Very grateful for some help in understanding the attached extract from a WW2 RAF LAC's service record, more specifically the middle entry...
Hi, I wonder if anyone can give any pointers. I'm currently researching a British officer officer who, after serving with the British Army...
Hi. I’m looking for some help in how to fill a gap in my grandads RN records. As his actual service records are incomplete I have a better idea of...
Hello, I'm new to the site so please bear with me! Could anyone help me with this: Grandfather was B1 Medical Classification on 24.10.40. On...
Hi all I am researching my grandads war history with 12 Para Bn and currently focusing on the date he was wounded. Hi service record shows he was...
It appears that the ‘Arrival in UK’ date on a FEPOW’s army Service and Casualty form matches the date of arrival of the ship he was on. For...
Hi, I am trying to understand what these 2 lines mean in this service record attached below. "Lent: Captain G.5.1 [sic], CPO Tel, 23 Dec 1943 -...
Hi, I've attached an extract from a WWII Royal Navy service record I've recently received. I'm hoping to get some assistance on what the...
Attached are a couple of pages from my great-grandads wartime service record and my question relates to the entry dated 30-07-42 at the bottom of...
Hi I wonder if anyone can help a newbie please? I'm trying to understand this service record and I think I am right in believing that the initial...
Hello all, Sorry if this has been asked before but has anyone created a guide on what to do once you receive a service record? I have just...
I am trying to track the movement in the UK of a WW2 soldier with the 21 Anti-Tank Reg RA. I've linked below an extract of his service record and...
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