283 Independent Battery Airborne 1942

Discussion in 'Royal Artillery' started by Ravrick, May 6, 2021.

  1. Ravrick

    Ravrick Senior Member

    Hi,
    I am currently researching 1453257 Gnr CES Marks who served in this battery before moving onto 1 Air Landing Regt RA, does anybody know where I can find some information on this and his other units?

    Cheers,
    Rick
     

    Attached Files:

    JimHerriot likes this.
  2. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

  3. Ravrick

    Ravrick Senior Member

    Hi,
    can't at the moment, Gnr Marks died in 2006 (age 91) so I have to wait another 10 years to apply for his papers!
    Rick
     
  4. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    You can apply now and you will get a reduced version of his service.

    you will receive something like the below



    You also need to get hold of the war diaries I am sure other forum members will offer more advice/info

    Apply for the records of someone who's deceased
    You can apply for a copy of someone else’s service records if any of the following apply:

    • you’re their immediate next of kin, for example their spouse or parent
    • you’ve got consent from their immediate next of kin
    • you have a general research interest - you’ll only have access to limited information, unless they died more than 25 years ago
    You need to know the person’s full name, date of birth and service number.
     
    Last edited: May 6, 2021
  5. Ravrick

    Ravrick Senior Member

    Thanks,
    is it on the same form and costs the standard £30? Is there any particular way or wording you have to use when filling out the form?
    Cheers,
    Rick
     
  6. JimHerriot

    JimHerriot Ready for Anything

    Hello Rick,

    I hope this previous WW2 Talk thread (link below) will be of interest to you (a link within that thread will take you to The Imperial War Museum website where reel 4 has some footage of 1st Airlanding Brigade gunners prior to the invasion of Sicily)

    Airborne in North Africa

    Good luck with all your endeavours.

    Kind regards, always,

    Jim.
     
  7. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Are you next of kin or do you know anyone who is
    You will get the full records if you go that route

    Ignore my previous post looks like you might only get the below info and still have to pay £30

    Note that if you are not the immediate Next of Kin or do not have the consent of the Next of Kin* then for a period of 25 years following the date of death the only information that will be disclosed to you is surname; forename; rank; service number; regiment/corps; place of birth; age; date of birth; date of death where this occurred in service; the date an individual joined the service, the date of leaving; good conduct medals (i.e. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (LS&GCM)), and any orders of chivalry and gallantry medals (decorations of valour) awarded, some of which may have been announced in the London Gazette.
     
    JimHerriot likes this.

Share This Page