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[honeybun]

Hubby is researching his family tree and is coming up against a brick wall with his dad's service records. We even have his....number And still no joy.

Anyone done it successfully?


Honeyb
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[Taz2]

I found details of a relative on this site https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records 

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[honeybun]

Trying to do it for free Taz 

He is already paying for the Ancestory one.....and it's not cheap.

Thanks anyway for that 


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[Taz2]

.. and I also had success with this one - which is free and less formal http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/records.asp?SE=go&adID=46979408495&KW=service%20records%20of%20ww2&SC=R100&NO=8974W2&gclid=CjwKEAiA05unBRCymrGilanF9SwSJACqDFRmn4gKP1AsnEKKRYJQLcaT9zjzt2lT5y7gzB28s4i6YhoCKUXw_wcB

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[Joyce]

My brother has spent a fortune doing our family tree. Would it be possible to write directly to his dad's old regiment to get the information? Of course they may not have the information or may charge. Not sure what my brother did? I'd ask him, but would get a story that would last until the cows come home, instead of a simple answer. 

[honeybun]

I will pass that one on.......keeps him amused 

Never thought of that CG....will pass that on too.


Thank you.


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[CLKD]

Each Regiment has a records office and often a Museum ……….. where was he based ….. The Imperial War Museum is also a place to look and there are various magazines on the shelves that give advice.  War Memorials are also a good place as are Church Records.  Royal British Legion?

[honeybun]

He was a submariner. Based at Dunoon for a good part of the war. We know the name of the submarine but not the years he served on it.
It's really interesting.....when my MIL came to visit us many many years ago we took her to Dunoon to revisit where she lived during part of the war. It was very emotional as she never thought she would ever go back.

That's why her three boys have Scottish names.......who would have thought my hubby would have ended up here after being born near London. Coincidence or what.


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[CLKD]

Homing pigeon maybe?

Local Library might throw some light on the subject too ……. I can see this could run and run and 

[honeybun]

Oh it will....you should see the size of the family tree chart I bought him.....nothing like keeping them occupied 



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[CLKD]

Large enough to frame and hang then?

DH's brother is 'doing' theirs ……..

[honeybun]

Only if I want something that covers a huge space...now let me think about that....um nope 


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[Millykin]

HB
Can you tell me where you got large family tree chart? I've been doing mine for a long time now but need to start putting details into a chart, I've only seen smaller ones and don't hold enough
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[CLKD]

  ………. find a wall outside maybe  ……….

[Millykin]

 
Me or HB?
Just when you say that, my village is small and most of my family lives here we have done for generations so the local cemetery is half full of my family and I think we probaly own the other half with empty plots so I could get my chart done and laminated and stick it up on the wall up there