Military Records.

[Cienna]

Hi All,

How does one go about getting WW2 military records? I am trying to help a lady find those of her father Thomas Robert Lewers NICHOLL, he was born around 1917 Armagh. she knows nothing about him so any help would be appreciated.

Than You

Cienna

[aghadowey]

What sort of military records? army, navy, etc.? what country?

[KGarrad]

British military records, for those serving after 1920 (or thereabouts) are still with the MOD!

See: https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records

There is usually a fee of £30 - but this may be waived for next-of-kin.
See that website for details.

[Cienna]

Hi aghadowey,

The lady who neesds th einfo doesn't really know a lot about her father but she said  it's WW2 and he was in Armagh, Scotland and it was the Army that's all she knows.

[Cienna]

Thank you KGarrad, I will take a look and see if we can find anything there she doesn't mind paying for info if she can get it.

Regards

Cienna

[aghadowey]

If he was in the British Army the widow or next of kin can apply but need to include his death certificate with application. "Subject to the payment of an administration fee of £30 per record and provision of a death certificate (except where death was in service), certain information can be provided from the records of service of Service personnel on request " (full details on link KGarrad posted)

[Cienna]

Thank you aghadowey, the children of Thomas Robert NICHOLL don't know a great deal about him due to their mother leaving him and taking the children with her they never heard of him again so they are really no help at all.

The only thing they know is he was in the army and was born in Amargh so they believe he was there when he enlisted........not real sure in how to go about finding anything for them they all all in their later years and no real good with computers.

Cienna

[rathmore]

http://familysearch.org

Thomas Robert Lewers Nicholl born april-june 1917
Volume 1, Page 23, GS film 101077 digital folder 004194696

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   This may be nothing but may be worth bearing in mind. On 8 Oct 1911 Thomas Nicholl married Jane Lewers in Armagh Church of Ireland.

Regards