York and Lancaster Regiment WW2

[sand]

I am trying to find out the time line of when my ancestor was in INDIA and BURMA during WW2. I know that he lived in DEWSBURY, West Yorks and presumably he enlisted somewhere locally. Would he perhaps have been in the 7th battalion?

Any information would be much appreciated.

[KGarrad]

Some info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_and_Lancaster_Regiment#Second_World_War

Where it says: Meanwhile the 7th Battalion was in India (from December 1942), but served mainly on the North-West Frontier, before being moved to Burma in 1945, too late to contribute to the defeat of Japan.

His records will still be with the MOD. See:
https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records

[Drew5233]

Impossible to say what unit he was in with that info - Regardless of where men joined up had no bearing on what they joined. Many if not most were moved from one unit to another during the war. I known a Scottish WW2 Vet that served in a Yorkshire unit, another with the artillery that was transferred to a cavalry unit and my partners GF served in three different units.

Unless you have some more clues like photo's, letters etc the only way you will know 100% what unit he was with throughout the war is by obtaining a copy of his service records for £30 from the MoD. The info is not available anywhere else despite what some websites suggest.

Cheers
Andy

[sand]

Thank you both for all the information. I shall obviously have to do some more research..
Sand