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Service record look up
« on: Monday 26 February 18 19:49 GMT (UK) »
Here’s a heartfelt plea to anyone who has access to ww11 military records. I’m looking for Alfred Benjamin Blakesley dob 17/08/17 who served royal fusiliers then royal signals. Any help gratefully received.
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« Reply #1 on: Monday 26 February 18 20:02 GMT (UK) »
Post 1920 documents are still with MOD but can be obtained it does cost £30 and you could have to wait for several months. Here's a link for you

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records
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« Reply #2 on: Monday 26 February 18 21:03 GMT (UK) »
I applied for some last year and it took about 7 weeks for them to arrive.
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Re: Service record look up
« Reply #3 on: Monday 26 February 18 22:58 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for the replies folks. Much appreciated.


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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 21 March 18 11:43 GMT (UK) »
Sorry to jump onto this post, but I'm hoping someone can advise me.

My grandfather (Francis 'Frank' John Langmaid, born 27 Dec 1914) served in the Royal Signals in WW2, we used to have his medals but they have now gone (long story); we know he served in Malaysia. I have no idea what rank he was. Both my grandmother and my father have also died (my step-mother is alive as is my birth mother), so I'm guessing that myself and my brother would be considered the next of kin now?  Is that right?

I'd really like to know more about my grandfathers military history, as there seems to be speculation that his war record is not online (via ancestry.com military history records) because he was in the SOE? Whenever we asked my grandfather about fighting in the war, he would flatly refuse to talk about it joking that he ran the other way - which he clearly didn't as he had the night terrors and medals to prove it.

Any advice offered is much appreciated.

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Re: Service record look up
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 21 March 18 13:18 GMT (UK) »
Post 1920 documents are still with MOD but can be obtained, it does cost £30 and you could have to wait for several months. Here's a link for you


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

All you had to do was read this thread the same info as before.
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 21 March 18 13:26 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to rootschat susieloo.

Yes, you and your brother would be considered nok and can apply for your grandfather's service records using the link provided by medpat.

Good luck.

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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 21 March 18 13:34 GMT (UK) »
I have ordered two sets of military papers in the past year, and both of them arrived within about four weeks.
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 21 March 18 13:40 GMT (UK) »
In terms of post-1920 Service Records from MOD, Next-of-kin only comes into play if the person concerned died within the last 25 years.
In which case permission has to be obtained from NOK to see them.

The only people exempt from the £30 fee are the surviving spouse or partner.
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