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Title: Looking for service records of John Lyle
Post by: suggsy on Tuesday 21 August 18 20:30 BST (UK)

B. John , Richard Lyle Alberta, Canada (12 April 1919)

Came to UK in Canadian Army on Queen Mary ship in approx 1940. (Army/service number : M 3428)

M. Gladys Edwards (In Poole, Dorset in 1946).

D. 2005 in Poole, Dorset

Any help in finding any records of where he served, or maybe even a birth record would be gratefully appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

Title: Re: Looking for service records of John Lyle
Post by: Christine53 on Tuesday 21 August 18 20:47 BST (UK)

This is the advice on the Library and Archives Canada website about obtaining WW2 service records
for individuals who died within the last 20 years :

"For individuals deceased less than 20 years: Limited personal information will be released to an immediate family member (spouse, parent, sibling, child or grandchild) of the individual concerned if proof of relationship and proof of death are provided. Proof of death is not required if the individual died while serving in the Canadian Armed Forces."

You can read more here :
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/transparency/atippr/Pages/Access-information-military-files.aspx#tab2a

Title: Re: Looking for service records of John Lyle
Post by: suggsy on Tuesday 21 August 18 21:04 BST (UK)

That's excellent, thank you for that.
I am a grandchild of John Lyle so I should be able to obtain some records then.
Thanks again.