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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: paulmanning on Saturday 19 January 19 17:15 GMT (UK)
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looking for service details of my great grandads brother frank moxey born in devon 1918 , married to margaret cole ,served with army catering core believed, and possible 1944 injury , if anyone can help find more would appreciate the help.
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Welcome to rootschat
Service records after 1920 are still with the MOD and are not available online
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thankyou Rosie , had not known that , would that also be said for coastguard records of similar times , also looking for ernest edward cole exmouth(littleham) coastguard unsure of exact date.
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Did Frank Moxey live in Exmouth as there is a picture in Exeter and Plymouth Gazette 01 September 1944 and mention of being wounded.
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thankyou Rosie , had not known that , would that also be said for coastguard records of similar times , also looking for ernest edward cole exmouth(littleham) coastguard unsure of exact date.
Sorry I don't know about coastguards, it may be better if you do a separate post about that.
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that is the exact Frank moxey Rosie where can i find this photo and article , i have had no luck finding this
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It is available on the British Newspaper Archive and FindMyPast
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01n9z/
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thanks rosie, frustrating all these sites are subscription , are there any non subscription to find info ?
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BNA do a free trial though if they want credit card details make sure that you cancel it. Local libraries often have access to these web sites.
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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/coastguard-officers/
Have a go at this for the coastguard.
MaxD