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Horace Victor Copus
« on: Wednesday 01 August 18 21:32 BST (UK) »
Hello everyone.
I am trying to find out what my grandad did in WW2. I cannot find any military records about him at all but looking at the time he lived, 1905 - 1968, I sure that he must have done some sort of national service somewhere. He was from Portsmouth.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me
Kev
Cross/Lincoln, Clements/Lambeth, Copus/Portsmouth, Jeffery/Redhill

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Re: Horace Victor Copus
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 01 August 18 21:44 BST (UK) »
He's on the 1939 Register which will tell you something of what he was doing at the time. Sorry, not allowed to give details due to copyright reasons. It's on Ancestry & FindMyPast.

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Re: Horace Victor Copus
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 01 August 18 22:16 BST (UK) »
He did not have to do military service:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserved_occupation

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Re: Horace Victor Copus
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 02 August 18 08:30 BST (UK) »
If he was in the forces after 1920 then his records will still be with the MOD and not available online
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=651361.0
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