Service numbers of WWII personnel

[Keston]

Hi,

I would like to source records for a relative who we served a nurse in the Second World War.

I understand that records for this period are held at the MOD.  On this site though they say that you need a service number to request records.

Can anyone help with where this could be found or how records can be sourced if you don’t have a service number.

Many thanks,
Keston.

[KGarrad]

I understand that records for this period are held at the MOD.  On this site though they say that you need a service number to request records.

No it doesn't say that!

If you read the forms carefully, it says you need either a service number OR a date of birth.

I have successfully applied for records without giving a service number.

[Keston]

Many thanks for this, I need to read more carefully!  I was getting worried how I would get around this!

[macwil]

Actually the OP is correct.

 The MOD site has this on its initial page:-

Apply for the records of someone who's deceased

You can apply for a copy of someone else’s service records if any of the following apply:

  . . .
You need to know the person’s full name, date of birth and service number.
. . .

However when you get to the actual forms it does say . . . Service number and/or Date of Birth.

[IMBER]

Although, as we discovered when applying for my father in law's RAF records his name, John Robinson, was too common for the records to be found without a service number. However, not a problem that should arise too often.

Imber