finding fathers brother

[myfair lady]

Hi please  excuse if I am on wrong board trying to help my Cu's he is trying to find any info on his fathers military  records so he can send for his service records
he is not sure of any regiments he served in but he thinks his father was in coulees and then may be changed to royal engineers to be with Sapper Leslie Elswoth (his brother my father )on my Birth cert (1944 ) states my fathers army regiment as Sapper Leslie Elsworth and his No

Can any one please help  solve this mystery on Ernest Arthur Elsworth b1918 Honeywell st Barnsley thanks in advance myfair lady     

[Ruskie]

Your cousin can apply for his father's service records. He only needs to supply basic information such as full name, date and place of birth, and provide a copy of death certificate (presuming his father is deceased?).

He does not need to know service number or anything about his service.

All the information you need and application forms are here:

https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records

Cost is £30, but worth the investment.

Good luck.

[myfair lady]

Thanks Ruskie

[Ruskie]

You're welcome.

There can be a bit of a wait for service records so you might need to be patient. It took nearly a year for some I ordered to arrive - but I have read that for others it only took a couple of months. Covid19 may have caused delays of course.

I forgot to mention that the forms you need to fill in I think do ask for a service number, so I presume you could just write "unknown" in that space. 

[KGarrad]

The forms you actually fill in say: Date of Birth OR Service Number.

Both are even better, but one or the other will do.

[myfair lady]

thank you for your help Ruskin and Gerard its good to hear from you both

[Ruskie]

The forms you actually fill in say: Date of Birth OR Service Number.

Both are even better, but one or the other will do.

Good to know - it's been a while since I filled one in.