Help finding info on Grandad in the army?

[rockmaiden1984]

Hi.
Can anyone help me find a service number or any info on my Grandad when he was in the army. I'm not sure if he served During WW2 but we have a photo somewhere of him in his army uniform. He was called Frank Orlando Atkinson Born 17/07/1917 Hull

Thanks

[KGarrad]

Service records for all personnel serving after 1930 are still with the MOD.

See https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records

There will be a fee of £30, and you will need a copy of his death certificate.
Due to Covid, there is a long wait!

[rockmaiden1984]

Service records for all personnel serving after 1930 are still with the MOD.

See https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records

There will be a fee of £30, and you will need a copy of his death certificate.
Due to Covid, there is a long wait!

It says you need to know their service number to do that. But I don't know what it is.

[Sandblown]

It's been stated previously on this Forum, that if a person's Place and Date of Birth, is known, then a Service Number is not required.

I believe Your Grand Father, married in the October Quarter of 1945. If He was in the Forces, at that time, then the Marriage Certificate, might confirm this. My Father was still a National Serviceman, when He married My Mother, and His RAF Rank and Service Number appears on the Marriage Certificate.

If Your Grand Father was a Member of His Local British Legion, They may also still hold some WWII, or later, Service Information, about Him.

[rockmaiden1984]

It's been stated previously on this Forum, that if a person's Place and Date of Birth, is known, then a Service Number is not required.

I believe Your Grand Father, married in the October Quarter of 1945. If He was in the Forces, at that time, then the Marriage Certificate, might confirm this. My Father was still a National Serviceman, when He married My Mother, and His RAF Rank and Service Number appears on the Marriage Certificate.

If Your Grand Father was a Member of His Local British Legion, They may also still hold some WWII, or later, Service Information, about Him.

Thanks

[KGarrad]

Service records for all personnel serving after 1930 are still with the MOD.

See https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records

There will be a fee of £30, and you will need a copy of his death certificate.
Due to Covid, there is a long wait!

It says you need to know their service number to do that. But I don't know what it is.

On the forms it states quite clearly that you need a Service No OR a Date of Birth

[rockmaiden1984]

Service records for all personnel serving after 1930 are still with the MOD.

See https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records

There will be a fee of £30, and you will need a copy of his death certificate.
Due to Covid, there is a long wait!

It says you need to know their service number to do that. But I don't know what it is.

On the forms it states quite clearly that you need a Service No OR a Date of Birth

I didn't click on the form as it said 'You need to know the person’s full name, date of birth and service number' on the page