For R.A.F. personell if an individual had any service beyond the mid 1920s, or if he had a service number higher than 329,000, records will still be held at RAF Innsworth. You will need to apply in writing. A search fee of £25 is currently payable and you will need to prove that you are next of kin. The address to apply to is: RAF Personnel Management Agency, Disclosure of Information Office, PMA (IM)1b, RAF Innsworth, Gloucester GL3 1EZ.
Canadian Service Records Canadian Forces after 1918 (including Second World War) - Military - What to Search: Topics - Canadian Genealogy Centre - Library and Archives Canada
Australian Records A number of records have been digitised and are available online: National Archives of Australia - Login (Click Guest and use the Service Number as the quickest means of finding the individual) If it the file has not been digitised then it can be requested by clicking Request File If you do not have the service number then it can be found by using: World War Two Nominal Roll
UK Records Records can be obtained from different offices. They are listed here, with details of costs and application forms: Service records
Service Numbers I thought I would add links to the sites that help explain Service Numbers: Army 3rd Parachute Brigade WWII British & Canadian Reenactors - Home (Click on Gear on the right and then scroll down to the third link under Equipment) RAF RAF/RAF OR Service Numbers - RafCommands Forums (compiled on rafcommands) Royal Navy GENUKI: Marine and Naval Ratings Service Numbers
Ancestry.ca has free access until the end of November 2008 and the Canadian site has a back-door to the UK site so we have all been downloading MICs like crazy! Remembrance Day Canada - Ancestry.ca maybe you already know this?
Hello all. Does anyone have any idea what the average waiting time for a service record to be received? I sent off for my Grandfather's on behalf of my Grandmother in October 2011, and am still waiting.
Laura, Try contacting the MOD again after about 6 months. They are always snowed under with requests but it goes on priority and family history requests are left on the bottom of the pile though i should imagine yours should be coming towards the top of that pile by now Sniper
Hopefully,you guys have an easier time with military red tape than we do on THIS side of the pond.....
