How to obtain service records (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 06:37 (5469 days ago) @ rookancestrybest

Making a request for service details of deceased service personnel

Note that if you are not the Next of Kin and do not have the consent of the Next of Kin, then for a period of 25 years following the date of death the only information that will be disclosed to you is: Surname, Forename, Rank, Service, Service Number, Regiment/Corps, Place of Birth, Age, Date of Death, the date an individual joined the service and the date of leaving.

After this period then, depending on what information is held, an individuals record of service can be disclosed, this information is likely to consist of: an account of the dates that the individual served with the Armed Forces, the units in which he/she served and the locations of those units, the ranks in which the service was carried out and details of any orders of chivalry and gallantry medals (decorations of valour) some of which may already have been announced in the London Gazette.

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/Personnel/ServiceRecords/Making...

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