Forwarded - Liz, this is an address other than that from which you subscribed. Please let me know offlist if you would like it authorised so you can also post from it (but without receving extra copies of messages) Linda List-admin AUS-MILITARY kapana@netspace.net.au >From: GardRed@aol.com > >"Apparently the records office burnt down and the family can not trace any >service records" > >Hello All >I don't mean to muddle in something I know little about, however I am >confused about the above statement and not being able to get >(Charman) some ones >Military Record. I was able to get my 2 cousins records (WWII era) >through the >mail after an online search (photos and all). I thought that was marvelous. >Australia has the best genealogy records in the world. I haven't >been able to >get a thing from Ireland, I can't even get my Uncles USA military >record and I > live here. >I have been wanting to ask a question of my own about locating a veteran who >may still be alive. Does Australia have Veterans Associations that meet >regularly? I thought I might be able to send them a letter to post >in the club in >an attempt to locate my cousins and/or any of the family members. > >Regards, >Liz Gardner >New York, USA

Liz, To add to Anthony Staunton & Paul & Kathryn Lucas' messages, the NSW Branch of the RSL publishes the "Reveille" magazine which is sent to all sub- branch members every two months. See http://www.rslnsw.com.au/index.cfm?page=417. There is a "letters to the Editor" section which accepts submissions (less than 200 words). An appeal via that medium might work. The email address is statsec@rslnsw.com.au. I assume that the other states & territory branches have similar magazines. There is a list of all branch contacts shown on the site http://www.rsl.org.au/main.html. Good luck with your search, Regards, from Sydney, Dave Linda Barraclough wrote: > Forwarded - Liz, this is an address other than that from which you > subscribed. Please let me know offlist if you would like it authorised > so you can also post from it (but without receving extra copies of > messages) > > Linda > List-admin AUS-MILITARY > kapana@netspace.net.au > >> From: GardRed@aol.com >> >> "Apparently the records office burnt down and the family can not >> trace any >> service records" >> >> Hello All >> I don't mean to muddle in something I know little about, however I am >> confused about the above statement and not being able to get >> (Charman) some ones >> Military Record. I was able to get my 2 cousins records (WWII era) >> through the >> mail after an online search (photos and all). I thought that was >> marvelous. >> Australia has the best genealogy records in the world. I haven't been >> able to >> get a thing from Ireland, I can't even get my Uncles USA military >> record and I >> live here. >> I have been wanting to ask a question of my own about locating a >> veteran who >> may still be alive. Does Australia have Veterans Associations that meet >> regularly? I thought I might be able to send them a letter to post in >> the club in >> an attempt to locate my cousins and/or any of the family members. >> >> Regards, >> Liz Gardner >> New York, USA > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > First AIF Order of Battle 1914-1918 > http://www.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/index.html > > >