Hello listers, Can some kind soul please direct me as to how I might go about finding out what Army unit my step Dad served with and his service # and possibly records please? Last week I called Glasgow Army Personnel Centre and have just received a parcel full of numerous forms to fill in and it says any request may take 8 months to respond and cost 30 pounds plus if they find his details, it will also take days to fill in all these forms? Is there somewhere one can call to get Unit and Service # details for ones father please? George Stanley Brewin B: 09 Jul 1929 would have done Conscription from about 1946-7 onward based on his age?.. He was a Paratrooper as I saw an old photo of him and he told me he was a Para before he died some 30 years ago next month. Any and all guidance appreciated Jim Patterson-Brewin Western Canada

Have you used the military information site at the National Archives of UK<http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory/default.htm> ? I have used them to get info on my WWI ancestor who fought with the Royal Scots Fusiliers. Though there is not a lot of info for WWI, your date is later so they might have it. Jody On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Jim <japatterson@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hello listers, > > > > Can some kind soul please direct me as to how I might go > about finding out what Army unit my step Dad served with and his service # > and possibly records please? Last week I called Glasgow Army Personnel > Centre and have just received a parcel full of numerous forms to fill in > and > it says any request may take 8 months to respond and cost 30 pounds plus if > they find his details, it will also take days to fill in all these forms? > > > > Is there somewhere one can call to get Unit and Service # details for ones > father please? George Stanley Brewin B: 09 Jul 1929 would have done > Conscription from about 1946-7 onward based on his age?.. He was a > Paratrooper as I saw an old photo of him and he told me he was a Para > before > he died some 30 years ago next month. > > > > Any and all guidance appreciated > > > > Jim Patterson-Brewin > > Western Canada > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Jody Allen, Scottish Scribbles Blog http://scottishscribbles.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: Scotland: Wallace, Mctaggart, Clarke, Mckean(d), McCartney, Stewart Ireland: Lynch, Drought Wales: Williams, Walsh