Hi Folks The Glasgow office is the only place to get official information on army etc records for service during and after WW2. So you have to fill in the forms and pay! If he was a Para, it might be worth contacting the Parachute Regiment HQ at its base in Colchester and asking what details they still have. Stuart ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" <japatterson@shaw.ca> To: "'Dumfries-Galloway rootsweb list'" <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 9:38 PM Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] SKS- Re- Retrieving military service records? > 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 > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

> 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? I recently obtained the Service Record of my Grandfather. I completed the forms, which didn't take that long, under an hour as I had access to the details needed. I enclosed a copy of his death certificate and that of my Grandmother and asked my Mum to sign the relevent paperwork (as last surviving next of kin) and enclosed a cheque. I also enclosed a photocopy from his service pay book with his service number. That was on 23rd Sep. On 2nd Oct I received a letter advising that the estimated time to wait would be about four months - estimated to Jan 2009. I was surprised when on 11th October Mum telephoned to say that the record had arrived. I guess the 8 months quoted is dependant on how much details you can provide. By enclosing copies of the death certificates it speeded up the process. At the moment I am plotting my Grandfather's military time and am in the process of creating a blog! Good luck! -- Regards, Julie Goucher anglers.rest@virgin.net http://www.anglers-rest.net