Hi Hey Wyre Could you not "legitimately" call on the oldest child of what was perhaps a "blended " family? That is you or your eldest natural sibling? We get one free military record per annum from 1914-18 & 1940-45 so I wrote all the letters, got cousins to sign them and send away and collected copies! Cheers Marlene New Zealand hey wyre wrote: > In Canada, if you want particular information that is not yours you have to show proof that you are related AND proof that the person you are requesting information about has been dead for at least 20 years. Otherwise, you must obtain their signature and approval to do so > > With regard to my father's military records, they insist the oldest child of the family request them. However, the oldest child in our family is NOT my father's child so he has absolutely no interest in obtaining them. The second method is to get the signtures of ALL the siblings saying it is ok for you to obtain them. With there being 7 siblings in my family, spread all over the country, obtaining permission from each and every one would be fruitless - I am still waiting for my brother (who handled my father's burial after he died) to send me a copy of his death certificate (my father died in 1986 - so you can see my dilemma) > > This is no easy "hobby" sometimes, that's for sure > > Judy > BC Canada > _________________________________________________________________ > If you like crossword puzzles, then you'll love Flexicon, a game which combines four overlapping crossword puzzles into one! > http://g.msn.ca/ca55/208 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >