Chris asked: > I've been asked to find information about someone's grandfather who served > in WW2 in the Indian Royal Navy. > > > > This is a new area, and I assume any surviving Service Records etc. will > be > at the British Library, however, as I began my researches I came across > this site which might be of interest: > > http://www.unithistories.com/officers/rin_officers.html > Generally speaking the Personal Files of those who served as officers in the RIN during the Second World War, are to be found in the India Office Records at the British Library under Catalogue Number L/MIL/16/10 et sequ. However, since there is some chance that the persons concerned may still be alive, you may have to show proof that you are the person concerned or that they are no longer with us and that you are directly related to them. Some records of service for Seamen as well as officers may be available in L/MIL/16/1-9 which cover the period c1840-1947 and an index is available on the open shelves. Records of leave and duty pay from 1886-1950 are to be found in L/AG/20/13 and leave accounts and records of the payment of gratuities for officers released in the UK from 1945-47 may be found in L/AG/20/13/37-45. Finally, records of service pensions paid to retired officers in the UK from 1886-1968 are in L/AG/21/21 or L/AG/21/11 Hope this help Good Hunting! Peter Bailey Chairman Families in British India Society www.fibis.org

Many thanks Peter via iPad On 19 Oct 2012, at 16:16, "Peter Bailey" <peter@bailey718.fsworld.co.uk> wrote: > > > Generally speaking the Personal Files of those who served as officers in the > RIN during the Second World War, are to be found in the India Office Records > at the British Library under Catalogue Number L/MIL/16/10 et sequ. However, > since there is some chance that the persons concerned may still be alive, > you may have to show proof that you are the person concerned or that they > are no longer with us and that you are directly related to them. Some > records of service for Seamen as well as officers may be available in > L/MIL/16/1-9 which cover the period c1840-1947 and an index is available on > the open shelves. > > Records of leave and duty pay from 1886-1950 are to be found in L/AG/20/13 > and leave accounts and records of the payment of gratuities for officers > released in the UK from 1945-47 may be found in L/AG/20/13/37-45. Finally, > records of service pensions paid to retired officers in the UK from > 1886-1968 are in L/AG/21/21 or L/AG/21/11 > > Hope this help > > Good Hunting! > Peter Bailey > Chairman > Families in British India Society > www.fibis.org > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message