This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: andreakkk Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52557.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: hi, i too cannot find any military records on ancestry for both my grandfathers in WW1 and one grandad served in both Ww1 and 2 but nothing on ancestry at all and they definatly were in the war !! - they told me that not all records have survived as london was bombed ect so not everything is on - only medal awards - so many same name - i think they said about 50 percent of the records survived and the rest no completley transcribed but dont quote me on that (cant just rememebr their exact words) so if they are not on here doesnt mean to say they didnt serve - dad in Raf ww2 but not on here either - home that helps a bit Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>