Glenda > I hope that this is within the scope, Brian. Strictly speaking, no - there's no Northumberland/Co Durham association - but as it continues a thread I answered, I cannot grumble. > I suppose that the enquirer had thought to see if the cheque had been > cleared or that it was on his credit card statement? Sometimes it is easy > to overlook the obvious. A similar thought occurred to me - why not simply contact the Army Personnel Centre (Historic Disclosures) in Glasgow and ask about the progress of the order: Tel: 0845 600 9663 Email: disc4@apc.army.mod.uk Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer