My father's records took five months or so to arrive.  Part of the reason for the delay is apparently that so many people are dying needlessly in Afghanistan and dealing with their records takes priority.  Quite undertstandable. David Blake ________________________________ From: Pickard Trepess <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 10:25 Subject: [SOG-UK] Military Records Hi All, Following a recent topic on the SoG list, I finally got round to asking for my father's military records (I wish I had done it while my mother was alive, I could have saved 30 pounds by getting it in her name) The reply I got back from the Army Personnel Center was stunning to say the least..... They said "Unfortunately due to the very high volume of urgent welfare requests on behalf of former soldiers, family interest enquiries may take as long as nine to twelve months to complete." Of course my cheque for 30 pounds has been cashed already !  They did offer to refund it if I wanted to cancel the request !!! So, if you are hoping to get military service records - don't hold your breath !! Happy Hunting Pickard Trepess (The address to write to (for the Army) is: Army Personnel Centre MS Support Division Parliamentary & Disclosures Branch Historical Disclosures Mail Point 555 Kentigern House 65 Brown Street GLASGOW G2 8EX More info on: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/Personnel/ServiceRecords/MakingARequestForInformationHeldOnThePersonnelRecordsOfDeceasedServicePersonnel.htm ------------------------------- 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

This is not a new problem - in August 2006 when my father was still alive we requested a copy of his army file under the Data Protection Act, and the information took 5 and a half months to arrive. Peter On 31 Aug 2011 at 10:43, David Blake wrote: > My father's records took five months or so to arrive.  Part of the > reason for the delay is apparently that so many people are dying > needlessly in Afghanistan and dealing with their records takes > priority.  Quite undertstandable. > > David Blake > > > > ________________________________ > From: Pickard Trepess <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 10:25 > Subject: [SOG-UK] Military Records > > Hi All, > > Following a recent topic on the SoG list, I finally got round to > asking for my father's military records (I wish I had done it while my > mother was alive, I could have saved 30 pounds by getting it in her > name) > > The reply I got back from the Army Personnel Center was stunning to > say the least..... > > They said > > "Unfortunately due to the very high volume of urgent welfare requests > on behalf of former soldiers, family interest enquiries may take as > long as nine to twelve months to complete." > > Of course my cheque for 30 pounds has been cashed already !  They did > offer to refund it if I wanted to cancel the request !!! > > So, if you are hoping to get military service records - don't hold > your breath !! > > Happy Hunting > > Pickard Trepess > > (The address to write to (for the Army) is: > Army Personnel Centre > MS Support Division > Parliamentary & Disclosures Branch > Historical Disclosures > Mail Point 555 > Kentigern House > 65 Brown Street > GLASGOW > G2 8EX > > More info on: > http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/Personnel/Serv > iceRecords/MakingARequestForInformationHeldOnThePersonnelRecordsOfDece > asedServicePersonnel.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------------- > 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