I am a WWII veteran and still working at age 84 1/2 and I work at an Art and Framing store--SO--please use acid free materials any original papers. unique-antique is really uni-Q anti-Q -----Original Message----- From: David Dixon Sent: Sat, 6 May 2006 23:44:28 -0700 To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Original Service Records Hello to all, I have just replied to a query posted to the AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com mail group, posted by someone holding their great uncles RAAF service log book. The question was whether it was worth copying. I repeat part of my reply : "The answer to your great uncle's log book is YES. Scan it page by page & store extra copies on several CD's. Once lost, the original can never be replaced. I would suggest that anyone holding original service records should do the same. I have just scanned my old pay book, AB83, & Demob. book & passed on CDs carrying the images to my family. The AWM can provide service dossiers through their excellent service, but they do not hold the same information as the pay book etc." I do not know what records are retained by servicemen on demobilisation in countries other than mine - but I am sure they must be of a similar nature - and just as valuable. Regards, Dave ______________________________

David, I was in e-mail contact recently with a young man researching his grandfather's WW II Record. He told me that he found his Honorable Discharge in a framed picture/painting between the back of the picture and the paper backing on the frame. That reminded me that my mother also hid important papers in a like manner. This is a tip for other researchers. Ellis Hosbach Bethel Park, PA