Thanks so much Richard - another dead end! Oh Well, back to the drawing board! Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: "esx goring" <esx@goring1941.freeserve.co.uk> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] CONSCRIPTION RECORDS - JOHN JOHNSTONE BORN 1905 > It appears you are talking about a man who enlisted or was called-up for > the > British Army (this is, after all, an international list). The situation > is > that your cousin is almost certainly entitled to obrtain a copy of her > father's service record, since she is an immediate next-of-kin (and can > presumably satisfy the authorities as to that). The 'Catch 22' is that > she > cannot obtain it without knowing his army service number (and it seems she > has no knowledge of that)! The records of British service personnel of > World War II are still closed to public gaze and are likely to remain so > for > quite some years yet. Only the service man or woman concerned, or > immediate > n-o-k is the service person is deceased, can obtain copies of the records. > > I think your cousin will have to pursue the normal 'civilian' family > history > research paths for the moment, unless some document turns up which has > that > elusive service number on it. If he had any children while serving, ity > is > possible that their birth certificate might have the rank, number and > regiment. > > Richard Goring > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julie Blackman" <julie@chatwood.eclipse.co.uk> > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 6:36 PM > Subject: [WORLD WAR II] CONSCRIPTION RECORDS - JOHN JOHNSTONE BORN 1905 > > >> Hello List! >> >> This is just a shot in the dark. I have a much older cousin whose >> parents > parted when she was six year's old. She has no information about her > father, other than her parent's marriage certificate giving the usual > details. This is not proving as easy as it may seem. There is a > possibility her father was born in Scotland, and his name JOHN JOHNSTONE > is > very common. She can remember, however, his conscription in 1939 to what > we > think would be the EAST SURREY REGIMENT. Does anyone know if it's > possible > to get copies of conscription papers, or indeed if these papers would give > place of birth? He was in fact discharged a few month's later because he > was hard of hearing, so there is a possibility of Discharge Papers as > well, > but I have no idea what information they hold either! >> >> Yours hopefully (and very frustatedly) >> >> Julie >> >> >> ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== >> Please do not send virus warnings to the list. If you have concerns >> about > a virus, contact your list admin or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com > subscribe in the subject line. We are an international list. Please > remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country > you > are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please > help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov > 1944 > or Nov 4, 1944. >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military/WORLDWAR2.html > This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, > subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. > Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what > country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give > dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For > example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >