This is very good advise. Because even the military in some cases no longer has records. My Uncles ship went down during the war and due to a fire, the military has no records. All my Uncles records were with his sister. They went up in a ball of flame when their propane tank exploded. Very little left about my uncle. Make copies and keep them in different places. Barbara Phillips > [Original Message] > From: David Dixon <dixond2@bigpond.net.au> > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 5/6/2006 11:31:48 PM > Subject: [WORLD WAR II] 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." > > Regards, > Dave > > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > We welcome tributes of your World War II ancestors. 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