I have no living relative who knows why, is there any way of find ing out what he was mentioned in despatches during World War II for?
2006-10-14 10:52:05 · 7 answers · asked by bovie 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Contact the Records Office of his regiment/corps/ship/station whatever... or the ex-serviceman's association (which service? you don't say) via the MoD or via the assoc's website. Proof of your relationship might be necessary in some cases. However, if the Mention was in a Secret activity you might never get to know anything at all. As Yahoo! says: Search the Web! Good luck in your hunting.
2006-10-14 11:12:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could contact a military museum, they will be able to give you guidance.
Try to see if you can find one related to his regiment, or something like this.
Good luck, I'm sure your grandfather would be pleased that he is remembered.
2006-10-14 11:04:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use the Freedom of Information act. Request it from the government.
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2006-10-14 11:14:18 · answer #3 · answered by joker_32605 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to contact the mod for this, its would help if you could provide his service number and the regiment he served in.
2006-10-14 10:55:31 · answer #4 · answered by torbrexbones 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact your local British Legion branch and they will help you.
2006-10-14 11:09:06 · answer #5 · answered by Francis7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try kew records dept in London.
My great grandad signalled under fire and got mentioned, he must have done something pretty fool-hardy.
2006-10-14 10:55:31 · answer #6 · answered by iusedtolooklikemyavatar 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check M.O.D. website
2006-10-15 05:56:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋