2007-01-09 06:14:55 · 10 answers · asked by peter r 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Look up the National Archives website you have been referred to. The National Archives provide information notes on searching this sort of information, which you can download from their website.
Also look up the Royal British Legion and the Imperial War Museum:-
http://www.britishlegion.org.uk
http://www.iwm.gov.uk
Once you have found out what regiment your grandfather belonged to, Google to find out details about it. There will almost certainly be sites giving information about the regiment's war history. There will probably also be a regimental museum with a website and which you will perhaps want to visit.
Don't forget the simple things! Google your grandad's name to see if anything comes up. If his name is at all frequent include additional details such as his date of birth or the town where he lived or was born to cut down the answers you get back. Also, remember you may get different search results depending upon the exact form of name you enter, e.g. Bill as opposed to William, and what middle names or initials, if any, you include.
2007-01-09 06:58:24 · answer #1 · answered by Philosophical Fred 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TRy writing to Army Personnel Centre, Hstorical Disclosures, Mailpoint 400, Kentigern House, 65 Brown St., Glasgow G28EX giving his entry date his serial number regiment and date of release mainly demob
2007-01-11 16:40:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your grandad was an english soldier i would recommend going to the army website for details.
I have put the shortcut below to their address page to find records.
2007-01-09 15:07:08 · answer #3 · answered by hetty d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have found the website listed below quite helpful, especially for WW1.
Sadly most of the WW1 war records were burned in a fire in the Blitz, but lots of WW2 service records survive at the National Archive at Kew.
2007-01-09 14:36:05 · answer #4 · answered by Jim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he served in WWI he should have recieved medals. Try the National Archives website and search WWI medals. If you have his number and Regiment he served in it will be a lot easier.
It will cost you £3.50 to download his medal index card which shows what medals he received, where he served and whether discharged dead, wounded or unfit for further service.
2007-01-10 06:44:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the Ministry of Defence,Personnel Records, Whitehall, London.Give as much detail as you can and maybe, just maybe, you will get back a little bit more information than you have now.
2007-01-09 14:24:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Army maintains personnel records at a lare center in St Louis. I got my dad's records from the Vietnam war from there.
http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/
I dont remember what they required from me in order to get them. Good luck.
2007-01-09 14:24:47 · answer #7 · answered by baldisbeautiful 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The National Archives, Kew, London.
Really do visit... its free.
2007-01-09 14:19:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your grandfather's name at the sources listed below.
2007-01-09 14:22:21 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
was him a hero?
ihe was you will find history in the books.if not,you will never find.
2007-01-09 14:18:53 · answer #10 · answered by yiannis the greek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋