who do i write to to find out if my ancestors served in the military/army and so forth?

Question

i do not know if they did or not but if i know their D.o.b's full names and the area where they lived will i still be able to ask/find this out?

Names and addresses of who to to contact please
No silly Answers please also!

UK based sites and addresses only please

Answer 1

Hey Liam,

You are hard at work on your genealogy. Here are some sites for military.

Ah, revised for UK, at least it was not a silly answer... There are so many people asking for assistance, the first thing that helps them the most is to specify where they are looking. Thanks for the clarification.

Answer 2

If you get in touch with the Salvation Army in London they may be able to help you, also, look for your local SSAFA FH Office they too may be able to assist. SSAFA FH stands for "Soldiers Sailors Airmans Families Association Forces Help". I'm sure if they don't know the answer they'll put you in the right direction. Good Luck!!

Answer 3

If you post on YA again, here is a tip - even if you go in through YA UK, YA Canada, YA Australia or another country, all the questions get thrown into the same "pot" and read by people around the world. So - mention a country in your post.

Answer 4

Hello Liam, here is the English archives address for you sweetheart. It is www.nationalarchives.gov.uk rustskipper gave you the USA archives. He's in England rust skipper, and only wants UK URLs.

Answer 5

Start with the Veterans Administration -- don't call, just stop in and speak with someone at the desk. They're helpful people, and if they don't have the answer, they'll probably be able to point you in the right direction.

Best of luck.

Answer 6

Ancestry.co.uk is a good geneaology site to find lots

Answer 7

Try census records. They contain all kinds of information.