iam trying to find my dad,s army records he was in burma in the 2nd world war?

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i have got his army number his name is charles edward hewitt born on 16th april 1915 not sure if he was taken prisoner ?

Answer 1

writ to his regiment for more details I think they may help
good luck...... let us know how you get on

Answer 2

a fire in the 1970's destroyed all, or at least most, army personnel records held in the army records depot. unless you have his copies, or unless he was registered with the va and getting disability from service, you may be out of luck. you can try, if he is deceased, to get any available records the va may have. if he was wounded, or had some illness, or was an actual pow, they may have some of his records and you can request them as next of kin. contact the va at va.gov online. they also have a toll free number but i don't know it, but it is available from the va website.

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What you have to do i send the SF-180 to an address in St. Louis to the Records center and they send a copy of his discharge and it takes about one to two months. Currently you can access it on the internet as well. Or go to your local Veterans Service Agency or Veterans Affairs office.

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Use the National Records Office website to enter his details. You will need his name DoB and any other information you may have such as regiment and rought dates of his service.

Answer 5

If you know your dads Regiment then you will be able to trace his whereabouts during the war and what happened to him. Contact the Ministry of Defence and they will help you to find the information you need.

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MOD is a good place to start. Also, you might try the unit that he was with, if they are still active and see if their accounts might be more accurate, failing that, Imperial War Museum might be able to refer you.

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If you get in touch with the British Legion they will be able to help you a lot. My dad is ex forces so thats how I know

Answer 8

Try Findmypast.com they have service records but you do have to pay a small fee.

Answer 9

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