I am wanting to get a little help in researching into my Grandparent's military records.
I am unsure where to look for their military numbers etc. I have found my Grandfather & Grandmother's identity cards from the war, and there is a 'number' on there but I don't fully know what these mean.
I don't know if any of you can help? The names I am looking for are:
* Frances Harry Lane (born 20th October 1922, known as Harry to the family)
* Barbara Joan Bennett (born 1927, known as Joan to family)
* Gordon Topp (born 1930)
* Mavis Keeling (born 1932)
I know that Frances Harry Lane served with the 8th army, and served in Africa and we believe Italy. And Gordon Topp served at RAF Padgate as a 'dog hands mate'.
Any help would be amazing!
Help required with Lane & Topp
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Re: Help required with Lane & Topp
Unfortunately the British Army have the WWII service records locked up and not even indexed.
You have to prove your relationship to the serviceman and pay for a search fee for them to look for the records for you.
You are not guaranteed to get anything useful from their non-refundable search.
Compare that to Australia where you search online and if the record has already been digitised you download it for free. Otherwise you pay $17 and wait a week for it to be placed on the website.
You have to prove your relationship to the serviceman and pay for a search fee for them to look for the records for you.
You are not guaranteed to get anything useful from their non-refundable search.
Compare that to Australia where you search online and if the record has already been digitised you download it for free. Otherwise you pay $17 and wait a week for it to be placed on the website.
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