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desert rats

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:14 pm
by 00prendd
hi am looking for info on my great grandad, he was from hecmondwike and he joind up in 1938 the artillery, but am strugerling to fined out wat regiment with in the artillerry he was in. he went to tubruk in north africa an was part of the desert rats, his name was arthur riley, born 1913 in dewsbury i do not no his service number or anything else any help would be great

Re: desert rats

Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 5:44 pm
by Eddie Parks
If you are his next of kin you can apply to the Ministry of Defence for his service record. Google Army Service Records. You'll need to download a form or two and it will cost you £30.
Eddie