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Title: WW2 Soldier help!
Post by: yogib on Sunday 20 December 09 19:29 GMT (UK)
Hi everyone, hoping this one will be easier then my other posts.

Hoping someone can help me finf some information on a WW2 soldier- his name was Frances George Thomas Anstey, he was a tank Sgt, we know he was 8th army and was in africa and italy.He was also from the Devon area i think Exeter. :)

Any help would be great thanks.
Title: Re: WW2 Soldier help!
Post by: yogib on Sunday 20 December 09 21:39 GMT (UK)
anyone with anything? lol
Title: Re: WW2 Soldier help!
Post by: kyt on Monday 21 December 09 09:55 GMT (UK)
WW2 records are not in the public domain and thus the only way* of getting any info is by applying for his service records**. But one has to be NoK to do so.

* unless they were an officer, a casualty or won a gallantry award, in which case one can try the London Gazette etc. As he wasn't an officer nor a casualty the LG/CWGC aren't of any help

** http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/army.html

Sorry

K
Title: Re: WW2 Soldier help!
Post by: yogib on Monday 21 December 09 16:03 GMT (UK)
hum not good news but thanks for letting me know !!

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