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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: Malcolm Peck on Monday 09 January 17 23:45 GMT (UK)
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Kindly help. How do I find which regiment a person served in when all I have is their name, dob and location; death and location and their medals? Likely service WW2
Many thanks
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Apply for their Service Record?!
It will cost £30, but all service records for personnel serving after 1920 are still with the MOD.
See: https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/overview
(assuming this is UK)
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Many thanks for your prompt reply. The soldier was in the UK army and I will follow your suggestion.
All the best
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You will also need a copy of the Death Certificate - unless he died in service.
That's because of the different rules if he died within the last 25 years.
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Do you have the box that their Second World War Medals came in? If so that can give you a clue, based on the stamps on the lower portion( or back) of the box.