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Title: Military history
Post by: Marble town on Friday 22 December 17 22:41 GMT (UK)

Hi can anyone tell me how to research an ancestors military history please.  I know he was in the British military but don't know where to go online to research records. Thank you

Title: Re: Military history
Post by: KGarrad on Friday 22 December 17 22:56 GMT (UK)

Rather depends on when?

If he was serving after 1920, then service records are still with the MOD.
WW1 Service Records, if they survived a bomb during WW2, are available on Ancestry, FindMyPast, etc.
Boer War records are available online.