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General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: paulalou on Wednesday 04 March 20 12:22 GMT (UK)
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Hi all,
My ancestor served in WW1 and was demobilised in 1919 however in 1921 he was called back up again due to 'an emergency' but only for 6 weeks. I have his original pay book which gives his WW1 service numbers and what appears to be a longer digit service number. I've had no luck finding his service records in the WW1 collection, as is to be expected, but I was wondering - do you think it's worth applying via gov.uk to see if they have a copy of his service record due to him being called back up in 1921?
Thanks in advance.
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Was he born before 1901? If so you can check if he's on the index lists of records held by the MoD. There are 8 spreadsheets you can download:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foi-responses-released-by-mod-week-commencing-1-december-2014
Or give his name, regiment and the long service number and we can quickly check for you.
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Hi ShaunJ,
Thanks for the link, that's a very useful resource. Unfortunately, even though my ancestor was born before 1901 he doesn't seem to be on the 8 spreadsheets.
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The emergency was the Irish separation. Men who had previously served volunteered for a limited engagement. I believe (but not sure) they were paid a bounty. Many never left camp.