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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: mickgall on Tuesday 13 September 22 19:52 BST (UK)
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Hi All
Will there ever be a release of WW2 Service Records by the MoD? WW1 service records were released after seventy five years, 1993. Seventy five years for WW2 was 2020. Or is this a case of the MoD being onto a nice little earner at £30 a time for each record released.
Thanks Mick
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I'm among many people waiting for the WWII records to be released. I see that the National Archives at Kew have released official Cabinet Papers.
It's peculiar what pops up when searching for a surname. On my last search (for Smythe) amongst the results was:-
(1) "Shakespeare the tax evader"
(2) "Windrush 1948"
The transcript for the second result was:-
" Transcript
[Stamp: Central Telegraph Office London Office London 6 July 1948]
POST OFFICE TELEGRAM
136 W 1355 6 EMPIRE WINDRUSH
PORTISHEAD RADIO 59/58
= CUMMINGS COLONIAL OFFICE WELFARE DEPARTMENT KINNAIRD HOUSE PALLMALL LONDON, S.W.
= From Smythe Empire Windrush STOP 350 without any arrangements for accommodation. Preference for employment reported to be skilled engineers, 50 Builders 50 Ex-factory workers, 50 Farmers, 30 Mining, 30 to re-enlist RAF [Royal Air Force] 50 Army STOP. Remainder no preference regarding accommodation suggest you contact disembarkation authorities Southampton 060955 + O.C. Troops ++
CT 350 50 50 50 30 30 50 25 060955"
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/significant-events/windrush-1948/
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This might help although the younger servicemen and servicewomen of WW2 will be outside the 115 year limit:
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/first-mod-service-personnel-records-now-available/
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Thanks Graham
Mick