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Just an update. Been five years or so since I started this search for my grandfather's ww2 records and although I have found a lot of info out I still have had no luck with his records, including two applications to the APC. Have no idea where to go from here.
Thanks for all the help.

Thanks Debra,
                     You are right, my grandfather from what I understand learn't a few things in the army and was good at blowing things up.He worked on the Loch sloy hydro-electric scheme in Inveruglas for Edmund Nuttall and Sons as a General Foreman in charge of the gangs.
I have a certificate for him for the British Rock Tunnelling  Record dated 18th April 1951( I have a photo of this).We also have the invite to the opening by the Queen to him and my Grandmother dated 18th October 1950.He was presented with a silver cigarette case by the Queen.
My understanding is as part of his contract to come to New Zealand he had to do at least two years before the family could come out.My Grandparents had lost a child in a fire,the oldest stayed behind and one,a girl was kept by my grandmothers mother.As I've stated my grandfather didn't talk about the war,as a matter of fact he didn't talk a lot at all,he was a big man,6'5 or so but very quite.I was very close to him wright up until his death.Trying to get these records and hopefully his medals has brought a lot of info forward and been interesting. EG: the girl child I talk about above, as with all the children was put with relatives after the fire,after the family got sorted my grandmothers mother refused to give her back.I have thought about the guy we thought was my grandfather,the dates could be wrong somewhere but I'm not sure they would give them to me now and I feel a bit funny if they are not him and someone else's family member which makes things difficult.Thanks for the info and help.
Thanks.

Hi Guys, The photo is a copy and no one has the original so its the best I can do at this point,but ill keep looking.
MY grandfather married my grandmother on the 2nd of November 1928 in Hutchensontown,Glasgow.
They lived in Glasgow not London and my grandmother was Britget Coyne, her parents were John and Catherine.My Grandfathers parents were Thomas and Mary Doherty.
I have found a number of family things while looking for the war records and have a copy of the Marriage cert etc.
I, with help from my mate found what we thought was him and my uncles did to,keeping in mind that my uncles are in their 80s they have done very well but a few small things have been wrong.The person was a Acting Staff Sergeant,Royal Engineers, # 103229.This person also was awarded a BEM which is in the London Gazette,Jan 9th 1946.Hope there are some glues here,thanks guys.

Hope this works and is clear

Let me start by saying how thankful I am for the help.I will give a bit more detail - I had the death cert which had the date of birth as 1/2/1904 and said ex serviceman.I applied to the MOD with no luck,this came back to me as from the APC-Disclosures,I tried everything I could think of and came up blank,I started to think he had never been in the Army at all,all I had to go on was stories.Then one of my uncles found a photo of my grandfather in uniform and a few months later my cousin found the birth cert.I reapplied under the date on the birth cert- 1/2/1905 (shaunJ your link is him) again with no luck. I have e-mailed a number of times with a lovely women from the APC and I must say they(she) has been great.
A friend of mine who's ex brit Army and now in the NZ Army looked at the photo and pointed out the blackcat on the shoulder, he also did some searching and came up with a Patrick Mills that seemed to fit but the APC said the dates didn't match.
I have been told that my Grandmother ( or whoever it was ) may have got the DOB for the death cert wrong through being upset at the time.
We had earthquakes here in 2011 and my Grandfathers grave was damaged,my uncles paid to have it fixed and I had to inform them that the dates on it,age and DOB were wrong which was a bit upsetting for two guys in their 80's.
I also find it interesting that my Grandfather would have been in his mid 30's at the start of the 2nd ww, would this have been normal ? 
Thanks for everything guys,anything is great and if I can supply anything that may help please let me know.
Pat