Finding fathers service records

[Susie Elin]

I am trying to find out about my late fathers service records etc. He was a/c Selwyn Reed aka Yorky. He trained at Cosford and served in India, Egypt and the Cocos Keelings.his service no. was 2226763.any information will be very welcome.

[gortonboy]

This site gives you all the information for obtaining WW2 records, there may be some cost involved depending on your relationship to the person you are enquiring about.



http://homepage.ntlworld.com/prose01/WW2_Army_ServiceRecord.htm

[scrimnet]

Welcome to Rootschat!

This one gives direct access to the SAR forms...

http://www.rootschat.com/links/09es/

[DeeBoneham]

Sounds like he might have been trained at Halton as well so might be worth trying:
http://oldhaltonian.ning.com/

[DPT]

MOD is the right route for Service records, although you may need to provide a copy of your fathers death certificate too.

I am trying to do the same for my grandfather - good luck Susie.

Regrds.
DPT

[Susie Elin]

Thanks for your help will enclose death certificate with request. Susie

[DeeBoneham]

The RAF requests are currently taking about 8 weeks to come back  but that is not as long as the 8 months  that the army ones are taking.  Do let us know if you need any help when you get the info back.  By the way ask for a photocopy not transcription as the transcriber may make a mistake and that can lead you down the garden path...