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Offline e.livingstone

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on the run from the army!
« on: Tuesday 06 March 12 16:02 GMT (UK) »
Not sure where to start my great grandad Benjamin Eastward is impossible to trace he was a gypsy from Kent married to Besty emmett. I found out today he ran from the army ww2. How do I find out if its true!  :'(

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Re: on the run from the army!
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 06 March 12 22:41 GMT (UK) »
Do you roughly know his birth date because someone might be able to look him up for you.  You would also need it to get his army records. It costs about £30 but might help you as it gives the name and address of where he would have been living when he joined up.  It would also have a more exact birthdate. 
Start here with the army stuff http://veterans-uk.info/recordsmedalsbadges.htm
but be aware that it takes quite some time to come through as they have had a huge upsurge of enquiries due to stuff ebing shown on the tv...
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