British Army Soldier Number

[MondaysChild]

Hi,

I'm hoping someone will be able to help me. I'm hoping to apply for an British army record of my deceased Grandfather but do not know his Soldier number. Is there anyway of finding out this information.

Also I don't know if you can but is there any information you can get from a photo of his uniform.

Thanks for any help anyone can offer.
 

[rosie17]

What was your grandfathers name ? maybe if you let us know we might be able to help ...There are records on Ancestry also Find my past .....You could also try www.Archives .gov ( National Veterans service records 

[MondaysChild]

Dennis Keith Boote born on 14 January 1936 Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

[rosie17]

Nothing on Ancestry so would suggest contacting www.archives .gov

[macintosh]

If you have a pic of him in uniform post it on here and see what happens re identity of regiment.

James

[andycand]

Hi

His Service Records would still be held by the Ministry of Defence. If he died within the last 25 years you would need permission from next of kin to obtain full information. The link below has information about applying for a copy of his record. If he married or had children whilst serving then the relevant certificate may include his Service Number but from what I have read if you don't know his number then his full name and date of birth should be sufficient.

https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records

Andy

[km1971]

You also need a death certificate.

Ken

[MondaysChild]

Thank you all for your help. Here is a photo of my Grandfather.

[macintosh]

I would suggest he is in the Royal Signals though the cap badge does appear to be slightly obscured.
interesting site here, www.royjonesroyalsignals.co.uk  you may even find his troop photo.

James