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Military records Black Watch Regiment
« on: Thursday 25 July 19 17:49 BST (UK) »
I have just been told that my father was a Sargeant Major in the Black Watch Regiment
which I knew nothing about
How can I trace this - I have no army details just his name and date of birth

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Re: Military records Black Watch Regiment
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 25 July 19 17:56 BST (UK) »
You will have to apply to the MOD for his records, you will need his date of birth and a death certificate, provided you have those his serve number is not necessary. How to apply is on the website.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/request-records-of-deceased-service-personnel
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Military records Black Watch Regiment
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 25 July 19 17:59 BST (UK) »
 :)Many thanks for that

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Re: Military records Black Watch Regiment
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 25 July 19 18:20 BST (UK) »
If you put his name and date of birth up perhaps we can help.    Also try The Black Watch Forum, great bunch of guys who will help if they can

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Re: Military records Black Watch Regiment
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 25 July 19 18:26 BST (UK) »
Hi Harry

His name was Lester Blair Hill Skinner - born 20.6.1911

Thanks
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I will try the Black Watch Forum also

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Re: Military records Black Watch Regiment
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 25 July 19 19:51 BST (UK) »
You could also ask the Black Watch Museum, which is in Balhousie Castle in Perth.
https://www.theblackwatch.co.uk/
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.
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