My first post,so here goes...... does anyone have any information on my Grandfather Frank Arthur James Webb of the Devonshire Regiment he was badly injured in Burma and shipped back to the UK , but that's all we know. Gary
Gary Contact the regimental Museum. The Keep Military Museum - Home Try and get his Army Number than Next of Kin can apply for his Service Record.Look at this thread for address and phone numbers. http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3105 Also check the Burma Star site Burma Star Association - War Against Japan - Burma Campaign Especially the part devoted to the Devons. Devons Good Luck.
Owen D, the below link doesn't work......Can you advise. Try and get his Army Number than Next of Kin can apply for his Service Record.Look at this thread for address and phone numbers. http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3105
For some reason links are messing up, when you open it you'll see it's in the adress bar twice, delete the first half and it'll work. (and hello) Cheers, Adam.
Links don't work for me either. Dunno why???? Thanks for explaining VP. I've copy and pasted this from Paul Reed's post in the "Searching for Someone?" part of the Forum. Service records for British Army Officers and Soldiers since 1920 are held by: Army Personnel Centre Historic Disclosures Mailpoint 400 Kentigern House 65 Brown Street Glasgow G2 8EX Email: apc_historical_disclosures@btconnect.com Telephone number depends on what surname you are requesting: A -CLAD : 0141 224 2743 CLAE - FE: 0141 224 2826 FI - KE: 0141 224 2544 KH - OL: 0141 224 3515 OM - SHEQ: 0141 224 2744 SHER - Z: 0141 224 2335 A fee (non-refundable) is payable for each search; I understand it is currently £25. It also takes some months to receive a reply.
