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Hi,my names matt, just a quick hello, joined this site after a recomendation from a friend as im trying to solve a few mysteries about my late granfathers service in the second world war, im sure the deeper i dig the less i will know though.

Wouldn't it be better just to get his military records.

Yeah, i thought that to, but can find no trace of him? and its not just me thats tried. tried with service number and even his POW number.

Long shot but try DoB and the county where he was born.
Does your father have any info?

Try Ancestry.com they have all the medal cards that go back years as well as the signing on papers. Below is the sort of stuff you can find on there

13th August 1983?
You have to stop lying about your age bud
1883 would be closer.

I'll get me coat.

Records in use or created in 1921 - Present day are only available from the MOD.

I got this info from forces-war-records tutorials, which are free to read:

http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/Inf ... /Tutorials

Hi Paul.....This chap signed on again in 1915 when he was 53.

Thanks guys, going to write of to the MOD

Mat .....Look up army records and you will find that you will need to write to Glasgow.