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WW2 ARMY SERVICE RECORDS

‘Many soldiers were too young to enlist so provided a false birthdate’

Service records are by far the most important documents for researching ancestors who served in the British Army during the Second World War. They were kept to provide an accurate record of a soldier’s service, and are a rich source of information that cannot be found elsewhere. This includes (at the very least) the dates a soldier served, the units they served with,

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