Pte.Joseph Welford Rye

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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	30 Nov 2016 18:59
	http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/military_chat/thread/1333905 (looked to relate) Chris :)
Member Since: November 2007 Posts: 214 Send Message	doryth	Report	30 Nov 2016 16:04
	Thank you for your help
Member Since: November 2008 Posts: 39,699 Send Message	PatinCyprus	Report	30 Nov 2016 15:42
	Hello Doryth Documents for those who served post 1920 are still with MOD. See link below. Widows/widowers can get the documents free others £30 and you have a several months wait. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records Hope this helps :-)
	Researching: Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc
Member Since: November 2007 Posts: 214 Send Message	doryth	Report	30 Nov 2016 15:30
	Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.Pte.4289169 Hit a brick wall.I can't find him on any of the Military Records and think I have tried them all.Have sent to Army Records in Glasgow and the KOYLIES but there researcher is unwell at the moment. I believe he was awarded the Italian Star,Burma Star,Eygypt or West Africa Campaign Plus the War Medals. I think he was a regular before the war. All help would be gladly received