Military Chat

Hello

Is it possible to find a dob or approx age (or nok) from a Military Number?

The name is Ronald GREENWOOD of 1st Bn of Wellington Regiment BFPO36 Army no 23312699.

He was stationed in Germany in 1964.

Any info very gratefully recieved.

Thankyou :-)

You can't judge age from an army number. At this time you could join the army aged 16 (apprentices) who were trained for a specific job e.g electrician for 2 - 3 years prior to joining a regiment or most joined from 18 - somewhere in their late 20s.

1964 is after conscription so he volunteered or decided due to conscription that he wanted to stay in the army and signed on for further service.

Do you know his rank?

Thanks PC. No sorry I dont know any more Im afraid

Regards
Cass

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1367120

1st Battalion the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding)
1948 (June) The 1st and 2nd Battalions, the two Regular Army battalions, were amalgamated into a single Battalion.

The Yorkshire Regiment
On 6th June 2006 The ‘Dukes’ were amalgamated with the Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire and The Green Howards to form, respectively, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Yorkshire Regiment.

http://www.dwr.org.uk/the_regiment/brief-history/



I wonder if the regiment would tell you anything, or perhaps pass on a letter to him if they still have his contact details, and if he's still alive.

http://www.yorkshireregiment.com/contact/

Thanks AG. Yes it may be worth a letter. I'll look into that.

Thankyou

Caas

https://www.forcesreunited.co.uk/units/247/duke-of-wellingtons-west-riding-regiment


see the dates of their service.
someone may have served with him in Germany,

Thanks Kay! :-D

Have you seen my message on your other thread.

Hi Jan. Thanks.
Manuela is the lady Im assisting with this search. She has only just set up the tree in the ladt couple if days along with her friend Bev who has also listed.

Unfortunately they know as much as me and thats not a lot ha ha!

It may be useful to say now that Manuela is KIM b1964 (adopted)

Thanks anyway
Cassie :-D

William Thomas Coupland 1913 - 1995 born London

Served in scot guards joined first was in the army for 40 yrs ?
He served in INDIA AND GERMANY ?was in Germany in the last of the war,
In the early 50s was in Wrexham wales in barracks there , he was a sergeant there ,
I don't have any idea of were he served other than that, I now he's won medals but for what don't have any idea only what i've posted ,He never settled to normal life and had 7 children of which i'm one,he always made his way back to London were he was born hope someone can help me ? Eve

This should be on it's own thread but to help you find out about the records.

All service records after 1920 are still with MOD and not online.

It costs £30 to get the records and there may be a long wait. Here's the link to help you.

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html


:-)

Thanks Patin cyprus. Ill pass this on to the lady Im helping.

Regards

Cassie :-D