Salient Points - Family History & Tracing Your Ancestors

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Many people wish to trace their family history where immediate and past family members have been involved in military conflicts throughout the years. Listed below are contact addresses for UK forces and some useful web links.

ARMY CONTACT DETAILS

Officers or Soldiers whose service ended before 1921*

The National Archives
Ruskin Avenue
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 4DU
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

* Microfilm copies of WW1 service records are also held by the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints (Mormons). www.familysearch.org

Officers or Soldiers whose service ended between 1921 and 1997

Army Personnel Centre
HQ Secretariat
Historical Disclosures
Mail Point 400 
Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX

Officers and Soldiers of the Foot Guards Regiments

Regimental Headquarters
The *** Guards
Wellington Barracks
Birdcage Walk
London
SW1E 6HQ

*** Insert as appropriate: Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish or Welsh.

ROYAL NAVY CONTACT DETAILS

Officers born before 1914 & Ratings enlisted before 1924

The National Archives
Ruskin Avenue
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 4DU
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Ratings enlisted after 1924

NPP Accounts 1, AFPAA
Centurion Building
Grange Road
Gosport
Hampshire
PO13 9XA

ROYAL MARINES CONTACT DETAILS

Officers & other ranks enlisted before 1925

The National Archives
Ruskin Avenue
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 4DU
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Officers & other ranks enlisted after 1925

Historical Records Office Royal Marines
Centurion Building
Grange Road
Gosport
Hampshire
PO13 9XA

ROYAL AIR FORCE CONTACT DETAILS

Officers whose service ended in 1920 or earlier & Airmen whose service ended in 1928 or earlier

The National Archives
Ruskin Avenue
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 4DU
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Officers whose service ended in 1920 or later & Airmen whose service ended in 1928 or later

PMA (Sec) IM 1b
Room 5
Building 248a
RAF Innsworth
Gloucester
GL3 1EZ

Home Guard & Service Medal Enquiries

Army Medal Office
Government Office Buildings
Worcester Road
Droitwich Spa
Worcestershire
WR9 8AU

Regimental Histories

The Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ

Regimental War Diaries & Information on Citations

The National Archives
Ruskin Avenue
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 4DU
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

other useful websites to aid in your research

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