Re(1): My Grandfather

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Re(1): My Grandfather
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Posted on January 23, 2022 at 21:30:19 by Geoff Pycroft

Good Evening Patrick
My name is Geoff Pycroft and I am the Researcher and Archivist for the Lancashire Fusiliers Web Site.
Unfortunately Service Records for WW2 Veterans are not held locally. You would need to apply in person for a copy of his Service Record from the Historical Disclosure Department of Army Records Office in Glasgow. I have placed a link below which explains how to go about obtaining a Service Record.
If he served with the Lancashire Fusiliers in the BEF and evacuated from Dunkirk then in all probability he was then serving in the 1/8th Battalion or 1/5th. Later service in Burma would suggest one of three battalions the 1st, 10th or 1/8th. I would venture to suggest that was still serving with the 1/8th Bn. His Service Record will reveal all. If you go to the Index Page and click on the Postings Gallery you can look up each battalion's War time actions.
This the link to the GovUK Web Site from where you can apply for his Service Record.
Regards
Geoff Pycroft

Service Record

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Re(2): My Grandfather - By Patrick Brunt January 24, 2022 at 19:04:36

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