8 March 2024 WW2 Veterans Service Records

The generation who fought in the Second World War are part of the living memory of so many people. Until quite recently family history seemed to stop around that time because of the difficulties getting access to relatively recent records. Family history buffs and genealogists alike found that bureauocracy hindered their family history search. Things have now changed to a large degree. The records of 4 million men who fought in WW2 are now freely available from the Government Website https://www.apply-deceased-military-record.service.gov.uk If you have a name, a year of birth and know which service they were in you can apply on line for a free search which takes about 6 weeks. 8 March 2024