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Fleet Air Arm

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Unknown

Unknown Report 21 May 2016 16:22

My father served in the fleet air arm during the 2nd ww he was a petty officer and was a welder ,he was based in what was Ceylon for part of the time,he was award the medals that men that served overseas got apart from this I don't know where to look nothing has popped up .

Researching:
Gibney,Hooton,Mckendrick,Hall,Calder,Johnstone.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 21 May 2016 16:57

Welcome to the boards.

WW2 service records are still with the MOD and are not online. Have a look here to see how to go about ordering your father's service records. They will cost £30 and can take some months to arrive:-

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records

Kath. x

Unknown

Unknown Report 21 May 2016 17:56

Thanks Kath.

Researching:
Gibney,Hooton,Mckendrick,Hall,Calder,Johnstone.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 25 May 2016 18:44

You might find something in R Navy records instead of looking for dedicated Fleet air arm records

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Unknown

Unknown Report 25 May 2016 22:22

Thank you,all ideas are very welcome.

Researching:
Gibney,Hooton,Mckendrick,Hall,Calder,Johnstone.