How do I find out if someone served in the Australian Army?
Military service records are held at the National Archives of Australia. You can find information about these through their defence and war service records section of their website. As a gift to the nation, World War 1 service records have been digitised and are freely available online.
How can I find a relative who served in ww2?
You can find a listing of dead and missing Army and Air Force personnel by county at The National Archives and Records Administration website. If the individual came home then his discharge papers will provide a lot of valuable information.
Is military service public record?
Military personnel records are open to the public 62 years after they leave the military. Records of any veteran who separated from the military 62 (or more) years ago can be ordered by anyone for a copying fee (detailed below under “cost”). See Access to Military Records by the General Public for more details.
How many ww2 veterans are still alive in Australia?
Fewer than 3,000 of the 600,000 Australians who served during World War II are believed to be still alive. The Department of Veterans Affairs had just 13,278 veterans on its health card list in mid-2018, down from 23,000 the year before.
Where can I find national service records?
Service records, 1920–present Visit the GOV.UK website for information about how to request a summary of a service record from the Ministry of Defence (MOD). These are available to next of kin and members of the general public on request to the MOD, provided the subject is no longer living.
What records do Forces War Records have?
Types of records we hold:
- World War One.
- World War Two.
- Crimean War Databases.
- Boer War Databases.
- African Wars Databases.
- Indian Mutiny Databases.
- Napoleonic Wars Databases (including Waterloo and Trafalgar)
- Medal Rolls.
How many World War 2 records are there in Australia?
Digitising World War II service records Our collection has over 1 million records documenting the service of Australian men and women during World War II. These include service records for the Army, the Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Australian Navy.
What are the service records of the Australian Army?
They include records of members of the: 1 Australian Flying Corps 2 Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force 3 Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train 4 Australian Army Nursing Service
Where can I find Second World War Records?
You can apply to the National Archives for copies of personal service records . Other countries: If your individual served with the air force of another country during the Second World War please see the information sheet Personal service records – countries other than Australia for further information.
How are World War 2 service records being digitised?
Large-scale digitisation of the remaining WWII service records began in October 2020. Records will be digitised by place of enlistment. Records will be digitised alphabetically by surname (Series A9300) and by service number (Series A9301).