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michala jury
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WW2 - Where was my Grandad??

I am trying to find out what service my grandad was in during WW2, I believe he was the army and was stationed in a warm country but I am finding a blank on all searches. Unfortunately I do not know more than this

His name is Marcus Lorenzo Albert Graves and he was born in 1923, there were 3 brothers that were all in the war and luckily all returned. They all came from Lincolnshire.

Any help will be greatfully recevied

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20/02/2012 13:46:21

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Since the last post I have had my mum looking for info on my grandads war past and this is what she has let me have:

He was part of Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI), PT 4867373 and was in the Army Medical Service. He was entitiled to wear Stalian Stars & African Stars.

Would anyone know where to go to find out where he was stationed or does any of the above mean anything to anyone.

Thanks again

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22/02/2012 14:11:35

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Since the last post I have had my mum looking for info on my grandads war past and this is what she has let me have:

He was part of Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI), PT 4867373 and was in the Army Medical Service. He was entitiled to wear Stalian Stars & African Stars.

Would anyone know where to go to find out where he was stationed or does any of the above mean anything to anyone.

Thanks again

Well i can say for shure that your grandad fought in Africa and Italy....

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11/03/2012 18:32:19

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1921 to the present.
For ex-servicemen wishing to obtain their Service Records they can apply here:
Army Personnel Centre,
Disclosure 2,
Mail Point 515,
Kentigern House,
65 Brown Street,
Glasgow,
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Tel: 0845 600 9663

For relatives wishing to obtain Service Records of Deceased soldiers they must apply to the same centre using the prefix:
Army Personnel Centre,
Historical Disclosures,
Mail Point 555

A widow or widower can obtain a search for their late spouses Service records free of charge, where as for any other family member there is a charge of �30 (currently). These searches much be accompanied by a Kinship form and a Search Document. Full details of how to go about this procedure can be found on this website. http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/army.html Please note however these charges are for a search only: they do not guarantee a record will be found & produced, many may have been lost or are even still classified in certain special circumstances.

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12/03/2012 20:34:54

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grandpa’s medals

Michala,

That’s v good info you have there, your gf’s unit would be the R.A.M.C. = the Royal Army Medical Corps, that’s what it was called since 1898.

Nowadays the term army medical service is a general term covering medical dental veterinary and nursing services collectively.

Prior to 1898 the army medical branch went under five different names at various times, including the army medical service and the army medical dept.

The medals would be the Africa and Italy stars respectively.

KOYLI served in Kvam, Norway 1940, Fontenay le Pesnil, Le Havre, Antwerp-Turnhout Canal, Lower Maas, North-West Europe 1944-45, Mine de Sedjenane, Argoub Sellah in Tunisia North Africa = near Bizerta in 1943, Sicily 1943, then Salerno in Italy, Salerno Hills, Cava de Tirreni, Volturno Crossing, Garigliano Crossing, Minturno, Monte Tuga, Anzio, Gemmano Ridge, Carpineta, Defence of Lamone Bridgehead, Italy 1943-45, Sittang 1942, Burma 1942.

Probably separate units of the regt.in Burma and probably also in France Belgium and Italy.
His records will probably be in The GRO in the national archives in kew, as has already been mentioned.

The RAMC regt Museum is in Ash near Aldershot, they only have a small number of officers records.

Google RAMC museum for that.

The KOYLI regt. museum is in Doncaster

google Doncaster council for that, then enter museum into the council site’s search box.

The museum has list of personnel and their medals but you gf isn’t on it.

gooogle wiki then the name of the regt. to find their WW2 campaign history.

I suggest that you get in touch with the secretary of your gf’s local British legion branch, perhaps they/local newspapers have some pics of your gf at remembrance day parades and there might be some info on his British Legion records.

I believe you were already given the contact info for the national archives but you can also find that with a google for national archivs kew.

Good luck.

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