UK, Military Discharge Indexes, 1920-1971

Source Information

Ancestry.com. UK, Military Discharge Indexes, 1920-1971 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.

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About UK, Military Discharge Indexes, 1920-1971

Within These Records

These lists comprise the names and service numbers of those who were discharged from the armed forces after 1920, and born before 1901. Details given for over 300,000 individuals found within this collection may include (where available):

Initial and Surname
Date of Birth
Their Service
Service Number
Ministry of Defence Reference Number

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