The first tranche of Ministry of Defence (MOD) service personnel records has been added to the catalogue of the National Archives in England (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk), with the records available for ordering on site at the facility at Kew.
The first of 9.7 million military service records to be transferred from the MOD over the next six years, this collection concerns series WO 420, relating to the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers regiment.
All records available are for those with a date of birth greater than 115 years, and documents need to be ordered in advance by four days prior to their consultation.
For further details read the TNA guide on the new records at https://cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/mod-service-records-collection-faqs.pdf
(Source: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/first-mod-service-personnel-records-now-available/)
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