Research

Please provide as much information as possible including the individual's full name, date of birth and a Regiment. It is worth noting that for family research purposes we rarely hold details on relatives of St Dunstaners.

Collections & Archives
12-14 Harcourt Street
London
W1H 4HD
E-Mail: archives@st-dunstans.org.uk
Tel: 020 7723 5021

The following organisations may be able to provide relevant information:

Ruskin Avenue
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 4DU
Tel: 020 8876 3444
Website: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

The National Archives holds the personal service records of soldiers and officers who served until 1920. Only a small percentage of WW I service records survive, the majority having been destroyed during WW 2.

They also hold the following:

• Pay Lists
• Muster Rolls
• Records of pensioners of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea
• Medal Rolls for campaigns between 1793 and 1904
• Medal Index Cards (WO 372) and Medal Rolls (WO 329) for WW I, which lists the medals awarded to individuals and may confirm name, Army number, rank or regiment, and the medal roll books in regimental or unit order (1914 Star, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and  Silver War Badge
• War Diaries for WW I and WW 2.

HQ Secretariat
Historical Disclosures
Mail Point 400
Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
Tel: 0141 2243303 / 2023

The Army Personal Centre Historical Disclosures Section holds personal service records of soldiers and officers between 1921 and 1997. For ex-Army personnel, or their widows/widowers, it can supply statements of service or confirmation of particular aspects of service from the records it holds. This service is free. It can also provide the same service for members of the family or other members of the public, subject to the consent of the next of kin and the payment of a fee.

The office at "Droitwich Spa" has moved to the address below. It holds details of most campaign medals issued from the 1920s and is the authority for questions concerning entitlement to current campaign medals. The Office provides two main services:

1. Issue of medals to those entitled persons who have never received them.
2. Replacement of medals under certain conditions for entitled personnel.

For both circumstances, an initial letter should be sent to the Medal Office explaining the precise request and the circumstances behind it. As much of the following information as possible concerning the original recipient or entitled person should be included and where possible backed up with photocopies only of supporting documentation (entitlement to medals is only determined from original records held by the Army).

• Full name
• Date of birth
• Service number
• Date of joining first unit
  
• Date of leaving/transfer/demob

Replacement of medals are only offered to recipient or immediate next of kin, and then only when clear and documented proof of loss is provided.

Enquiries to

Officer in Charge
The Army Medal Office
Building 250
RAF Innsworth
Innsworth
Gloucester
GL3 1HW

Application forms available from www.mod.uk then enter 'applying for medals' in their search box (as their page address keeps altering).

The completed application form should be posted to:

Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency
(Joint Personnel Administration Centre)
MOD Medal Office
Building 250
Royal Air Force Innsworth
Gloucester
GL3 1HW

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office enquiry line
Tel: 01452 712612 ext 8149