Hi I would like to get a physical copy of my Grandfather's WW1 service. Is there anyway I could do this?

mnkool - 2019-06-01 18:07:00

Yes,I did,when I asked for my G F’s medals from both wars,get in touch with war records in Trentham,did it 20 yrs ago,it was very easy,they included his WW1 records as well all original,including his own hand writing,good luck with that.We were very close so when I completed the task,I had all his medals mounted & they sit under a picture of him as a 17 yr old in his uniform,I mounted the miniatures in the frame

happychappy50 - 2019-06-01 18:21:00

Now they are digital on Archway you can download and print it yourself

carbs51 - 2019-06-01 18:44:00

But that seems the problem, some of the pages have a covering piece of paper on individual pages and so ruins the pages.

mnkool - 2019-06-01 19:09:00

happychappy50 wrote:

Yes,I did,when I asked for my G F’s medals from both wars,get in touch with war records in Trentham,did it 20 yrs ago,it was very easy,they included his WW1 records as well all original,including his own hand writing,good luck with that.We were very close so when I completed the task,I had all his medals mounted & they sit under a picture of him as a 17 yr old in his uniform,I mounted the miniatures in the frame

Wow!!!

mnkool - 2019-06-01 19:10:00

mnkool wrote:

But that seems the problem, some of the pages have a covering piece of paper on individual pages and so ruins the pages.

You usually find that the next page will show what was under the covering paper. In some instances it may be classified information which is not available for the public.

nandag - 2019-06-01 19:20:00

if your wanting to get replica medals go here and they can find out for you via his army file....

https://www.nzmedals.com/

Edited by crab2 at 9:00 pm, Sat 1 Jun

crab2 - 2019-06-01 20:59:00

carbs51 wrote:

Now they are digital on Archway you can download and print it yourself

Put the soldier's name in the search. Add the service number if you have it.
https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/

stock - 2019-06-01 21:22:00

mnkool wrote:

But that seems the problem, some of the pages have a covering piece of paper on individual pages and so ruins the pages.

It is usually okay after the "new file" page.
I think all the files were like that

carbs51 - 2019-06-01 21:56:00

Sadly not this file... I am trying to work out how he was wounded and the front page is either in the way or the pen has faded so badly on the pages you make heads or tails of some of the pages. Tried looking up papers past using date of being wounded … very sobering, too many people lost young men.

mnkool - 2019-06-01 22:33:00

We used this site to request DH's GF's WWI service records in 2012 and my father's WWII service records in 2013 - free of charge. The photocopied pages were not obstructed by any other piece of paper as you see when viewing the pages via archways.nz. From memory we waited approx. 3 weeks for each package to arrive.

Try this link -
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/personnel-records/nzdf-archives/acces
sing-military-service-records.htm

Edited by ironthrone990 at 7:54 am, Sun 2 Jun

ironthrone990 - 2019-06-02 07:53:00

would like another pair of eyes to help, if so we would need his name and service number

crab2 - 2019-06-02 12:50:00

ironthrone990 wrote:

We used this site to request DH's GF's WWI service records in 2012 and my father's WWII service records in 2013 - free of charge. The photocopied pages were not obstructed by any other piece of paper as you see when viewing the pages via archways.nz. From memory we waited approx. 3 weeks for each package to arrive.

Try this link -
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/personnel-records/nzdf-archives/acces
sing-military-service-records.htm

Thanks for the form. It will be very useful.

mnkool - 2019-06-02 19:51:00

crab2 wrote:

would like another pair of eyes to help, if so we would need his name and service number

Thanks Crab2 for the kind offer - i have had my mum take a look at the file on line today without much success it has to be said.

mnkool - 2019-06-02 19:53:00