1. Commissioned Officers
a. Commissioned officers who entered the service during, or before, 1924:
The National Archives Office,
Ruskin Avenue,
Kew,
Richmond,
Surrey TW9 4DU.
Telephone: 0208-876 3444.
Fax: 0208-878 8905.
Website:
National Archives
b. Commissioned RN/RM officers who are currently serving, or who are retired, and service records from 1924 onwards.
DNPers
Disclosure Cell
MP G-2
Room 48
West Battery
Whale Island
Portsmouth
PO2 8DX
Telephone Nos. 02392 62 8667 / 8666 / 8671 /8670 / 8654
For further information on how to obtain these records, go to Making a request for Information held on the Personnel Records of Deceased Service Personnel
2. Non-Commissioned Ranks
a. Non-commissioned ranks who enlisted into the service during, or before, 1924:
The National Archives Office (for address, see 1a, above).
b. Non-commissioned ranks who enlisted as Regular
Service and National Servicemen, who are retired or
currently serving, and service records from 1924 onwards:
DN Pers Disclosure Cell (for address, see 1b, above).
Telephone Nos. 02392 62 8667 / 8666 / 8671 / 8670 / 8654
For further information on how to obtain these records, go to Making a Request for Information held on the Personnel Records of Deceased Service Personnel
Claims For Medals
These should be addressed to:
Service Personnel Veterans Agency (Joint Personnel
Administration Centre)
MOD Medal Office
Building 250
Imjin Barracks
Gloucester
GL3 1HW
Applications for campaign medals will require the applicant to provide a supporting copy of the service record of the individual concerned.
The DNPers Disclosure Cell is a Department within the Naval Secretary organisation and is not open to the members of the public. Service record or medal requests should be made by completing the appropriate application form, or where the enquiry is of a more general nature, by writing to the appropriate organization concerned. The Ministry of Defence will normally only release the information given in service records to the subjects of those records, or to their next of kin; and it may charge a search fee, which is non re-fundable.