Post by Graham H on Jun 6, 2019 9:55:09 GMT -5
Seems an appropriate day to ask for help from the this community to track down the name of a soldier I only know by their Service Number.
Let me give you the background.
Amongst the WWII trinkets and memorabilia of my wife's father we found a brass/copper plate which I believe was used to protect their uniform while the soldier cleaned their buttons.
The one we have was issued by the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) to Service Number 71784.
All the websites I have found have a mandatory name with an optional Service Number. I would need something which will search by Service Number.
So my request is for either a website or organisation which I can use to get a soldier's name.
Once I know the soldier's name I would like to know something about them. Where they served etc.
I would also like to return the plate to any relatives, subject to suitable verification.
Let me give you the background.
Amongst the WWII trinkets and memorabilia of my wife's father we found a brass/copper plate which I believe was used to protect their uniform while the soldier cleaned their buttons.
The one we have was issued by the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) to Service Number 71784.
All the websites I have found have a mandatory name with an optional Service Number. I would need something which will search by Service Number.
So my request is for either a website or organisation which I can use to get a soldier's name.
Once I know the soldier's name I would like to know something about them. Where they served etc.
I would also like to return the plate to any relatives, subject to suitable verification.