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Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 30 Send Message	comper	Report	31 Dec 2024 19:00
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 30 Send Message	I understand my mum Annie Veronica Forsyth was a Wren when she met my dad in 1945 how would I find records please
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 512 Send Message	Jink20	Report	31 Dec 2024 23:41
	Records of service are held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and The National Archives (TNA). https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-records-of-service Apply to the MOD first. If they do not have a record, they will pass it on to TNA. Be prepared to wait....... You may also find this link useful https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/womens-royal-naval-service-personnel/
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 2,703 Send Message	Andysmum	Report	1 Jan 2025 14:22
	If your Mum was a Wren Rating she will have been given her service record when she left. I was a Wren in the 1950's and I have all mine - the only records held by the MOD are basic dates of service. If she was an Officer I'm not sure what the practice was. My OH was a Naval Officer and has most of his, but the WRNS may have been different.