Hey everyone,

I’m just hoping some people here might be able to help/advice on getting the Royal Navy service records for my Granduncle, who served in the Royal Navy during World War II.

Unfortunately, he passed in the 1970s and his wife followed suit in the very early 2000s. They had no immediate next of kin. The only next of kin he had was my father, who is his nephew. He had passed when my father was in his early teens, and they never met.

My family and I have started trying to find out more about him, and his legacy means a great deal to me. We successfully located his grave in Liverpool and we have his death certificate. However, I would love to find out much more about his service in the Royal Navy and if we could perhaps find his service records.

Whilst I have most of the information required for an online service request to the Ministry of Defence in London, I unfortunately cannot find his service number. I am wondering if you may have any recourses that may help in my locating of his service number?

Alongside this, I am also wondering would it be easier to get access to the service records if I were to go, in person, to the Ministry of Defence in London and assist with whatever they need in identifying my granduncle. Any information on this would be fantastic.

Thanks again everyone! All information and help is super appreciated. I would just love to be able to find out everything that happened to him. I feel so proud to have him in my bloodline, and I wouldn’t like his memory of his service to become forgotten.