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→Army personnel serving after January 1921
:'''Update''': 2018, May. Foot Guards Regiments service records are a separate category and all, (including pre 1921 records), were moved from regimental archives to the Ministry of Defence, August 2017-May 2018, except for Scots Guards service records, which remain in the regimental archives. (Pre 1921 Scots Guards service records are thought to eventually be going to National Records of Scotland, in Edinburgh).
: '''Update''': In February 2021, the MOD began transferring 9.7 million military records for individuals with a discharge date before '''31 December 1963''' to The National Archives, so the records may be accessible there in the future.<ref>[https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/military/second-world-war-army-records/ "Second World War Army records: Where to find them"] by Phil Tomaselli
May 6, 2021 ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' Magazine /Discover your past/ Military whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com .</ref> However currently (2021/07/25) there is no mention of this on the gov.uk website mentioned a few paragraphs below.
Note however that some records may not have survived, such as some records for those who were awarded a disability pension,<ref>
:Email disc4@apc.army.mod.uk
See the web pages: [https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records Requests for personal data and Service records] (gov.uk) for forms to download. [http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html Veterans: UK] and their previous Previous fact sheet from Veterans-UK : [http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140805133045/http://www.veterans-uk.info/pdfs/service_records/army_pack.pdf Army Personnel Records And Family Interest Enquiries] UK Government Web Archive.
The Ministry of Defence has released an aid for the files they hold for service personnel with a '''birth date prior to 1901''', which contains name, date of birth and service number. Numbers with a P prefix are believed to designate officers.<ref>Underdown, David [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/221706-index-to-be-released-of-pre-1901-dob-service-records-still-held-by-mod/?do=findComment&comment=2196454 Index to be released of pre 1901 DoB service records still held by MoD] ''Great War Forum'' 05 December 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2018.</ref> The aid is in the form of a letter of advice and eight attachments in MS Excel Spreadsheet format, which may be found in [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foi-responses-released-by-mod-week-commencing-1-december-2014 FOI responses released by MOD: week commencing 1 December 2014].
