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The Army Personnel Centre Historical Disclosures Section holds Army Service records for officers whose service ended after April 1922 and soldiers whose service ended after January 1921. (Note, some documentation has been seen which gives the holding ''from'' April 1922, and ''from'' January 1921, respectively.)
:'''Update''': 2018, May 2018. 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).
Note however that some records may not have survived, such as some records for those who were awarded a disability pension,<ref>
:'''Note''', to receive full records, either 25 years must have elapsed after death, or within 25 years of death, the consent of the immediate next of kin must be been given.
*"They will accept anything that is proof of death, even a undertakers receipt or a photograph of a post war civilian headstone”. <ref>Drew5233 [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/clarification-of-provision-of-death-certificate-service-records.49481/#post-582017 Clarification of provision of death certificate (Service records)] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 07 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2016.</ref> However, you do not have to supply a death certificate when the date of birth of the individual was more than 116 years ago.<ref>"Veterans:UK" fact sheet [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. </ref>
:'''Update''' 2021, April: It appears MOD has changed procedures, and if you are a third party requesting a service record you must send a death certificate and that the alternative of proving that the person was born in excess of 116 years ago is only admissible when the next of kin is applying for the service record.<ref>hmsk212 et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/290176-problems-with-obtaining-an-raf-service-record/ Problems with obtaining an RAF Service Record] ''Great War Forum'' 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.</ref>
*The next of kin hierarchy is explained on a WW2Talk Forum topic which also advises that “There is currently about a 12 month wait to receive the records once you apply”<ref> jacksun (Wayne) [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/ww2-soldier-research-tips-and-links-for-new-researchers.41567/ WW2 Soldier Research - Tips and Links for New Researchers], ''WW2Talk Forum'' 28 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2016.</ref>
*For help in interpreting the records, the Ministry of Defence archived webpage, [https://web.archive.org/web/20170821062907/https://www.army.mod.uk/welfare-support/23212.aspx Army Personnel Centre] contains a link (on the right hand side of the webpage, towards the top) to a list of Useful Abbreviations. The link is to a Document download, which depending on your browser, you may to locate in your downloads folder. (Note, this download remains accessible, even though it is reached through an archived webpage). Other list of abbreviations, from [http://www.armedforces.co.uk/abbreviations.php Armed Forces.co.uk] and from [http://cmhs.ca/index.php/leftmenu-abbreviations cmhs.ca]. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/227048/acronyms_and_abbreviations_dec08.pdf MOD Acronyms and Abbreviations]. Definitions for terms and acronyms used throughout MOD documents. gov.uk. [https://www.awm.gov.au/learn/glossary Glossary: awm.gov.au]
