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→Army personnel serving after January 1921
: '''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.
: '''Update''' 17 August 2021, The National Archives News release. The records included in this collection cover personnel in all three services, Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, where the individual has '''a date of birth prior to or up to 1939''', and closure will apply until 115 years past the date of birth of the individual. The records will be transferred to Kew in batches over the next 6 years.<ref>[https://livelbwww.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/mod-records-project/ MOD Records Project] nationalarchives.gov.uk .<br>Norfolk Nan et al. [https://www.whowhenwheregenealogy.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=498 Military Service Records - Any Progress?] ''Who When Where Board'' from 8 October 2021."RAF records will be sent in first".</ref>
Note however that some records may not have survived, such as some records for those who were awarded a disability pension,<ref>
