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Fold3 contains a category [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8 Military Books] (In the Search use the search term "Military Books" (previously located in International, but not at 1 Oct. 2020)) which contains many online Naval & Military Press reprint books relating to both the British Army and the Indian Army. There are also additional titles in the War categories catalogued under the actual title, and International contains a category Australia Military Book Collection, which covers varying periods periods, which appear to be original scans from "Gould Genealogy and History"/[https://www.gould.com.au/australian-and-states-military-collection/au0-u24/ "Australian and States Military Collection"]).
Fold3, an American company, generally provides free access for a limited number of days during the year, as an example in 2019 -2021 for a few days before and including the military related "Memorial Day", a federal holiday in USA, the last Monday of May. (Free 2021 free access for WW1 and WW2 records, and "Military Books" appears to have extended from c am Friday ET (Eastern Time) (being UTC−05:00; UTC = Greenwich Mean Time (or UCT) to 11.59 pm GMT of the Tuesday immediately followingET Monday). 2020 free access for British records, including online books due to VE Day 8 May, with probable free dates 4-10 May (Monday-Sunday). However c October 2020 due to website changes, it is not clear whether Military Books are still considered British records.
=====Chelsea Pensioners=====
*"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>Currently 2021/05/28 it appears that very few, if any, applications have been processed since Corona Virus restrictions were introduced, so there is a growing backlog of unprocessed applications.
*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]
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