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Can you identify a World War 2 army batallion using an army number, company and platoon number?

My great uncle’s UK army number was 2617178. We think he was in the Grenadier Guards during World War 2. In a letter he wrote, he says he was in Number 2 company, Number 4 platoon. However, we don’t know the battalion he was in. Is it possible to identify his battalion through his army number anywhere online?

Hey Rachael,

Here are a bunch of places you can find information about Grenadier Guards in WWII.

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9 Responses to “Can you identify a World War 2 army batallion using an army number, company and platoon number?”

  1. Contact the army they should have a record of anyones army number
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  2. e-mail them
    http://www.army.mod.uk/grenadier/index.htm
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  3. richard00cranium on July 28th, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    if he has any medals then the regiment he served in should be on the side edge of it
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  4. Providing you are legit get onto Records and give them your army number.
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  5. Do a search for Grenadier Guards. I reckon there’ll be a website or history group that will have details of the nominal roll. The other option is the Public Records Office at Kew in England
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  6. Hey Rachael,

    Here are a bunch of places you can find information about Grenadier Guards in WWII.
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    http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/allied/grenadierguards.html
    http://www.grenadierguardsassn.freeserve.co.uk/Personalities.html
    http://www.grenadierguardsassn.freeserve.co.uk/book%20advert.pdf
    http://footguards.tripod.com/08HISTORY/08_000.htm
    http://www.ekb.org.uk/ekb/anactiveservice.asp
    http://www.helion.co.uk/product.php?xProd=71518
    http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ccguards.htm
    http://books.stonebooks.com/cgi-bin/foxweb.exe/base/subjects?1003491
    http://experts.about.com/e/g/go/governor_general‘s_foot_guards.htm

  7. small woman 49 on July 28th, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    I think you need to send all information to the m.o.d. they might be able to help.
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  8. Yes go to M.O.D(precise=www.mod.co.uk
    This will take you to,the appropiate web page,for .ie;Grenadiers,Regiments etc;
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  9. no i dont think so and it looks like a regulars number and pre 1939
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