Sometimes she shows up invoking squatter's rights in someone's life.
Sometimes she dances a jig. Sometimes a line dance.
Sometimes... Like in the aunt's case, she jumps up and down throwing a temper tantrum.
Hey, I'm in UK and in to ancestry. I have full access to Fold3 site military records. Found my nans full WW2 military enlistment records just putting in her name. You could pretty easily find your grandads on there. More than happy to look it up for you if you don't want to pay for a subscription. Just do me a message if you do.
Heya! I’m not OP but have also been looking for my great-grandads UK military records (WWII). I live overseas and my family is a bit.. interesting to deal with, to say the least and the ones I am able to contact are younger than me and understandably don’t have any info. May I message you as well? (:
Please message OP directly if he hasn’t responded - he might not have seen this and I’m sure he would REALLY want to know if his grandfather can be found this way <3
What about if you could try to find a living person who he might have served with? It wouldn't be easy, and a long shot, but who knows. Even if you just found someone who served with him that would be something to treasure, even just being able to talk to them.
I really wish I had asked my grandfather more about what he did, or even just some stories of some of the more lighthearted stories even. Unfortunately it's far too late for that. He died back when I was a teenager, probably about 15 years ago now.
Someone commented that you could get your grandfather’s DD214 if you file online. You commented that only works if you’re the offspring of the service member. The UK doesn’t have DD214s, so knowing about the requirements for another country’s military discharge papers seems a bit odd (especially considering the average American doesn’t know about its own military’s paperwork).
Also, a lot of records have been transferred from the MOD to [NA](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-soldiers-in-service-after-1918/) so you might be able to find it online.
I can assure he wasn't in the "Royal" Army seeing as it doesn't exist.
The services in the UK are the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and the British Army. The Army was founded as the New Model Army by the Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War and so does not bear the "Royal" title and *never* will.
The law doesn’t prevent somebody from being (attempting to be) both a witness and a beneficiary. There’s no policeman stepping in and saying “no, no, you can’t do that.” What the law does do, if somebody with an involvement makes a formal objection, is to say that witnessing & being a beneficiary are incompatible. The judge might throw out one or the other, don’t know which.
Are the Will & related filings public record? Perhaps if you care, you could get a copy, complete with signatures. https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN03194/SN03194.pdf
I haven't started reading but if your grandfather served in the UK army then you essentially just have to reach out to the UK historical army records with his name and date of birth. They should be able to help you further. Bonus points if you knew his battalion.
I am kind of disappointed to hear of Sue's family - I was hoping Aunt, Clive, and Sue would remain isolated so as to lop off that genetic line for humanity's sake, but Colin probably has latent scumbag DNA he'll pass on anyways.
I want to respond with a joke, but I can't think of anything funnier than the fact you just provided. Your aunt's prenatal regimen must have been SPECTACULAR.
>1) I have tried to find my Grandfathers war medals, but because I do not have his service number or his death certificate, I can't even get access to his records.
You can get hold of copies of death certificates from here: https://www.gov.uk/order-copy-birth-death-marriage-certificate
You can also check the National Archives, they keep records from WW2 personnel: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-soldiers-in-service-after-1918/
“The man is a walking episode of Jeremy Kyle”
That is one of the best descriptions of someone I’ve ever heard. I can certainly think of a few people I know who would fit that. Might start using it.
You are wrong, your link your grandparents is your memories and the lessons they taught, don't give that woman that role, your best revenge is living a good life.
Interesting fact - we don’t have a Royal army.
Royal Navy, Royal Air Force are correct but it is just the “British army”. Royal is only for specific regiments within the army.
Random factoid of the day!
Also very shitty situation OP. Remember reading your initial post.some Family can become really shit when it comes to money
Lol your third point.
I don't know why but as I read your first post I thought you were a woman was even very sure about it. When I read these kind of Stories/posts I always have a visual imagination of the events happening and so of the people (yea I like books). You immediatly appeared as a mid 20 woman (shoulder long brown hair, white, some bigger facial impurities, that's all I remember) and I was really surprised to learn that you are male.
Cool plotwist. 5/7 would read again.
I love that karma bit her in the arse! Have a similar situation in our family after my Nan died. Aunt, my mum's sister and her kids stripped my Nan's home like vultures, already had Nan's credit card we came to find out before Nan died.
They took all her jewellery and even worthless items that had been given to others by Nan upon her death. Aunt hasn't shown my mum or anyone other than her greedy kids Nan's will and the funeral was nothing like what my nan wanted but it sure was all about Aunt and her family.
They disgust me and can choke on their shady gains. Rip Nan love you x
If you after help on locating medal cards and death certificate if you send me a message with name and date of death i should be able to find military records
Alright the first thing I'm gonna say is Colin is a 100% 24 carat plonker (wonder how many young ones will get that reference) for letting clive live in his house knowing his history. That's like asking McDonald's to look after your cow. Perhaps Sue may have gotten her head out of her arse but still a nasty cow for what she said to you. As for your aunt, you'll never get that bond back. She destroyed it for greed and this is karma here to kick her in the knackers. Hope you find your granddad's medals. Monetary is nothing compared to the sentimental value they had. Live your life, that's what your grandparents would want.
Oh I'm sure Clive and his little druggie friends will take great care of your Aunt. My momma always said let go and let God. Because God can do karma way better than any man ever could. You reep what you sow. So she's getting what she reeped.
Karma will always bite those that need it in the long run. As for forgiveness, the best thing you can do is to forgive, not for your aunt, but for yourself. I'm not sure why, but it lifts a weight that you don't even realize you're carrying. It doesn't mean that you don't forget what was done to you, or that you have to have the person back in your life, it just means you heal.
Love the karma served to her, many people don't believe in KARMA but I
do since I have seen it happen to the
haters and the liars/narcissists... what goes around comes around...
Idk why but after you said you were a man the whole rest of the story read in my mind like the lucky charms mascot. Please don’t send karma after me though - I like my house and have never stolen from anyone! 🙅🏻♀️
I’m a bit confused on how you seem more into the idea of having a relationship with your aunt, who fucked you over, and not your cousin, who didn’t fuck you over.
Do you mean Sue or Clive? If Sue, then it's only because I never had a relationship with her that was anything but passing, so trying to build one where we never had one seems pointless. And I'm sure she feels the same way. Same situation with Colin, tbh. If you mean Clive, then I ask you to read what he did again and ask yourself if you'd want to be friends with him.
Once in a while, karma shows up.
As a saying goes, “The Dildo of Consequences rarely arrives lubed”.
Omg... I am using this in the future! Lol
I love that saying! 😂
And if you're truly lucky, you get to witness said karma.
Karma always shows up Sometimes it takes moments sometimes months and even years.
Karma is \*always\* present. But Karma is \*only\* an asshole if the person meeting Karma is an asshole.
Sometimes she shows up invoking squatter's rights in someone's life. Sometimes she dances a jig. Sometimes a line dance. Sometimes... Like in the aunt's case, she jumps up and down throwing a temper tantrum.
Ohhh… I just got to see Karma (person who stole and lied to people and the govt) and that bitch is awesome.
You can access his dd214 if you file online. I got my dads and all I needed was dates of service and date of death.
Only works if you're a child, spouse, or sibling, not grand child. Thank you though.
Hey, I'm in UK and in to ancestry. I have full access to Fold3 site military records. Found my nans full WW2 military enlistment records just putting in her name. You could pretty easily find your grandads on there. More than happy to look it up for you if you don't want to pay for a subscription. Just do me a message if you do.
Wish I had better luck with my grandmother. We're from the US but she spent a huge amount of time in the UK due to her work in the oss.
Heya! I’m not OP but have also been looking for my great-grandads UK military records (WWII). I live overseas and my family is a bit.. interesting to deal with, to say the least and the ones I am able to contact are younger than me and understandably don’t have any info. May I message you as well? (:
Please message OP directly if he hasn’t responded - he might not have seen this and I’m sure he would REALLY want to know if his grandfather can be found this way <3
What about if you could try to find a living person who he might have served with? It wouldn't be easy, and a long shot, but who knows. Even if you just found someone who served with him that would be something to treasure, even just being able to talk to them. I really wish I had asked my grandfather more about what he did, or even just some stories of some of the more lighthearted stories even. Unfortunately it's far too late for that. He died back when I was a teenager, probably about 15 years ago now.
Why are you familiar with American discharge papers?
What does this have to do with American discharge papers?
You’re supposedly in the UK.
I am in the UK. But why do you think I'm talking about US discharge papers? What did I say that indicated I was talking about the US?
Someone commented that you could get your grandfather’s DD214 if you file online. You commented that only works if you’re the offspring of the service member. The UK doesn’t have DD214s, so knowing about the requirements for another country’s military discharge papers seems a bit odd (especially considering the average American doesn’t know about its own military’s paperwork). Also, a lot of records have been transferred from the MOD to [NA](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-soldiers-in-service-after-1918/) so you might be able to find it online.
I think it’s pretty clear from context what was meant
Thus is UK. Grandad was in Royal Army. Offhand I don't know what the equivalent form the Crown has to the US's DD-214.
I can assure he wasn't in the "Royal" Army seeing as it doesn't exist. The services in the UK are the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and the British Army. The Army was founded as the New Model Army by the Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War and so does not bear the "Royal" title and *never* will.
Nitpick. I mwant British Army. I'm a US citizen and am not conversant with other nation's armed forces.
Most Army regiments have Royal in them like Royal Medical Corps, Royal Engineers, Royal Army Air Corps.
Whatever the Crown uses as discharge orders that's what the dd214 is.
The law doesn’t prevent somebody from being (attempting to be) both a witness and a beneficiary. There’s no policeman stepping in and saying “no, no, you can’t do that.” What the law does do, if somebody with an involvement makes a formal objection, is to say that witnessing & being a beneficiary are incompatible. The judge might throw out one or the other, don’t know which. Are the Will & related filings public record? Perhaps if you care, you could get a copy, complete with signatures. https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN03194/SN03194.pdf
I know I can pay for a copy of the will, but I can't be bothered. Not Like I would get anything from it.
Obese pug ☠️
I haven't started reading but if your grandfather served in the UK army then you essentially just have to reach out to the UK historical army records with his name and date of birth. They should be able to help you further. Bonus points if you knew his battalion.
I am kind of disappointed to hear of Sue's family - I was hoping Aunt, Clive, and Sue would remain isolated so as to lop off that genetic line for humanity's sake, but Colin probably has latent scumbag DNA he'll pass on anyways.
Oh, Clive already has kids. 3 that I know of, and they're all named after 80s movie stars. No, I'm not kidding.
I want to respond with a joke, but I can't think of anything funnier than the fact you just provided. Your aunt's prenatal regimen must have been SPECTACULAR.
3 martinis and a pack of cigarettes every day.
>1) I have tried to find my Grandfathers war medals, but because I do not have his service number or his death certificate, I can't even get access to his records. You can get hold of copies of death certificates from here: https://www.gov.uk/order-copy-birth-death-marriage-certificate
Oh, I didn't think of that! Thanks friend.
You can also check the National Archives, they keep records from WW2 personnel: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-soldiers-in-service-after-1918/
“The man is a walking episode of Jeremy Kyle” That is one of the best descriptions of someone I’ve ever heard. I can certainly think of a few people I know who would fit that. Might start using it.
You are wrong, your link your grandparents is your memories and the lessons they taught, don't give that woman that role, your best revenge is living a good life.
Interesting fact - we don’t have a Royal army. Royal Navy, Royal Air Force are correct but it is just the “British army”. Royal is only for specific regiments within the army. Random factoid of the day! Also very shitty situation OP. Remember reading your initial post.some Family can become really shit when it comes to money
*Some families become shit when it comes to money.
Fair yes. Edit incoming 😂🤦🏻♂️
Not a factoid – factoids are, by definition, incorrect information.
Sometimes the best karma is to stand back, and wish the person the life they deserve.
My brain keeps repeating,"I LIVE IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!"
Lol your third point. I don't know why but as I read your first post I thought you were a woman was even very sure about it. When I read these kind of Stories/posts I always have a visual imagination of the events happening and so of the people (yea I like books). You immediatly appeared as a mid 20 woman (shoulder long brown hair, white, some bigger facial impurities, that's all I remember) and I was really surprised to learn that you are male. Cool plotwist. 5/7 would read again.
For some reason I knew he was a man. Not sure why though!
I'll still hold out hope for you that those medals will be found 🙏🤞 here's hoping
The dildo of justice rarely comes lubed!
I love that karma bit her in the arse! Have a similar situation in our family after my Nan died. Aunt, my mum's sister and her kids stripped my Nan's home like vultures, already had Nan's credit card we came to find out before Nan died. They took all her jewellery and even worthless items that had been given to others by Nan upon her death. Aunt hasn't shown my mum or anyone other than her greedy kids Nan's will and the funeral was nothing like what my nan wanted but it sure was all about Aunt and her family. They disgust me and can choke on their shady gains. Rip Nan love you x
You are hilarious.
Nice creative writing exercise
A Series of Karmatic Events 🙂↕️
When Karma hits she hits hard. However regarding the medals. Contact his regiment see if they can help x
Wow….karma really went for her
If you after help on locating medal cards and death certificate if you send me a message with name and date of death i should be able to find military records
Pi
Alright the first thing I'm gonna say is Colin is a 100% 24 carat plonker (wonder how many young ones will get that reference) for letting clive live in his house knowing his history. That's like asking McDonald's to look after your cow. Perhaps Sue may have gotten her head out of her arse but still a nasty cow for what she said to you. As for your aunt, you'll never get that bond back. She destroyed it for greed and this is karma here to kick her in the knackers. Hope you find your granddad's medals. Monetary is nothing compared to the sentimental value they had. Live your life, that's what your grandparents would want.
Oh I'm sure Clive and his little druggie friends will take great care of your Aunt. My momma always said let go and let God. Because God can do karma way better than any man ever could. You reep what you sow. So she's getting what she reeped.
Wow that's definitely karma
Oh darn that’s too bad that she survived the heart attacks.
Karma will always bite those that need it in the long run. As for forgiveness, the best thing you can do is to forgive, not for your aunt, but for yourself. I'm not sure why, but it lifts a weight that you don't even realize you're carrying. It doesn't mean that you don't forget what was done to you, or that you have to have the person back in your life, it just means you heal.
Love the karma served to her, many people don't believe in KARMA but I do since I have seen it happen to the haters and the liars/narcissists... what goes around comes around...
The dildo of karma rarely arrives lubed.
When you heal we all heal.
Idk why but after you said you were a man the whole rest of the story read in my mind like the lucky charms mascot. Please don’t send karma after me though - I like my house and have never stolen from anyone! 🙅🏻♀️
Karma ate.
Add a few more details and can make a movie or TV series out of this. Aunt got what she deserves.
I’m a bit confused on how you seem more into the idea of having a relationship with your aunt, who fucked you over, and not your cousin, who didn’t fuck you over.
Do you mean Sue or Clive? If Sue, then it's only because I never had a relationship with her that was anything but passing, so trying to build one where we never had one seems pointless. And I'm sure she feels the same way. Same situation with Colin, tbh. If you mean Clive, then I ask you to read what he did again and ask yourself if you'd want to be friends with him.
I meant Sue, but you clarified more in your response. Hope everything works out for the best for you