Defence service after World War II inquiry form

Please note: The National Archives is undertaking a project to preserve and catalogue post-WWII RAAF records. As a result there may be a delay of several months in providing copies of some records. We apologise for the inconvenience.

PRIVACY STATEMENT: The National Archives of Australia only records personal information, including email addresses, for the purposes provided. We will not disclose your details without prior consent.

Complete and send the form below to make an inquiry about defence service after World War II.

IMPORTANT: Documents relating to defence service within the last 30 years are not available from the National Archives of Australia.

NOTE: You must complete all fields marked with an asterisk (*).


Are you a former serving member or their next of kin?

Former serving members or their next of kin should contact the following sections of the Department of Defence:

For Army records:
Soldier Career Management Agency
PO Box 393
Melbourne VIC 3001

For RAAF records:
Personnel records
Queanbeyan Annex 2
Department of Defence
Canberra ACT 2600

Person details

Branch of service *
Period of service *
to
Family name *
Given name/s in full *
Any alias under which they may have enlisted or served
Service number *
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of enlistment
Place of enlistment
Next of kin at time of service
Is the service person still living?
Yes
No

Your contact details

Your name *
Street or PO Box *
Suburb or town *
State *
Postcode *
Country *
Email address *
Telephone (business hours) *
Telephone (after hours)
Fax

Send inquiry

As an anti-spam measure, we need you to add two numbers together before submission.
Please add and here *
 
 
To send this inquiry via mail, print and send it to:
  National Reference Service
National Archives of Australia
PO Box 7425
Canberra Business Centre ACT 2610
Australia