For Internet Domain Name System Service Records, see
SRV record
.
A
service record
is a collection of either electronic or printed material which provides a
documentary
history
of a person's activities and accomplishments while serving as a member of a given
organization
. Service records are most often associated with the
military
, but are commonly found in other groups, such as large
corporations
or for use by
employees
of a civilian
government
.
Australian armed forces
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Service records for the
Australian Army
, are available at the National Archives of Australia website.
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The service records of the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force are also available.
World War I service records provide the dates when the person was "in the field", that is with his unit on active service, if and when they embarked for oversea service, and the names of the units in which the person served. The service record also documents other changes?promotions, transfers, time at base, the date and place of sickness or wounding, and the names of hospital or clearing station where the person was treated.
Canada
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Canadian military service records are held by either the
Department of National Defence
or
Library and Archives Canada
depending on the age of the file. The Library and Archives Canada is responsible for with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility for military service files.
Library and Archives Canada holds publicly open military service records are available for personnel serving before 1914, personnel in the First World War, personnel who died in service in the Second World War, and records relating to medals, honours and awards. Library and Archives Canada holds restricted records for regular service members between 1919?1997, reserve members between 1919?2007, and
Newfoundland Militia
serving in the Second World War.
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Pakistan
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Pakistan Military
maintains the service records in the official
"Digest of Service"
.
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Nazi Germany
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The records of
Nazi Germany
are extensive and the record keeping ability of the
Nazi Party
was generally considered to be extremely meticulous. Service records of Nazi organizations are maintained at the
Berlin Document Center
, in
Berlin, Germany
, with several
microfiche
copies of these records available at the
National Archives and Records Administration
in
College Park, Maryland
.
Records of the
Wehrmacht
, that is the regular armed forces of Germany during
World War II
, are maintained at the
Bundesarchiv
, also in
Berlin
.
United States
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Service records of the
United States armed forces
are considered vital documents both for historical reasons and also to help secure
veteran
benefits for discharged or retired service members. In addition, service records of the U.S. military provide a chronology of a service member's career and thus ensure accurate tracking of accomplishments, activities, and promotions.
Military service records of active duty personnel are maintained by the various branches of the U.S. armed forces. Service records of retired and discharged personnel are maintained at the
Military Personnel Records Center
in
St. Louis, Missouri
; after 2005, most U.S. military service records are retained by the military branch since most such records are electronically stored.
Typical makeup of a United States military paper service record
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