Birth certificate for army baby 29 July 2009 at 3:45PM in UK armed forces MoneySaving 6 replies 2.4K views

sagalout1954

Actually, it's my 60 year old brother who needs a birth certificate. Born to my British father and Burmese mother, they had married in Burma and have an 'army' marriage certificate. Both then went to Hong Kong (Dad still with the army) and my brother was born there in late 1940's.

All 3 ended up in UK a couple of years later. I applied on his behalf to the Home Office, Identity & Passport Service, for a copy of his overseas birth certificate - to discover one doesn't exist. There is no record of him.

Apparently, as he was an 'army baby', my father would (or should) have registered his birth with the army through the British Forces own registration process (which would have been the same as if they were in the UK I gather).

Does anyone know where in the MOD I might start making enquiries about this. He had a passport quite a few years ago but it's expired, he's been married twice and paying NI all his working life. I can't believe his birth isn't registered somewhere.........

Apparently, we may be able to register his birth now as long as we can show Dad was in the army at the time (the marriage cert will do), but I wonder if perhaps 'army babies' born abroad are registered by the Army in the place where the regiment might have been based if it had been in the UK.

Dad was in the Middlesex Regiment. If all else fails I've told my brother we'll just have to pack him up and export him back to China!!!:T:rotfl:

ooobedoo

Hiya, I can't help much but I hopefully can get you on the right track, under the terms of the FOI, you can request a copy of your Father's service record. I could make reference to your Brothers birth you won't know till you request it.

You will have to prove that your Father is deceased(if he is) and there is a charge of £30

here is the link

http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/infopack.pdf

sagalout1954

Cheers ooobedo - worth a shot I think. Still amazed my brother has been in UK about 59 years and has never needed his flipping birth certificate!!! (Dad is dead by the way, Mum is still alive so can get it for nothing)

ooobedoo

Its even better mse! hope you get what you need x

clairec79

My parents were in Germany with the forces when I was born, my birth is registered with the British consulate,

Trying_to_be_good

My friend, who was born in Egypt into an Army family, was registered through the Army itself - in fact, his Dad went to the Adjutant (I think) to register the birth, and they took to wetting the baby's head, so the name registered was slightly jumbled...

pookienoodle

clairec79 wrote: »

My parents were in Germany with the forces when I was born, my birth is registered with the British consulate,

same here with my husband,
the details were given to his commanding officer by his dad who decided to give him different names than those agreed.
hubbies mum went mad when she found out he had been named after two famous sporting heros of the 70's