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Found the Records. Now What?

You downloaded your family's military service records from the National Archives. Now you're staring at pages of abbreviations, stamps, and handwriting you can't read. This free guide walks you through what you're looking at - and what to do next.

What's actually in a service record

The sections, the structure, and why most records run to 10-30 pages of forms you've never seen before.

The abbreviations that trip everyone up

Unit codes, rank abbreviations, medical categories, and discharge types explained in plain language.

Your options for making sense of it all

From DIY research to professional decoding - what each path costs in time and money so you can decide what's right for your family.

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Decode My Digger helps Australian families understand their ancestors' military service records from the Boer War to Vietnam (1899-1975).