Service Records

Australian Defence Force - Service Records & Medical Records

Copies of your Service and Medical records are available. Some fees may be involved; check with the contacts below.

For copies of your or your ancestor’s service records:

Service Records
Proof of identity or Next-of-Kin relationship is required and all requests require a signature. Due to privacy restrictions, specific regulations apply to the distribution of confidential personnel records.
Contact	Contact Details	Postal
Navy - Personnel Records RAN	Phone: +61 2 6266 5962 Fax: +61 2 6266 5851	Queanbeyan Annex 2, Department of Defence Canberra ACT 2600
Army - Central Army Records Office	Phone: +61 3 9282 5393 or +61 3 9282 6235 Fax: +61 3 9282 5434 E-mail: caro.hq@defence.gov.au	GPO Box 393 Melbourne VIC 3001
Air Force - Personnel Records RAAF	Phone: +61 2 6266 5965 Fax: +61 2 6266 5851	Queanbeyan Annex 2, Department of Defence Canberra ACT 2600
Historical service records – WWI and WW2 National Archives of Australia	Phone: 1300 886 881 E-mail: ww1prs@naa.gov.au http://www.naa.gov.au

For copies of your or your ancestor’s medical records:

Health/Medical records

World War II: Contact the Department of Veterans' Affairs – 1800 555 254.

For details Post 1947:

Australian Defence Force Health Records - Army (ADFHR-A)
GPO Box 1932
MELBOURNE VIC 3001

Telephone Number: (03) 9282 4911
Facsimile Number: (03) 9282 5978