How to search the lost family members..
Dhanraj Chauhan
(Querist) 12 July 2012
This query is : Resolved
Dear sir, recently I have come to know that my grandmother died in around 1980 in a small village of MP. As she was living in seclusion , we had no information. She had two elder brothers, who were serving in the Indian army in the 50s and 60s, but due to the loss of contact, we only know the names of them and their military credentials are not known.. How could I find any information to search for their families with such a little known information... Please suggest me, I have already filed some RTI applications to the district authorities, and Dir General of Rehabilitation...
mahendrakumar
(Expert) 12 July 2012
you may contact the concerned DSSAB(district soldiers sailors and airmen board) of the suspected locality too,as usually ex servicemen register their names there
ashutosh mishra
(Expert) 12 July 2012
Why do not you visit the village it self to inquire from locality cohabitants.
Dhanraj Chauhan
(Querist) 12 July 2012
dear friends, I have already made frequent visits to the village but as the matter is around 40 - 50 years old , I am unable to trace any relative or any person who could tell me anything...But yes next time, I would certainly contact the district administration to get any tips. Let me see whether the district administration or the zila sainik board have any clue about them...
Dhanraj Chauhan
(Querist) 12 July 2012
Furthermore , I have also a doubt whether, zila sainik board keeps records of the ex- servicemen who retire from the same district... or they keep record of the servicemen who joins the military service from that district... because though I know that they were joined the army from the village but I dont have any clue where they had retired from...
JANAK RAJ VATSA
(Expert) 15 July 2012
it may be possible to ascertain the information regarding the armymen if you their regiments/arms/service and personal identity number if available. district zila sainik board is unlikely to render much asistance in this regard
