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        This was supplied by  - VVCS - Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service
                                      Department of Veterans’ Affairs
        Subject: Copies of Records (DVA & Defence)

        If anybody wished to obtain their personal records under FOI from DVA or Defence Service here

        are the addresses            
 
        for DVA records please write to (dbs-q.personnelrecords@defence.gov.au.)
         DVA - FOI
         GPO Box F352
         PERTH WA 6000

Your DVA file may contain a copy of your military service record and your medical records.  If it does not then you will need to request those records from the relevant area of Defence. Contact details below:

        RECORD OF SERVICE                                    HEALTH RECORDS
ARMY
CARO (CENTRAL ARMY RECORDS OFFICE )        AHRO (ARMY HEALTH RECORDS OFFICE)                    
GPO BOX 393D                                                              GPO BOX 1932R
MELBOURNE    VIC      3001                                       MELBOURNE VIC      3001
Ph.   03/9282 5393                                                           Ph.  03/9282 6772
Fax.  03/9282 5434                                                          Fax. 03/9282 5978

NAVY
NAVY SERVICE RECORDS                                        HEALTH RECORDS/NAVY
QBYN ANNEX 2                                                            QBYN ANNEX 4
RUSSELL OFFICES                                                       DEPT OF DEFENCE
CANBERRA       ACT     2600                                      CANBERRA    ACT     2600
Ph.  02/6266 5962                                                            Ph.  02/6266 5816
 
RAAF
RAAF SERVICE RECORDS                                          HEALTH RECORDS/AIR FORCE
QBYN ANNEX 2                                                             QBYN ANNEX 4
DEPT OF DEFENCE                                                       DEPT OF DEFENCE
CANBERRA       ACT     2600                                       CANBERRA    ACT     2600
Ph.  02/6266 5965                                                             Ph.  02/6266 5819

Courtesy: Doug Bower