Originally Posted by
melmothtw
I do have a British birth certificate, but as far as I know I only have one crinckled copy and the concern is what might happen if that were lost - are we (foreign born forces kids) in the wider system as we think/assume we are?
My suggestion, given you have some concern over what would happen if your Birth Certificate was lost, would be to apply for a duplicate one now. Cost is around £50 or so.
If your place of birth is going to cause a problem it is probably best to find out now.
Gov. Site for Birth Certificate