Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. National Archives (Great Britain)

Description

1. 168 p : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

1. Concerns the records in the Army of Great Britain.

Subject

1. Great Britain. Army > Records and correspondence
2. Soldiers > Great Britain > Genealogy > Archival resources
3. Great Britain > Genealogy

Genre/Form

1. letters (correspondence)
2. personal correspondence.
3. records (documents)
4. business records.
5. handbooks.
6. manuals (instructional materials)
7. Records (Documents)
8. Personal correspondence
9. Family histories
10. Handbooks and manuals
11. Correspondance privée.
12. Documents administratifs.
13. Histoires familiales.
14. Guides et manuels.

Contents

1. 1 Organization of the Army 11 -- 2 Records of the Army Before 1660 18 -- 3 Commissioned Officers 24 -- 4 Other Ranks, 1660-1913 41 -- 5 Royal Artillery 64 -- 6 Royal Engineers 67 -- 7 Militia, Yeomanry and Volunteers 69 -- 8 Casualty Returns and Operational Records 78 -- 9 Medals and Awards, 1793-1991 81 -- 10 Courts Martial 87 -- 11 The British Army in India and the Indian Army 91 -- 12 Colonial and Dominion Forces 95 -- 13 Foreign Troops in British Pay 101 -- 14 Records of Support Services 105 -- 15 Prisoners of War and War Crimes 114 -- 16 First World War 120 -- 17 Second World War 131 -- 18 Other Twentieth-Century Campaigns 139 -- 19 General Genealogical Records 143 -- 20 Records Held by Other Institutions 146 -- 21 Research Techniques 151 -- Appendix 1 Organization Chart of the Army 155 -- Appendix 2 Ranks of the British Army 155 -- Appendix 3 Useful Dates 156 -- Appendix 4 Imperial Yeomanry Companies and Battalions 158 -- Appendix 5 Regimental Order of Precedence 160 -- Appendix 6 Key War Office Records and how they are made available 162.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-164) and index.

Processing action (note)

1. committed to retain