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GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY HISTORY. | GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY HISTORY. | ||
Records of officers and enlisted men are usually separate. Records of officers usually include only commissioned officers, | Records of officers and enlisted men are usually separate. Records of officers usually include only commissioned officers, they included: | ||
*Field marshal | |||
*General | |||
*Lieutenant-general | |||
*Major-general | |||
*Brigadier | |||
*Colonel | |||
*Lieutenant-colonel | |||
*Major | |||
*Captain | |||
*Lieutenant | |||
*Ensign | |||
*Cornet | |||
*Paymaster | |||
*Adjutant | |||
*Quarter-master | |||
*Surgeon | |||
*Assistant surgeon | |||
*Chaplain. | |||
'''Types of Records''' | '''Types of Records''' | ||
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For more information on military records for branches of the service other than navy or regular army, see the military record handbooks listed next. | For more information on military records for branches of the service other than navy or regular army, see the military record handbooks listed next. | ||
=== | === Books on Military History and Military Records === | ||
Because the records are vast and varied, it would be useful to read some of the following books to learn more about the military and what is available for each branch of the service: | Because the records are vast and varied, it would be useful to read some of the following books to learn more about the military and what is available for each branch of the service: | ||
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Watts, Michael J., and Christopher T. Watts. ''My Ancestor Was in the British Army: How Can I Find Out More About Him?'' London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1992. (Family History Library Ref {{FHL|682499|title-id|disp=942 M27wm}}.) | Watts, Michael J., and Christopher T. Watts. ''My Ancestor Was in the British Army: How Can I Find Out More About Him?'' London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1992. (Family History Library Ref {{FHL|682499|title-id|disp=942 M27wm}}.) | ||
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