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<li>[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/all-england/military.htm England Military Links] </li> | <li>[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/all-england/military.htm England Military Links] </li> | ||
<li>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15671943 "Thankful Villages"] List of villages who had all their WWI and WWII military return home safely | <li>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15671943 "Thankful Villages"] List of villages who had all their WWI and WWII military return home safely | ||
<li>[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ The Long, Long Trail] | <li>[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ The Long, Long Trail] : The British Army in the Great War of 1914-1918]</li> | ||
<li>[http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html Requesting Service Records]</li> | <li>[http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html Requesting Service Records]</li> | ||
<li>[http://www.1914-1918-online.net/06_WWI_websites/index.html First World War Websites]</li> | <li>[http://www.1914-1918-online.net/06_WWI_websites/index.html First World War Websites]</li> | ||
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'''1775–1783:''' American Revolutionary War. The British army had 135,000 men in North America when fighting broke out. Some men remained in Canada after the war, but most returned to Britain. Records of Loyalists and others who remained in Canada are separate from other military records. | '''1775–1783:''' American Revolutionary War. The British army had 135,000 men in North America when fighting broke out. Some men remained in Canada after the war, but most returned to Britain. Records of Loyalists and others who remained in Canada are separate from other military records. | ||
Muster rolls for British Forces in the United States during the Revolutionary war are part of the | Muster rolls for British Forces in the United States during the Revolutionary war are part of the British military records, "C" series, 1757-1899. They are microfilmed and held at the {{FHL|397529|item|disp=Family History Library 928940-948947 and 1631540-1631549.}} | ||
=== Napoleonic Wars === | === Napoleonic Wars === | ||
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*Army List (Volume July-December 1939) | *Army List (Volume July-December 1939) | ||
There are a large number of records held at TNA that can be researched such as Station and Squadron record books; photo albums and so forth. | There are a large number of records held at TNA that can be researched such as Station and Squadron record books; photo albums and so forth. | ||
Royal Air Force records accessible online at the National Archives in England: | Royal Air Force records accessible online at the National Archives in England: | ||
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*Fencibles were army units raised for home service only. Fencibles were usually classed with the militia, and records are kept with militia records. | *Fencibles were army units raised for home service only. Fencibles were usually classed with the militia, and records are kept with militia records. | ||
*The Ancient British Fencible Cavalry 1794-1800. | *The Ancient British Fencible Cavalry 1794-1800. A brief history of the British Fencible Cavalry with a list of Officers who served with the Regiment, covering years 1794-1800. Article in Hel Achau, #3, Spring 1981, pages 21-24, Family History Library Ref. 942.23 D25h | ||
*Yeomanry were volunteer regiments, records of which often do not survive or are less complete than other military records. | *Yeomanry were volunteer regiments, records of which often do not survive or are less complete than other military records. | ||
*Colonial armies were forces raised in other countries. Records of these forces are usually in the country where the forces were raised. A notable exception is the Indian Army, for which many records are held at the British Library Oriental and India Office Collections, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB England. British Army in India information, [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/indian-army-personnel/ click here]. | *Colonial armies were forces raised in other countries. Records of these forces are usually in the country where the forces were raised. A notable exception is the Indian Army, for which many records are held at the British Library Oriental and India Office Collections, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB England. British Army in India information, [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/indian-army-personnel/ click here]. | ||
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