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[[Image: | [[Image:English Civil War Uniform.jpg|thumb|right]]Military records are potentially of great genealogical value and may provide information not found in any other source. These records identify individuals who served or were eligible to serve in the military. Military service (other than the militia) was usually a lifetime career. Officers came from the upper classes; soldiers usually came from the poor. A compulsory draft was seldom used except by the militia. | ||
You may find evidence that an ancestor served in the military from family records, biographies, census, probates, civil registration, or church records. | You may find evidence that an ancestor served in the military from family records, biographies, census, probates, civil registration, or church records. | ||
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Holding, Norman H. ''More Sources of World War I Army Ancestry''. Second Edition. Solihull, England: Federation of Family History Societies Publications, Limited, 1991. (FHL book 942 M24hnr.) | Holding, Norman H. ''More Sources of World War I Army Ancestry''. Second Edition. Solihull, England: Federation of Family History Societies Publications, Limited, 1991. (FHL book 942 M24hnr.) | ||
WW1 Army records along with WW1 Army pension records are available through [http://www.ancestry.co.uk www.ancestry.co.uk] | |||
WW1 Army medal rolls are also available through [http://www.ancestry.co.uk www.ancestry.co.uk] if you have a subscription they are free. Otherwise you will have to pay £2 fee '''for the same record '''if you get it through [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/] | |||
=== United Kingdom World War I Army Service Records === | === United Kingdom World War I Army Service Records === | ||
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These records are at the Public Record Office. For further information on military records for branches of the service other than navy or regular army, see the military record handbooks at the end of this section. | These records are at the Public Record Office. For further information on military records for branches of the service other than navy or regular army, see the military record handbooks at the end of this section. | ||
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=== Locating Military and Naval Records === | === Locating Military and Naval Records === | ||
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Swinson, Arthur S., Editor. ''A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army''. London, England: Archive Press, 1972. (FHL book 942 M2am.) | Swinson, Arthur S., Editor. ''A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army''. London, England: Archive Press, 1972. (FHL book 942 M2am.) | ||
===External Links=== | === External Links === | ||
* http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/all-england/military.htm | |||
* http://genealogy.about.com/od/british_military/index.htm | *http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/all-england/military.htm | ||
*http://genealogy.about.com/od/british_military/index.htm | |||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||