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Post-1913 army records are at the following address: | Post-1913 army records are at the following address: | ||
'''Army Records Centre <br | '''Army Records Centre <br>'''Bourne Avenue <br>Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1RF <br>ENGLAND | ||
Irish soldiers killed in World War I are listed in: | Irish soldiers killed in World War I are listed in: | ||
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Post-1913 navy records are at the following address: | Post-1913 navy records are at the following address: | ||
'''Ministry of Defense'''<br | '''Ministry of Defense'''<br>Main Building, Whitehall SW1A 2HB <br>ENGLAND<br>Internet: http://www.mod.uk/defenceinternet/home | ||
=== Types of Military Records === | === Types of Military Records === | ||
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'''Chaplain's Returns and Regimental Registers'''. Chaplain's returns (1760-1971) list the baptisms, marriages, and burials of soldiers and their family members performed abroad by military chaplains. Regimental registers (1790-1924) contain birth, marriage, and death records by regiment for families of officers and enlisted men. Birth and baptism records are indexed. Chaplain's returns and regimental registers are available only by correspondence with the General Register Office. | '''Chaplain's Returns and Regimental Registers'''. Chaplain's returns (1760-1971) list the baptisms, marriages, and burials of soldiers and their family members performed abroad by military chaplains. Regimental registers (1790-1924) contain birth, marriage, and death records by regiment for families of officers and enlisted men. Birth and baptism records are indexed. Chaplain's returns and regimental registers are available only by correspondence with the General Register Office. | ||
'''Lists of Officers'''. Published annually, lists of officers provide an officer's name, rank, regiment or ship, and date of commission. For the army, the published version of these records is:''' ''' | '''Lists of Officers'''. Published annually, lists of officers provide an officer's name, rank, regiment or ship, and date of commission. For the army, the published version of these records is:'''''' | ||
Great Britain, War Office. ''Army List.'' London, England: various publishers, 1754-. (FHL book 942 M25g; film 856,424-52.) Volumes from 1765 on include indexes. | Great Britain, War Office. ''Army List.'' London, England: various publishers, 1754-. (FHL book 942 M25g; film 856,424-52.) Volumes from 1765 on include indexes. | ||
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'''Records of military service are at the Public Record Office, Kew.''' Some of the Public Record Office's military records as well as military records of various other repositories throughout Ireland and England are listed in: | '''Records of military service are at the Public Record Office, Kew.''' Some of the Public Record Office's military records as well as military records of various other repositories throughout Ireland and England are listed in: | ||
Hayes, Richard J. ''Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilization''. (FHL book Ref 941.5 A5h.) | Hayes, Richard J. ''Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilization''. (FHL book Ref 941.5 A5h.) Look under the subject index headings "Army," "Navy," "Military," and "Militia." Additional military documents may be found in private collections. | ||
For more information on military records at the Public Record Office, see the Bevan and Duncan or Kew Lists handbooks listed at the end of this section. | For more information on military records at the Public Record Office, see the Bevan and Duncan or Kew Lists handbooks listed at the end of this section. | ||
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'''Soldiers.''' If your ancestor was a soldier and he married, died, or had children after 1760 while in the army, he and the regiment to which he belonged may be listed in chaplain's returns or regimental registers. If you cannot identify your ancestor's regiment through these records, the sources you should search to determine his regiment will depend on what you know about your ancestor. If you know: | '''Soldiers.''' If your ancestor was a soldier and he married, died, or had children after 1760 while in the army, he and the regiment to which he belonged may be listed in chaplain's returns or regimental registers. If you cannot identify your ancestor's regiment through these records, the sources you should search to determine his regiment will depend on what you know about your ancestor. If you know: | ||
* The place and approximate date (1) of a campaign or battle in which your ancestor fought, (2) of one of his stations, or (3) that his wife gave birth while he was in the service, use: <br | * The place and approximate date (1) of a campaign or battle in which your ancestor fought, (2) of one of his stations, or (3) that his wife gave birth while he was in the service, use: <br><br>John M. Kitzmiller II, "In Search of the Forlorn Hope," 2 vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Manuscript Publishing Foundation, 1988; FHL book Ref 942 M2kj) to determine the regiment(s) that were stationed in that place at that time. | ||
* The area where your ancestor lived during his late teens, use the handbooks below or regimental histories to determine which regiments were recruited in that area. Regimental histories available at the Family History Library are listed in | * The area where your ancestor lived during his late teens, use the handbooks below or regimental histories to determine which regiments were recruited in that area. Regimental histories available at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: <br><br>GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY HISTORY | ||
For the place he died after receiving an army pension, search the district pension returns for that area. | For the place he died after receiving an army pension, search the district pension returns for that area. | ||
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White, Arthur S., comp. ''A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Arm''y. Dallington, East Sussex, England: Naval and Military Press Ltd., 1992. (FHL book 942 M23was.) | White, Arthur S., comp. ''A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Arm''y. Dallington, East Sussex, England: Naval and Military Press Ltd., 1992. (FHL book 942 M23was.) | ||
Many military and regimental histories are listed in | Many military and regimental histories are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: | ||
GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY HISTORY | GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY HISTORY | ||
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* A battle or campaign in which your ancestor was involved, search medal rolls, also held at the Public Record Office, Kew. | * A battle or campaign in which your ancestor was involved, search medal rolls, also held at the Public Record Office, Kew. | ||
* Your ancestor was onboard ship in 1861, search the ''1861 Surname Index to Persons on Ships at Sea or in Port'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1988; fiche 6025598). | * Your ancestor was onboard ship in 1861, search the ''1861 Surname Index to Persons on Ships at Sea or in Port'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1988; fiche 6025598). | ||
* Your ancestor was onboard ship in 1881, search the ''Surname Index to the 1881 Census of the Royal Navy ''(FHL fiche 6086362). | * Your ancestor was onboard ship in 1881, search the ''Surname Index to the 1881 Census of the Royal Navy''(FHL fiche 6086362). | ||
* The name of an officer serving with your ancestor, search the Navy List to determine the ship on which that officer served. | * The name of an officer serving with your ancestor, search the Navy List to determine the ship on which that officer served. | ||
'''Naval Officers.''' Naval officers who served from 1695 to 1742 are listed in the following work: | '''Naval Officers.''' Naval officers who served from 1695 to 1742 are listed in the following work: | ||
Young, D. H. W., comp.'' Index to Commission and Warrant Books of the Admirality of Great Britain and Ireland, 1695-1742.'' London, England: Public Record Office, 1958-59; FHL film 824,516-17.) This index gives the officer's date of commission and a reference to additional information held at the Public Record Office, Kew. | Young, D. H. W., comp.''Index to Commission and Warrant Books of the Admirality of Great Britain and Ireland, 1695-1742.'' London, England: Public Record Office, 1958-59; FHL film 824,516-17.) This index gives the officer's date of commission and a reference to additional information held at the Public Record Office, Kew. | ||
Many officers are listed in published biographies, such as the following: | Many officers are listed in published biographies, such as the following: | ||
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If your naval ancestor is not listed in any of the above sources, consult: | If your naval ancestor is not listed in any of the above sources, consult: | ||
Rodger, N. A. M., ''Naval Records for Genealogists.'' (FHL book 942 A5p.) This book | Rodger, N. A. M., ''Naval Records for Genealogists.'' (FHL book 942 A5p.) This book provides other records or strategies you may use. | ||
Many sources, list and describe naval ships and give the dates and places they were in service. One example is: | Many sources, list and describe naval ships and give the dates and places they were in service. One example is: | ||
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Colledge, James J. ''Ships of the Royal Navy''. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987. (FHL book Ref 942 M3c.) | Colledge, James J. ''Ships of the Royal Navy''. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987. (FHL book Ref 942 M3c.) | ||
Use sources such as the above to learn more about ships on which you think your ancestor served to determine whether your ancestor could have been on those ships. Other naval histories are listed in | Use sources such as the above to learn more about ships on which you think your ancestor served to determine whether your ancestor could have been on those ships. Other naval histories are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: | ||
GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY HISTORY | GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY HISTORY | ||
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=== '''Records at the Family History Library''' === | === '''Records at the Family History Library''' === | ||
The Family History Library's British military record holdings are more fully described in the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../england/england-miscellaneous/Chile Research Ouline.pdf England Research Outline]. The library's military records are listed in | The Family History Library's British military record holdings are more fully described in the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../england/england-miscellaneous/Chile Research Ouline.pdf England Research Outline]. The library's military records are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under combinations of the following localities and subject headings: | ||
LOCALITIES | LOCALITIES | ||
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=== '''Handbooks for Military Records''' === | === '''Handbooks for Military Records''' === | ||
Bevan, Amanda, and Andrea Duncan.'' Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office''. 4th ed. London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1990. (FHL book Ref 942 A5p no. 19 1990.) | Bevan, Amanda, and Andrea Duncan.''Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office''. 4th ed. London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1990. (FHL book Ref 942 A5p no. 19 1990.) | ||
''England Research Outline''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1991. (Available through all Family History Centers.) | ''England Research Outline''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1991. (Available through all Family History Centers.) | ||
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http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/allireland/military.htm | http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/allireland/military.htm | ||
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