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Post-1751 a numerical system was adopted to name the regiments, with rank in order of precedence, i.e. Queens 9th Regiment of Foot. | Post-1751 a numerical system was adopted to name the regiments, with rank in order of precedence, i.e. Queens 9th Regiment of Foot. | ||
For information on how to locate your army soldiers by their | For information on how to locate your army soldiers by their regiment consult: Fowler, Simon, [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1405849&disp=Tracing+your+army+ancestors ''Tracing Your Army Ancestors''] (Pen & Sword, 2006) (Family History book 942 M27) | ||
Originally the responsibility for directing the British Army fell under the command of the staff of the National War Office. Thus, the category for records in [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory/ The National Archives of England ]is labeled WO for locating all Army collections. Now the army is run by comissioned officers. | Originally the responsibility for directing the British Army fell under the command of the staff of the National War Office. Thus, the category for records in [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory/ The National Archives of England ]is labeled WO for locating all Army collections. Now the army is run by comissioned officers. | ||
The basic unit of the Army is the | The basic unit of the Army is the regiment under a colonel or lieutenant colonel. Regiments are divided into two or more Battalions. The four main types of regiments which should be searched are: | ||
*Cavalry | *Cavalry | ||
*Infantry | *Infantry | ||
*Artillery | *Artillery | ||
*Engineers | *Engineers | ||