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Some Royal Marine attestation (enlistment) records are also available at the library. | Some Royal Marine attestation (enlistment) records are also available at the library. | ||
A number of name indexes to some military records containing birth, marriages, or deaths are in the Family History Library. These indexes can be found in the Place search of the | A number of name indexes to some military records containing birth, marriages, or deaths are in the Family History Library. These indexes can be found in the Place search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
:MILITARY RECORDS - CIVIL REGISTRATION | :MILITARY RECORDS - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
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The library staff has compiled a typescript listing of army records in its collection (Family History Library book {{FHL|280386|title-id|disp=942 M2}}; film {{FHL|990313|film|disp=990313}} item 5). | The library staff has compiled a typescript listing of army records in its collection (Family History Library book {{FHL|280386|title-id|disp=942 M2}}; film {{FHL|990313|film|disp=990313}} item 5). | ||
Library records are listed in the Place Search of the | Library records are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under ENGLAND and the following subject headings: | ||
:MILITARY RECORDS | :MILITARY RECORDS | ||
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:MILITARY RECORDS - NAVY | :MILITARY RECORDS - NAVY | ||
Military histories or regimental histories are listed in the Place Search of the | Military histories or regimental histories are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
:ENGLAND - MILITARY HISTORY | :ENGLAND - MILITARY HISTORY | ||
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Cavalry <br>Infantry <br>Corps (e,g, Army Service Corps; Royal Signals; Royal Engineers etc.) | Cavalry <br>Infantry <br>Corps (e,g, Army Service Corps; Royal Signals; Royal Engineers etc.) | ||
The army began as a permanent organization in 1660. Earlier armies were raised as needed, usually as county militia units. For information on pre-1660 military records, see the handbooks listed at the end of this section.<br>Pre-1847 - English army service was usually for life. Some soldiers were discharged early for disability, which was liberally defined. A soldier was often discharged by the age of forty.<br>Pre-1872 - Army records are organized by regiment. Most regiments have published histories that tell the places where they served and the battles they fought. For a bibliography of these histories, see:<br>White, Arthur S., comp.A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army. Dallington, East Sussex, England: Naval and Military Press Ltd., 1992. ({{FHL|561266}} Family History Library book 942 M23was.)<br>Military histories or regimental histories are listed in the Place Search of the | The army began as a permanent organization in 1660. Earlier armies were raised as needed, usually as county militia units. For information on pre-1660 military records, see the handbooks listed at the end of this section.<br>Pre-1847 - English army service was usually for life. Some soldiers were discharged early for disability, which was liberally defined. A soldier was often discharged by the age of forty.<br>Pre-1872 - Army records are organized by regiment. Most regiments have published histories that tell the places where they served and the battles they fought. For a bibliography of these histories, see:<br>White, Arthur S., comp.A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army. Dallington, East Sussex, England: Naval and Military Press Ltd., 1992. ({{FHL|561266}} Family History Library book 942 M23was.)<br>Military histories or regimental histories are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:<br>WALES - MILITARY HISTORY<br>GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY HISTORY | ||
== Search Strategies == | == Search Strategies == | ||