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''[[Scotland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Scotland_Military_Records|Military Records]]'' | |||
== History and Background == | |||
Military records identify individuals who either served or were eligible to serve in the military. | Military records identify individuals who either served or were eligible to serve in the military. | ||
{{Wikipedia|Military of Scotland}} | |||
Before 1707 Scotland had its own military. During that time, people were only called up when needed. They were dismissed when the need was met. Few records were kept during this time. | Before 1707 Scotland had its own military. During that time, people were only called up when needed. They were dismissed when the need was met. Few records were kept during this time. | ||
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Military service (other than the militia) was usually a lifetime career. Officers came from the upper classes and soldiers often came from the working class. Compulsory draft was generally not used except in times of greatest need, and people could purchase substitutes if they did not wish to serve. | Military service (other than the militia) was usually a lifetime career. Officers came from the upper classes and soldiers often came from the working class. Compulsory draft was generally not used except in times of greatest need, and people could purchase substitutes if they did not wish to serve. | ||
The navy sometimes used force to make men serve on their ships. This was called impressment. The navy stopped this practice in 1815 when it became illegal. | The navy sometimes used force to make men serve on their ships. This was called impressment. The navy stopped this practice in 1815 when it became illegal. | ||
{{Wikipedia|Military history of the United Kingdom}} | |||
'''1707:''' The unification of the [[England|Kingdom of England]] and the [[Scotland|Kingdom of Scotland]] into the [[Great Britain|Kingdom of Great Britain]] bring about the new British Army incorporating Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland | |||
[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ The National Archives] (TNA), located at Kew, West London, houses a wealth of information on military personnel, much of it now available to download. | |||
{{further|British Military Records}} | |||
== Army == | == Army == | ||
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MILITARY HISTORY | MILITARY HISTORY | ||
MILITARY - ARMY | MILITARY - ARMY | ||
== Navy == | == Navy == | ||
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SCOTLAND - MILITARY RECORDS | SCOTLAND - MILITARY RECORDS | ||
SCOTLAND [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS | SCOTLAND [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS | ||
== Other Branches of the Military == | == Other Branches of the Military == | ||