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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England_Military_Records|Military Records]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England_Military_Records|Military Records]]'' | ||
[[Image:English Civil War Uniform.jpg|thumb|right | [[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. On occasion, compulsory conscription was enforced and even "press-gangs" were used. | ||
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. | ||
Britain's armed forces comprise, in order of seniority, the Royal Navy (including the Royal Marines), Army and Royal Air Force. Other units can include local militia, fencibles, yeomanry and territorial units of the army. These are briefly discussed at the end of this section. | Britain's armed forces comprise, in order of seniority, the Royal Navy (including the Royal Marines), Army and Royal Air Force. Other units can include local militia, fencibles, yeomanry and territorial units of the army. These are briefly discussed at the end of this section. | ||
See also [[British_Military_Records_Online|British Military Records Online]]. | |||
== History and Background == | == History and Background == | ||
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Ship logs exist from 1673. While they usually give information only on position, weather, and sightings of other ships, records of shipboard events may include names of individual seamen. | Ship logs exist from 1673. While they usually give information only on position, weather, and sightings of other ships, records of shipboard events may include names of individual seamen. | ||
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=== Other Records === | === Other Records === | ||
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*Colonial armies were forces raised in other countries. Records of these forces are usually in the country where the forces were raised. A notable exception is the Indian Army, for which many records are held at the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/bibliographic/oioc/oioc.php British Library Oriental and India Office Collections], 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB England. Another source of [http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Category:British_colonial_army_officers British_colonial_army_officers]can be useful. | *Colonial armies were forces raised in other countries. Records of these forces are usually in the country where the forces were raised. A notable exception is the Indian Army, for which many records are held at the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/bibliographic/oioc/oioc.php British Library Oriental and India Office Collections], 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB England. Another source of [http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Category:British_colonial_army_officers British_colonial_army_officers]can be useful. | ||
These records are at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/ The National archives]. 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.<br> | These records are at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/ The National archives]. 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.<br> | ||
=== Records at the Family History Library === | === Records at the Family History Library === | ||
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(Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines) | (Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines) | ||
The Royal marines originally maintained military discipline on navy vessels. It has been a separate corps of the military since 1755, although under the control of the Admiralty and forming part of the Naval Service. Alphabetically arranged records of marines exist from 1790, some by enlistment date and others by discharge date. Service records up to 1926 can be accessed online via [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1963 TNA]. | The Royal marines originally maintained military discipline on navy vessels. It has been a separate corps of the military since 1755, although under the control of the Admiralty and forming part of the Naval Service. Alphabetically arranged records of marines exist from 1790, some by enlistment date and others by discharge date. Service records up to 1926 can be accessed online via [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1963 TNA]. | ||
=== Army === | === Army === | ||