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In 1806 the War Office compiled the first return of service, listing all men in the army. The scope, content, and frequency of returns of service vary greatly. Returns of officers’ service tend to be more complete, including the names of the officer and his wife and children; birth and marriage dates and places; and a complete summary of stations, regiments, and promotions. | In 1806 the War Office compiled the first return of service, listing all men in the army. The scope, content, and frequency of returns of service vary greatly. Returns of officers’ service tend to be more complete, including the names of the officer and his wife and children; birth and marriage dates and places; and a complete summary of stations, regiments, and promotions. | ||
The returns of officers services for 1828 and 1829 have been transcribed and are found at the Family History Library. The | The returns of officers services for 1828 and 1829 have been transcribed and are found at the Family History Library. The 1828 return was for active duty officers only, while the 1829 return was for both active and half-pay (retired) officers. These records have the National Archives designation of WO 25. Two sets of books serve as a rough "index" to the original returns of service for 1828 and 1829. They only list officers who had children and they are in the same order as the names appear in the original returns (grouped by first three letters of the surname). The two sets of several volumes are: | ||
''Children of Officers on Full or Half-pay, 1828''. Bound manuscript. N.p., n.d. (Family History Library book {{FHL|942 M23ber|disp=942 M23ber}}.) | ''Children of Officers on Full or Half-pay, 1828''. Bound manuscript. N.p., n.d. (Family History Library book {{FHL|942 M23ber|disp=942 M23ber}}.) | ||
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''Children of Officers on Full-pay, 1829''. Bound manuscript. N.p., n.d. (Family History Library book {{FHL|942 M23be|disp=942 M23be}}.) | ''Children of Officers on Full-pay, 1829''. Bound manuscript. N.p., n.d. (Family History Library book {{FHL|942 M23be|disp=942 M23be}}.) | ||
Similar returns of naval officers begin in 1817. The naval returns are indexed at The National Archives (ADM 10). See [[England Archives and Libraries]] for the address. | Similar returns of naval officers begin in 1817. The naval returns are indexed at The National Archives (ADM 10). See [[England Archives and Libraries]] for the address. | ||
==== '''Pay Records''' ==== | ==== '''Pay Records''' ==== | ||