Tracing your family history
Subtitle: Army
By: compiled and edited by Sarah Paterson
Contributors: Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Imperial War Museum, .
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9781904897248
Subjects: Great Britain; Personnel records; Great Britain. Army; Genealogy; Armed Forces
Other titles: Army
Description: This guide is an invaluable source of information for anyone wishing to start tracing their family's military service history. It contains useful addresses, websites and a comprehensive bibliography.
Notes: Previous edition: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: About the museum; title: Brief guide to army structure; title: Service records: Official records. Pre-1914 records. First World War records. Post First World War records. Brigade of Guards. The army list; title: Medal records; title: Casualty records; title: Additional sources: Regimental and campaign histories. Genealogical sources; title: Military wives and children; title: Appendix 1. Regimental and army numbers; title: Appendix 2. Abbreviations; title: Appendix 3. Conscription; title: Appendix 4. Addresses; title: Appendix 5. Select bibliography; title: Research facilities at the Imperial War Museum: The Reading Room. General contact.