Army service records of the First World War
By: William Spencer.
Contributors: Great Britain. Public Record Office.
Edition: 3rd expanded ed.
Series: Public Record Office readers' guide ;; no. 19
Publisher: Public Record Office
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Kew, Richmond, Surrey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918 -- Sources.; Great Britain. Army -- Records and correspondence.; Great Britain. Public Record Office -- Guidebooks; World War, 1914-1918 -- Sources.
Genres: Sources.
Description: A guide to the records relating to army personnel during World War I. This third edition is published to coincide with the transfer to the Public Record Office in early 2001 of the British Army Nurses and Indian Army Records. There are five new chapters covering: Army Nurses records; WAAC records; Indian Army records of service; Indian Army operational records; and casualties. It also provides more details on pension records; personnel files on selected officers, including General Haig; how to use the London Gazette to piece together a service record; expansion of the material on honours and awards; and information on service records contained within WO76.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [110]) and index.