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→Attestation, or Enlistment books (Army Book 358) from 1920
====Attestation, or Enlistment books (Army Book 358) from 1920====
Following the restructure of the Army in 1920, new Attestation, or Enlistment books (Army Book 358) were introduced, the originals of which were sent to various Regimental Museums in the early 2000s <ref>
Great War Forum thread [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=214248&hl= Attestation books - where they were sent by the MOD/Nat Archives] started by Justin 11 July 2014</ref> Some of these records are now in regional Record Offices and Archives. The [[National Army Museum]] holds these records for some regiments, including the five Irish Regiments disbanded in 1922 - the latter may be [http://www.nam.ac.uk/soldiers-records/persons Searched online], and images viewed, on the NAM website for free (released online c September 2016).
The attestation records for the Royal Artillery and the Tank Corps are available online on the pay website [[Findmypast|findmypast]], located in the category Armed forces & conflict/Regimental & service records.
