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''Army List''s are useful if you are researching an officer. There were Monthly, Quarterly and Annual editions published. At least during the [[First World War]], only the Monthly Lists cover the officers in “battalion order”.<ref> rflory [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=228278&p=2267381 Army List - copies at Kew?] ''Great War Forum'' 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.</ref> ''Quarterly Army List''s only list regular, career officers and not others such as temporary officers and territorial officers who are to be found in the ''Monthly Army List''s.<ref>rflory. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=236726&p=2369451 Army List lookup], posts 4 and 10. ''Great War Forum'' 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.</ref> The Monthly Lists are available on the open shelves at the National Archives and major libraries, and some have now been digitised.
For volumes available online, see '''[[Military periodicals online]]'''. A broken range of unspecified ''List''s 1882-1962 are also included in the Ancestry Military database but these are index records only.
===The [London] Gazette===
*WO 128 - Imperial Yeomanry, soldiers' documents, South African War 1899-1902
*WO 131 - Chelsea: documents of soldiers awarded deferred pensions 1838-1896
*WO 339 - Officers' services, First World War, regular army and emergency reserve officers . '''Transcripts only''', not actual files.
*WO 363 - First World War service records 'burnt documents'
*WO 364 - First World War pension claims
*WO 374 - Officers' services, First World War, personal files, Territorial and temporary officers. '''Index records only''', not actual files.
*WO 400 - The Household Cavalry 1801-1919
====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 (introduced 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.
***"Royal Naval Division Records 1914-1919" and "Royal Naval Division Service Records 1914-1920". The Royal Naval Division transferred from the authority of the Admiralty to the War Office on 29 April 1916.
***Databases based on the publications ''The Bond of Sacrifice; a Biographical Record of all British officers who fell in the Great War'' (2 Volumes), ''Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19'' (80 Volumes, HMSO) and "Officers Died in the Great War 1914-19" (the latter two, one database), and ''The Roll of Honour. A biographical record of all members of His Majesty's naval and military forces who have fallen in the war'' by the Marquis De Ruvigny (5 Volumes). Databases 2 and 3 are also available on Ancestry.
***Database based on the publication ''Ireland's Memorial Records, 1914-1918: being the names of Irishmen who fell in the Great European War'' ( 8 Volumes). The findmypast database is "Ireland's Memorial Record: World War 1: 1914-1918 ", and there is a similar database on Ancestry "Ireland, Casualties of World War I, 1914-1922 ".***"British Jewry Book Of Honour, 1914-1920", a database from the book ''British Jewry Book Of Honour'' published in 1922. There is similar database on Ancestry (released 2016/10), consisting of index records only.
***"British Army, Deserters and Absentees In Police Gazette 1914-1919". Selected dates only, not a complete range.<ref>Stewart, Graham. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=230741&p=2296337 New on Findmypast - Deserters and Absentees, Police Gazette, 1914-1919] ''Great War Forum'' 15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015</ref>
**Includes a database "British Army Schoolchildren and Schoolmasters 1803-1932" (located in Education & work/Schools & education)
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/CardCatalog.aspx Ancestry Card Catalogue of all Record Databases] (located as an option under the Search tab). Select the Military filter on the left hand side of the page. Some datasets may unexpectedly provide information relating to India. A researcher, who found some relevant records, found the title of "Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900", to be misleading, as they are actually records of enlistment and any subsequent notable events, based on WO 25 records for a selection of regiments. <ref> Email to User:Maureene 15-16 April 2016.</ref> . The databases Include "UK, British Army Lists, 1882-1962" (released 2016/10) consisting of a broken range of unspecified ''Lists'', but these are index records only. Also see comments under findmypast.
:Also includes a database for Birmingham, and some of north Warwickshire, Absent Voters Lists (located in Census & Electoral Rolls/Midlands, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1955). There are many electoral registers (but not currently Absent Voters Lists}, details of which may be found by entering the keyword electoral in the Card Catalogue Search.
*Forces War Records, a pay website, includes the database "Military Hospitals Admissions and Discharge Registers WW1 Collection",<ref> [https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/military-hospital-records Search the Military Hospitals Admissions and Discharge Registers WW1 Collection] and [http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/blog/2014/11/12/mh106-the-challenges-of-making-these-wwi-medical-records-available-online? Article about the digitisation] forces-war-records.co.uk</ref> taken from TNA records [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10949 MH 106: War Office: First World War Representative Medical Records of Servicemen]. It is possible that the FWR database is only a selection of records from MH 106, which in turn is only a sample.<ref>TEW [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=234729&p=2345354 Military Hospitals Admission and Discharge Register: Forces War Record] ''Great War Forum'' 25 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.</ref>
Hints, mainly from WW2Talk Forum.
*"You want to get next of kin FULL records (make a note on the application for '''FULL''' records)"<ref> jacksun (Wayne ) [http://ww2talk.com/forumsindex.php?threads/topic/47075-grandfather-ww2-rasc-burma-help-and-suggestions.47075/?p=#post-555463 Grandfather WW2 RASC Burma - Help and suggestions!] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 18 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014 7 October 2016.</ref>*"They will accept anything that is proof of death, even a undertakers receipt or a photograph of a post war civilian headstone”. <ref>Drew5233 [http://ww2talk.com/forumsindex.php?threads/topic/49481-clarification-of-provision-of-death-certificate-service-records.49481/?p=#post-582017 Clarification of provision of death certificate (Service records)] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 07 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 20147 October 2016.</ref> However, you do not have to supply a death certificate when the date of birth of the individual was more than 116 years ago.<ref>"Veterans:UK" fact sheet [http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140805133045/http://www.veterans-uk.info/pdfs/service_records/army_pack.pdf Army Personnel Records And Family Interest Enquiries] UK Government Web Archive. </ref>*The next of kin hierarchy is explained on a WW2Talk Forum topic which also advises that “There is currently about a 12 month wait to receive the records once you apply”<ref> jacksun (Wayne ) [http://ww2talk.com/forumsindex.php?threads/topic/41567-ww2-soldier-research-tips-and-links-for-new-researchers .41567/ WW2 Soldier Research - Tips and Links for New Researchers], ''WW2Talk Forum'' 28 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 20147 October 2016.</ref>
====Died in military service from 1948====
===Harrington Prayer Rooms===
Harrington Prayer Rooms were set up in all the major cantonments for use as a 'Soldiers' Scripture Reading and Prayer Room'. <ref>JaneyH [http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/forum/topic10112.html “Mystery army photo - 1890s? India?”] Who Do You Think You Are? Forum 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014</ref>
===Moustaches===An Army Order was issued 6 October 1916 which meant that moustaches were no longer compulsory in the Army.<ref> Broomfield, Steven. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/243722-bye-bye-tache/ Bye, bye 'tache] ''Great War Forum'' 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.</ref>
==See also==
*[[:Category:Military Terms]]
