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Landed Gentry genealogical sources
:If you have a specific London Gazette reference, you may be able to locate it through the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:London_Gazette_Index Wikipedia:London Gazette Index]
===Landed Gentry genealogical /high social status=======Genealogical sources====
Officers were often of high social status/the Landed Gentry class and genealogical resources relating to this social class may provide Army details.
*[http://www.burkespeerage.com/home.php Burke’s Peerage 1826–2016] A pay website which states “the definitive guide to the genealogy and heraldry of the Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Landed Gentry of the United Kingdom, the historical families of Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations….”
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm The Peerage]. A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain. A free website. Includes
**"Custom Indices" with links to "Index for Battles", including First World War, and Second World War.
=====Historical books online=====*See [[Peerage and landed gentry genealogical books online]]====School records====Many schools which catered for this section of society are still in existence, and may be able to supply records, sometimes including photographs.====Sandhurst====Many officers attended the Royal Military College Sandhurst, England. See [[British Army#Other 3|External links, Other]] below.
===Military records at the National Archives===
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