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''Army List''s are useful if you are researching an officer. There were Monthly, Quarterly and Annual editions published. Some of these were commercial publications, while some were official War Office publications, The official publications included ''Quarterly Army List''s from 1880 and ''Monthly Army List''s from August 1881. At least during the [[First World War]], only the Monthly Lists cover the officers in “battalion order”<ref> rflory [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/228278-army-list-copies-at-kew/?do=findComment&comment=2267381 Army List - copies at Kew?] ''Great War Forum'' 28 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2018.</ref>, but this listing probably appeared in earlier publications also. ''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. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/236726-army-list-lookup/?do=findComment&comment=2369451 Army List lookup], posts 4 and 10. ''Great War Forum'' 26 February 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.</ref> The ''Monthly Army List''s are available on the open shelves at the National Archives and major libraries, (but date ranges may be unclear). Based on library catalogues, Bodleian Libraries University of Oxford, and the National Library of Scotland may have the best collections of ''Monthly Army List''s.
For British Library holdings, including regimental and regional lists, from 1642, see the BL guide [https://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/subjects%20images/government%20publications/pdfs/service-list-army-navy.pdf?la=en "Service Lists for the Army, Navy and Air Force"]. (This is a download to your computer which you may need to locate in your downloads folder.)[https://archive.org/details/servicelistsarmynavyairfguide Archive.org version].
'''For volumes available online''', see the Fibiwiki page '''[[Army List for British Army online‎‎ ]]'''.
===The [London] Gazette===
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk The [London<nowiki>]</nowiki> Gazette] Official Public Record for the U.K. Free Search for officers' commissions and promotions, and gallantry awards for both officers and other soldiers. Note that the ''Gazette'' entry could sometimes be much later than the actual event.
:Search tips: include full stops after initials, and if the name includes an apostrophe, follow this by a space.<ref> Guest (previously QGE and Martin G) et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/236539-london-gazette-black-belts/ London Gazette Black Belts] ''Great War Forum'' 19 February 2016 et al. Retrieved 22 May 2018.</ref> More tips.<ref> Matlock1418 [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/306833-mention-in-dispatches-london-gazette-search-request/?do=findComment&comment=3238820 Mention in dispatches - London Gazette search request] ''Great War Forum'' 2 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.</ref>
:Some data from the ''London Gazette'' is available online elsewhere, where the Search facilities may be easier to use (Free Search, pay to view) :
: Ancestry includes the database "The London Gazette (London, England), 1825-1962" (located under Newspapers & Periodicals), but notes there are random gaps in this collection.
: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.<br>The first few pages of a 1919 book include a [https://archive.org/details/recordofwarservi00grea/page/n11/mode/1up list of some of the well known schools then in existence] (The rest of the book relates to War Service) Archive.org. Note there will be other schools not on this list. ====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===
A researcher advised that Army service record images on findmypast are usually much better quality and Ancestry's service records may be poorly indexed, however Ancestry has the advantage that you can scroll to the records immediately before and after, which could be relevant.<ref>Wade, Andy. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/254435-best-research-website/?do=findComment&comment=2573961 Best Research Website] ''Great War Forum'' 17 October 2017. Scroll down for comparative images. Retrieved 23 November 2018.</ref>Another advised that findmypast has a far better search facility.<ref>ss002d6252 [Craig] [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/262616-9th-lancers/?do=findComment&comment=2663213 9th Lancers] ''Great War Forum'' 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.</ref> (Comparison of online providers for WW1 records.<ref>[https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/online-information-service-providers-which-is-best/ "Online information service providers for researching British soldiers – which is best?]" by Chris Baker 6th December 2019 longlongtrail.co.uk.</ref>)
 
Ancestry now owns the pay military websites Fold3 and Forces War Records, which are included with the highest Ancestry subscription.
For both findmypast and Ancestry, it is possible to undertake a broad Search by selecting the Military category from the Search tab at the top of the webpages. This will search in all Military databases. However, should you wish to perform a more targeted Search, various databases are described below.
An associated database is '''British Army Service Records Image Browse''',<ref>[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-army-service-records-image-browse British Army Service Records Image Browse] Findmypast</ref> located in Armed forces & conflict/Service Records which contains the above records, excluding the First World War records and the 'Scots Guards Service Records'.
Additional separate databasesinclude:
*'''British Army, Coldstream Guards 1800-1947''', <ref>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-army-coldstream-guards-1800-1947 British Army, Coldstream Guards 1800-1947] Findmypast.</ref> located in Armed Forces & Conflict/Regimental & Service Records. Originally introduced as part of the database British Army Service Records above, but c 27 Nov. 2020 became a separate database. Comprises "many different regimental history records including Discharge Books, Courts Martial Book, Decorations and Rewards and Officers' Statements of Services". Also includes post WW1 enlistment registers.<ref>
Coldstreamer. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/281263-coldstream-gds-records-now-on-line-fmp/?do=findComment&comment=2884362 Coldstream Gds records now on line FMP] ''Great War Forum'' 6 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020</ref>. More records were added c 27 Jan. 2023 "covering honours, casualties, attestations and more".
:'''British Army, Coldstream Guards 1800-1947 Image Browse'''<ref>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-army-coldstream-guards-1800-1947-image-browse British Army, Coldstream Guards 1800-1947 Image Browse] Findmypast.</ref> located in Armed Forces & Conflict/Regimental & Service Records, introduced 23 April 2021.
*'''British Army Officers' Widows' Pension Forms 1755-1908''',<ref>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-army-officers-widows-pension-forms-1755-1908 British Army Officers' Widows' Pension Forms 1755-1908] Findmypast.</ref> located in Armed Forces & Conflict/Regimental & Service Records. These records are from the National Archives series [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14251 WO 42: War Office: Officers’ Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers], containing applications for a pension or a child’s compassionate allowance where an officer died on service or on half pay. Note, this record series may be downloaded free through TNA website.
*'''British Army, Royal Engineers 1900-1949'''<ref>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/british-army-royal-engineers-1900-1949 British Army, Royal Engineers 1900-1949] Findmypast.</ref> located in Armed Forces & Conflict/Regimental & Service Records. These records are Tracer cards which plot a soldier’s movements within and between regiments and most are for the years 1939-1945.
*'''British Army, Royal Engineers Other Ranks: Casualty Cards'''<ref>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/british-army-royal-engineers-other-ranks-casualty-cards British Army, Royal Engineers Other Ranks: Casualty Cards] Findmypast.</ref> located in Armed Forces & Conflict/Regimental & Service Records. These cards cover casualties during and after World War 2. An example card shows hospital admissions. Elsewhere Casualty records may list those missing, wounded, taken prisoner, killed in action or who died, but it is not clear whether these events are included on these cards.
*'''British Army, Honourable Artillery Company'''<ref>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/british-army-honourable-artillery-company British Army, Honourable Artillery Company] Findmypast.</ref> located in Armed Forces & Conflict/Regimental & Service Records.
: Also "British Army, Honourable Artillery Company, Cardew-Rendle Roll Of Members 1537-1908" <ref>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/british-army-honourable-artillery-company-cardew-rendle-roll-of-members-1537-1908 British Army, Honourable Artillery Company, Cardew-Rendle Roll Of Members 1537-1908] Findmypast.</ref> and "British Army, Honourable Artillery Company Journal 1923-2021".
Searching the records is free, but charges apply to view the records, although they can be viewed for free at TNA (and other institutions with a FMP subscription).
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1219/ '''British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920'''] are WO 363 records.
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1114/ '''British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920'''] are WO 364 records.
*[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62604/ "UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Returns of Payment of Army and Other Pensions, 1842-1883"] from the National Archives series WO 22 (described further below), added 10 July 2023. Also available on Findmypast.
*[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/3253/ "Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900"]. '''Selected regiments only''', from the National Archives series WO 25 War Office Registers. See [[British Army#Miscellaneous online sources| Miscellaneous online sources]] below, for more about these records. WO 25 records are also available as a free download from The National Archives website, refer below.
*[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61804/ UK, Household Cavalry Records of Service, 1799-1920] WO 400 records. Released 19 March 2020. Surviving records of service for non-commissioned officers and other ranks who served in the Life Guards, the Royal Horse Guards and the Household Battalion, and whose Army service concluded in these regiments. WO 400 images are also available on findmypast, refer above.
'''Fold3'''
<br>[https://www.fold3.com/browse/1/ Fold3: All Databases] and [https://www.fold3.com/browse/310/ International], which appears to include the British records.
<br> One of the databases is titled "UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admission And Discharge Records" with constituent records [1] Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Disability and Royal Artillery Out-Pensions. This record set only contains one piece. [2] "WO 116: Disability and Out-Pensions, Admissions", whose index records are available on Ancestry, refer above. Records to piece 165 (TNA last record WO 116/252); [3] 'WO 117: Length of Service Pensions, Admission Books. Records to piece 77 ; [4] WO 121: Discharge Documents of Pensioners. Records to piece 257; [5] WO 122: Discharge Documents, Foreigners' Regiments" Records to piece 14. The latter record series do not appear to be indexed on Ancestry. Note, not all pieces may be included.
<br>The fold3 database "Ireland, Royal Hospital Kilmainham Pensioner Discharge Documents" in addition to the WO 119 records indexed by Ancestry, also includes the database "Royal Hospital, Kilmainham: Pension Admissions", thought to be from WO 118.
<br>Note: WO 117 records are available as a free download from the National Archives website, refer below, and at least some WO 119, WO 121 and WO122 records are available on findmypast, refer above.
Fold3 contains a category [https://www.fold3.com/browsepublication/933/251military-books/hTGb85NZ8 browse Military Books] (In the Search use the search term "Military Books" (previously located in International, but not at 1 Oct. 2020)) which contains many online Naval & Military Press reprint books relating to both the British Army and the Indian Army. There are also additional titles in the War categories catalogued under the actual title, and International contains a category Australia Military Book Collection, which covers varying periods periods, which appear to be original scans from "Gould Genealogy and History"/[https://www.gould.com.au/australian-and-states-military-collection/au0-u24/ "Australian and States Military Collection"]).
Fold3, an American company, generally provides free access for a limited number of days during the year, as an example 2019-2021 for a few days before and including "Memorial Day", a federal holiday in USA, the last Monday of May. (2021 free access for WW1 and WW2 records, and "Military Books" appears to have extended from c am Friday ET (Eastern Time) (being UTC−05:00; UTC = Greenwich Mean Time) to 11.59 pm ET Monday). 2020 free access for British records, including online books due to VE Day 8 May, with probable free dates 4-10 May (Monday-Sunday). However c October 2020 due to website changes, it is not clear whether Military Books are still considered British records.
 
'''Update'''. Following the 2021 purchase by Ancestry of the pay website Forces War Records, it appears that many/all? of the non-american records from Fold3 also now are available on Forces War Records, probably released late March 2023. From the [https://uk.forceswarrecords.com Home page], scroll to the bottom of the page and select Browse Records. Then scroll down the list of datasets to the required record set, including "Military Books", as available on Fold3, but possibly a smaller database. Forces War Records also includes a free dataset "Historical Documents Library", which however requires registration to view the books etc in it.
=====Chelsea Pensioners=====
'''WO 120''' and '''WO 121''' records may be helpful.<ref> Murphy, Sylvia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20201031005657/https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=india&thread=1315759 ThomaSs Pittmans pension record] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 22 April 2011, archived.</ref> Catalogue references are:
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C14328?v=r '''WO 120'''] "From about 1812 dates of death have been noted and in the last series these dates extend to 1877" The WO 120 records do not appear to be available online but are available on [[LDS|FamilySearch]] digitised microfilm, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/315468 catalogue entry]. See [[FamilySearch Centres]] for details.
**The book ''British Army Pensioners Abroad, 1772-1899'' by Norman K. Crowder includes all British Army pensioners who retired to any place outside of Great Britain for which records are available (1772-1899). There are 8,934 entries, transcribed from [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C1923393?v=r WO 120/35] and [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C1923427?v=r WO 120/69-70]. Each entry has one line, in the form "51st Regiment of Foot; Josh ABBOTT; pension awarded 27 Sept 1842; residence - Hobart Town, Australia; died 22 Apr 1871. Source WO120 Volume 69 page 206". <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140327042222/http://grthom.info/cpindex.html Chelsea Pensioners - Out Pensions] by Grahame Thom, archived.</ref> Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01008881220, including open access shelves. A "transcription of those entries with relevance or reference to India" of 1135 records may be found on the [https://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_dataset&id=98&s_id=211&sort=1290 FIBIS database].
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C14329?v=r '''WO 121'''] records. These records are available online on findmypast , refer above. The records include "Register of men discharged without pension", 1884 to 1887. Although the catalogue does not mention this, there are many records of men leaving the army in India under the heading "Nominal list of men discharged by the Commander-in-Chief in India." As the register provides name, regimental number, rank, corps, date and cause of discharge, attestation date (and a few other administration details) it is an invaluable resource for those not able to find these details elsewhere.
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C14567?v=r '''WO 363'''] records also known as the ‘Burnt Documents.’ These are the records which survived a fire, about one third of the total documents.
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C14568?v=r '''WO 364'''] records
*'''PIN 82''', The National Archives record series from the Ministry of Pensions available on Findmypast in the database "British Armed Forces, First World War Widows' Pension Forms", located in Military, Armed Forces & Conflict/First World War. These are only a sample of the original forms, less than 2% of the original records. The rest of the collection was destroyed. Includes pension records for soldiers who died up to 1925.
====Muster rolls====
'''Please note that muster roll records may be missing for some Regiments and periods''', in India and generally. For example, there are virtually no muster roll records for the Royal Artillery in India.
=====Online records=====
*Ancestry (pay site with a free search) has includes the collections
**[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=60546 UK, British Army Muster Books and Pay Lists, 1812-1817]. In addition there are some rolls outside this date range, from 1779 and also up to 1821. Comprises selected WO 12 muster books and pay lists of the Cavalry, Foot Guards and regular infantry regiments of the line. Also included are special regiments or corps, colonial troops, various foreign legions and troops, garrison battalions, veteran battalions and depots.
**[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/4865/ Surrey, England, Regimental Rolls and Recruitment Registers, 1914-1947] from records at the Surrey History Centre, consisting of records from the [[2nd Regiment of Foot|Queen's Royal West Surrey]] and [[East Surrey Regiment]]s, together with some from 21st-24th Battalions, the London Regiment. Details of some records found, and the London Regiment.<ref name=KHB>Keith_history_buff. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/214248-attestation-books-where-they-were-sent-by-the-modnat-archives/?do=findComment&comment=2966792 Attestation books - where they were sent by the MOD/Nat Archives] ''Great War Forum'' 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.</ref> <ref name=LON>[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/london-regiment/ London Regiment] longlongtrail.co.uk</ref>
**Also see Ancestry owned fold3/Forces War Records details in the following item.*Findmypast has includes the records, (located in Armed forces & conflict/Regimental & service records) '''British Army, Worldwide Index 1861''' extracted from the National Archives April-June quarter Paylists held in WO 10 (Royal Artillery), WO 11 (Royal Engineers) and WO 12 (Cavalry, Guards, Infantry and other units) series War Office records, including men serving overseas. Note, one record seen is based on an 1862, not 1861, muster record.<ref> Findmypast entry for Christopher Dowdall, 2249, 106th Foot (Bombay Light Infantry)</ref> Searching the records is free, but charges apply to view the records, although they can be viewed for free at TNA (and other institutions with a FMP subscription). Also on Findmypast is the database '''British Army, Worldwide Index 1871''', with census day 2 April 1871 and generally covering much of the June Quarter 1871, extracted from War Office army pay lists. Further databases in this series are: '''British Army, Worldwide Index 1841''', created from muster rolls and pay lists between April and June 1841 (released (2016/1) and '''British Army, Worldwide Index 1851'''(released 2016/9), which contains records from regiments listed in this [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/british-army-worldwide-index-1851-regimental-list regimental list]. :Worldwide Indexes 1841-1871 are also available on the Ancestry owned pay websites fol3/Forces War Records.:As advised in the section above, there will be are virtually no muster roll records for Royal Artillery soldiers in India.
====Medal Rolls====
=====National Archives Guides=====
*The National Archives have the following research guides:
**[httphttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-officers-1913/ Looking How to look for records of a British Army officer officers up to 1913]
***Regarding records mentioned in this link, note that WO 76 records are now available on findmypast, refer above, and are also available to download free as pdf files from the National Archives' Discovery catalogue. See "Free online records: digital microfilm" (link follows later in this section). For Army Lists, see [[Military periodicals online#New Annual Army List|Military periodicals online-New Annual Army List]]
***[httphttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-officers-up-toafter-1913-further-research/ How to look for records of British Army officers up to 1913: further researchof the First World War] **[httphttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-officers-in-service-after-19131918/ Looking How to look for records of a British Army officer officers in service after 19131918] **[httphttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-soldiers-up-to-1913/ Looking How to look for records of a British Army soldier soldiers up to 1913]
***[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-muster-rolls-pay-lists-1730-1898/ British Army: Muster Rolls and Pay Lists, c1730-1898]
****[https://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/webinar-army-musters-just-accounts/ Webinar: "Army musters – more than just accounts"] by William Spencer 13 February 2014.
**[httphttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-soldiers-of-the-first-world-war/ How to look for records of British Army soldiers of the First World War]**[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-soldiers-in-service-after-19131918/ Looking How to look for records of a British Army soldier soldiers in service after 19131918]
**Additional guides may be located in [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/?research-category=military-and-maritime Military and maritime], including
***[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/courts-martial-desertion-british-army-17th-20th-centuries/ Courts martial and desertion in the British Army 17th-20th centuries] (More on desertion<ref>Campbell, Jeffrey. [https://www.ancestry.com/boards/topics.Military.uk.britarmy/1379.1.1/mb.ashx Deserters from the British Army in the 1800s] ''Ancestry British Army Message Board'' Scroll down to 21 October 2016. Mention of the book ''Deserted (Volume 1)'' by Jeffrey Campbell, available on Amazon. Further title on cover ''Military Deserters in Eighteenth Century Great Britain 1726-1759''. Retrieved 2 June 2019.</ref>).
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130320010401/http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/offpubs/ukofficalpub/servlists/armylist.pdf British Library Guide to Service Lists for the [British<nowiki>]</nowiki> Army, Navy and Air Force], now an archived webpage.
===== Online books=====
*[https://archive.org/details/tracingyourfamil0000unse/mode/2up ''Tracing your family history: Army''] published by Imperial War Museum London, catalogued 2006. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Keep in mind that developments in online records will not be covered.*[https://archive.org/details/myancestorwasinb0000watt/mode/2up ''My ancestor was in the British Army : how can I find out more about him?''] by Michael J Watts and Christopher T Watts, 2014 reprint of 2009 edition, first published 1992. ([https://archive.org/details/myancestorwasinb0000watt_v6k3/mode/2up 1995 edition]). Published by Society of Genealogists London. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Keep in mind that developments in online records since the last date of publication 2014 will not be covered.======World War I======*[https://archive.org/details/locationofbritis0000hold/mode/2up ''The location of British Army records, 1914-1918 4th edition 1999''] by Norman Holding, revised and updated by Ian Swinnerton. Published by Federation of Family History Societies, UK. ([https://archive.org/details/locationofbritis0002hold/mode/2up 2nd edition 1987]) Both Archive.org Books to Borrow. Keep in mind that developments in online records will not be covered.:[https://archive.org/details/worldwariarmyanc0000hold_n6d1 ''World War I Army Ancestry 4th edition 2003''] by Norman Holding, revised and updated by Iain Swinnerton. Published by Federation of Family History Societies, UK. ([https://archive.org/details/worldwariarmyanc0000hold 3rd edition 1997]) Both Archive.org Books to Borrow. Keep in mind that developments in online records will not be covered.
===India Office military records at the British Library===
For those with access to Ancestry, for a helpful '''finding aid''' to locate regimental information, consisting of all overseas including India, and in addition England, Wales and Ireland, but not Scotland, see [[Stations of British Army troops in India#1911 England and Wales Census|Stations of British Army troops in India - 1911 England and Wales Census]]. Also includes Royal Navy, overseas and England, Wales and Ireland, but not Scotland.
 
The Ancestry owned pay websites fold3/Forces War Records include a specific database "UK, Worldwide Army Census, 1911" introduced 7 June 2023, being transcriptions from the Census data.
======1911 Scotland Census======
*In Scotland, the Census was also taken on the night of Sunday 2 April 1911 and records are available online on the pay website [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=554&2064 ScotlandsPeople]. There is a separate registration district called Shipping - Royal Navy.<ref>Tawhiri [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/202581-1911-census-records-royal-navy-in-england/?do=findComment&comment=3107508 1911 Census Records Royal Navy in ENGLAND] ''Great War Forum'' 1 April 2022.</ref> Records for previous censuses in Scotland are available on [[findmypast]], Ancestry, etc.
======1911 and 1901 Ireland Census======
*[http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie Census of Ireland 1901/1911] The National Archives of Ireland. Free online records. The 1901 census was taken on 31st March 1901 and the 1911 census was taken on 2 April 1911. (Transcriptions of these records are also available on the pay website [[Findmypast]]).*The Ancestry owned pay websites fold3/Forces War Records include a database "UK, Ireland Army Census, 1911" introduced 22 May 2023, being transcriptions of the British Army in the 1911 Irish census.
=====1921 England and Wales Census=====
The 1921 England and Wales Census, taken on Sunday 19 June 1921, (initially scheduled for April 1921, but delayed) is available on [[Findmypast]] pay website and is included in the Premium 12 months subscription, or is available on a pay per view record basis, released 6 January 2022. At release date 6 January 2022, and for an extended period up to three years, Findmypast has exclusive rights. The overseas coverage is similar to the 1911 census, and also includes RAF bases overseas, including British military personnel in Ireland, plus the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.<ref>Search [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/1921-census-of-england-and-wales 1921 Census Of England & Wales] Findmypast. Note the information section "Search tips for the 1921 Census"/"Armed forces". <br>[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/world-records/1921-census---british-armed-forces-overseas 1921 Census - British armed forces overseas] Articles/World Records. Findmypast.</ref>
======1921 Scotland Census======
The census in Scotland is expected to be available , recorded on the night of 19 June 1921, was released on ScotlandsPeople (pay website) in the second half of 30 November 2022. Includes military personnel.<br>[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/record-guides/census-returns Census returns] Guide. scotlandspeople.gov.uk. Search indexes free of charge and use pay-per-view to view. 
======1921 Ireland======
There was no census in Ireland in 1921. Censuses in Ireland and Northern Ireland were conducted in 1926. However, members of the British military (British Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy), together with H.M. Coastguard Service, across Ireland appear in the 1921 England and Wales Census, part of the category British armed forces overseas.
 
=====1939 England and Wales Register=====
The survey taken on 29th September 1939 was for civilians only, and does '''not''' include
Bibliographies
*[https://archive.org/details/bibliographyofre0000whit/page/n3/mode/2up ''A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army''] compiled by Arthur S. White 1988 edition. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. First published 1965 by Society for Army Historical Research in conjunction with the Army Museums Ogilby Trust, reprinted 1988 and 1992. The 1992 editions is available at the British UIN: BLL01012358760 . The 1965 edition is Searchable but not viewable on the HathiTrust Digital Library. Also currently available in a reprint 1992 edition, which in turn is available online on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3.com, see [[British Army#Historical books online 2|Historical books online]] below. Some sample pages from Google Books for the 1992 reprint edition are also available [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=wmm-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PP1 online].
*''Regiments : Regiments and Corps of the British Empire and Commonwealth, 1758-1993 : a critical bibliography of their published histories'' by Roger Perkins. 1994. Available at the BL UIN: BLL01009529783. Also Searchable, but not viewable on [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=xn4sAAAAYAAJ Google Books] and with the same restrictions on HathiTrust Digital Library. Originally published 1989 as ''Regiments of the Empire: A Bibliography of their published histories''.
:These two publications are available on one CD-ROM which is searchable.<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/armies-of-the-crownthe-bibliographies-of-their-regimental-histories-great-britian-the-empire-and-the-commonwealth/ Armies of the Crown. The Bibliographies of Their regimental Histories Great Britian, The Empire and the Commonwealth] Naval & Military Press. Check computer compatibility.</ref>
*[https://archive.org/details/bibliographyofbr0000robb/page/370/mode/2up "Regiments"] page 371 ''A Bibliography of British History 1914-1989'' by Keith Robbins 1996 Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
***"British Army, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps 1917-1920". These records are only a small percentage of the originals due to later war damage in September 1940. From a FMP article, the records are from The National Archives' WO 162 and WO 368 series, including WO 162/54, WO 162/58, WO 162/62, WO 162/65. (Introduced c 2020/03/06).
**Includes the category Military, armed forces & conflict/First World War which includes the databases
***"Britain, First World War Campaign Medals" Transcriptions only, no images. Images are available on Ancestry, see [[Medal Rolls]]. The National Archives, Kew record series WO 329.
***"Silver War Badge Roll 1914-1920" Transcriptions only, no images. Images are available on Ancestry, see [[Medal Rolls]].
***"British Armed Forces, First World War Soldiers' Medical Records", and a related Browse database. Images. This collection comprises The National Archives’ series, MH 106, War Office: First World War Representative Medical Records of Servicemen. Due to data protection, Findmypast has only published records where the admission year is dated back 100 years. For this reason, more records will be released in the coming years. Transcriptions of this record series are available on Forces War Records, see details below. Currently (2018/12/23) Findmypast appears to have more records. [https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/a-soldiers-life-1914-1918/the-evacuation-chain-for-wounded-and-sick-soldiers/classification-of-wounds-using-by-the-british-army-in-the-first-world-war/ List of Classification of wounds] used in MH 106 records. longlongtrail.co.uk. Some RAMC medical abbreviations.<ref>TEW. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/281721-hospital-for-h-g-w/?do=findComment&comment=2890952 Hospital for h g w?] ''Great War Forum'' 21 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.</ref>
***"British Armed Forces, First World War Disability & Retirement Payments For Officers & Nurses". The National Archives record series Ministry of Pensions PMG 42- 47 (six series). (Introduced c 2020/03/06).
***"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, see titles of the Volumes<ref>[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/292837 FamilySearch Library catalogue entry for ''Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919'']</ref>) and ''Officers Died in the Great War 1914-19'' (the latter two, one database); ''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. Some of these publications are available as (free) online books, see [[First World War#Those who died|First World War-Historical books online-Those who died]].
***Database based on the publication ''The National Roll of the Great War, 1914-1918'', (14 Volumes), published c 1920. The vast majority of entries refer to combatants who survived the Great War, but also covers support staff and people such as nurses, war workers and other civilians. Entries were compiled by subscription, submitted by individuals or families. This database is available on Ancestry as "England, The National Roll of the Great War, 1914-1918" which however contains only 11 of the 14 volumes.
***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".
**:Database "Irish Officers Died In The Great War, 1914-1919" based on the book ''Our Heroes'' which covered the period August 1914 to July 1916. (Introduced 2018/08/10). This database is also available for free from [http://ourheroes.southdublinlibraries.ie/ourheroes Our Heros southdublinlibraries.ie].
***"British Rolls Of Honour and Nominal Rolls, First World War". From miscellaneous published books, including what was previously a separate database based on the book ''Activities of the British Community in Argentina During the Great War 1914-1919'', published in 1920, also available [https://archive.org/details/brit-argentina-grt-war Archive.org] (free) and for photos [https://www.ukphotoarchive.org.uk/activities-of-the-british-community-in-argentina-during-the-great-war-1914-1919 ukphotoarchive.org.uk].
***"British Jewry Book Of Honour, 1914-1920", a database from the book ''British Jewry Book Of Honour'' published in 1922, with individual images, (but seemingly not the entire book) available. There is similar database on Ancestry (released 2016/10), consisting of index records only, with the book available on the associated pay site [https://www.fold3.com/browse/250/hI6O-ZPHfcypwQeY4 Fold3], located in World War I. Also available to search or read online for free at [https://www.jewsfww.uk/the-british-jewry-book-of-honour-126.php jewsfww.uk].
***"British In Argentina 1914-1919". Both transcripts and images of the original publication, ''Activities of the British Community in Argentina During the Great War 1914-1919'', published in 1920, also available for those in areas such as North America on [https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Activities_of_the_British_Community_in_A.html?id=lDsFAAAAIAAJ Google Books], and for photos [https://www.ukphotoarchive.org.uk/activities-of-the-british-community-in-argentina-during-the-great-war-1914-1919 ukphotoarchive.org.uk].
***"British Army, Deserters and Absentees In Police Gazette 1914-1919". Selected dates only, not a complete range.<ref>Stewart, Graham. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/230741-new-on-findmypast-deserters-and-absentees-police-gazette-1914-1919/?do=findComment&comment=2296337 New on Findmypast - Deserters and Absentees, Police Gazette, 1914-1919] ''Great War Forum'' 15 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2018.</ref>, Note that Findmypast/category Newspapers, and British Newspaper Archive include a database "Police Gazette" with available years (at 10 January 2021) 1773-1776, 1829, 1858, 1880, 1898, 1916-1918 with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/police-gazette BNA page]. Appears to be selected dates only, not a complete range.
**Includes the category Military, armed forces & conflict/Second World War which includes the database
:Another database is "UK, Naval and Military Courts Martial Registers, 1806-1930", index records only with images on Fold3 under the title UK, Courts Martial Registers.
*'''Forces War Records''', a pay website, (owned by Ancestry since c May 2021) 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>consisting of transcriptions 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 [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/234729-military-hospitals-admission-and-discharge-register-forces-war-record/?do=findComment&comment=2345354 Military Hospitals Admission and Discharge Register: Forces War Record] ''Great War Forum'' 25 December 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2018.</ref>. Images from this record series are available on Findmypast, refer above, which also appears to have more records (as at 2018/12/23).
*[http://www.chaplains-museum.co.uk Previously The Museum of Army Chaplaincy] contains contained an online Search facility for Chaplain Interview Record cards for Anglican (Church of England) clergy who applied to become Temporary Chaplains to the Forces (T.C.F.) between late October 1914 and November 1918. Now known as the [https://royalarmychaplainsmuseum.business.site/#details Royal Army Chaplains’ Museum], with a new website, this feature is not currently available (at 12 November 2023) but perhaps may return.
===Army personnel serving after January 1921===
:'''Update''': 2018, May. Foot Guards Regiments service records are a separate category and all, (including pre 1921 records), were moved from regimental archives to the Ministry of Defence, August 2017-May 2018, except for Scots Guards service records, which remain in the regimental archives. (Pre 1921 Scots Guards service records are thought to eventually be going to National Records of Scotland, in Edinburgh).
: '''Update''': In February 2021, the MOD began transferring 9.7 million military records for individuals with a discharge date before 31 December 1963 to The National Archives, so the records may be accessible there in the future.<ref>[https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/military/second-world-war-army-records/ "Second World War Army records: Where to find them"] by Phil Tomaselli
May 6, 2021 ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' Magazine /Discover your past/ Military whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com .</ref> However currently (2021/07/25) there is no mention of this on the gov.uk website mentioned a few paragraphs below.: '''Update''' 17 August 2021, . The National Archives News release. The records included in this collection cover personnel in all three services, Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, where the individual has '''a date of birth prior to or up to 1939''', and closure will apply until 115 years past the date of birth of the individual. The records will be transferred to Kew in batches over the next 6 years.<ref>[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/mod-records-project/ MOD Records Project] nationalarchives.gov.uk .<br>Norfolk Nan et al. [https://www.whowhenwheregenealogy.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=498 Military Service Records - Any Progress?] ''Who When Where Board'' from 8 October 2021."RAF records will be sent in first".</ref>
:'''Update''' 5 April 2022. The first MOD Service Records are now available, which are Second World War records in the National Archives series WO 420<ref>
[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/first-mod-service-personnel-records-now-available/ First MOD Service Personnel Records Now Available] 5 April 2022. nationalarchives.gov.uk<br> [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C17508500 WO 420 The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Other Ranks: Service Records 1942-1963]</ref>, aspects are set out in [https://cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/mod-service-records-collection-faqs.pdf The MOD Service Records Collection] (TNA). Also available WO 421<ref>[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C17682287 WO 421 Selected Smaller Corps Other Ranks: Service Records 1939-1963]</ref> from 22 June 2022, and WO 422 <ref>[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17866205 WO 422 War Office: Infantry Over Age Other Ranks: Service Records, Second World War] Possibly from MOD account code 11010.</ref> from October 2022.:'''Update''' 2 March 2023. The National Archives announced on Twitter that the contract to digitise the first tranche of (MOD) service personnel records had been awarded to Ancestry UK. [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/+/https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/our-role/plans-policies-performance-and-projects/our-plans/ministry-of-defence-service-records/ "Ministry of Defence service records project"] TNA, undated, accessed 24 March 2023, now archived 29 Jul 2023 at webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The first record series to be digitised are WO 419-422.
Note however that some records may not have survived, such as some records for those who were awarded a disability pension,<ref>
From the end of the Napoleonic Wars until 1847, men were enlisted for twenty-one years, practically for life. From 1847 enlistment was for ten years, later increased to twelve; with a pension after twenty one years for extended service. From 1870, as part of the Caldwell Reforms, “short service” was introduced, where men enlisted for a period of time in the Army, the balance of time in the reserves (total twelve years). The standard term varied over time, including six and six, seven and five, three and nine, nine and three years, <ref> grumpy. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160207052213/http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=6122 1870: Short Service] ''Victorian Wars Forum'' 17 October 2011, now archived.<br> Guest (previously QGE). [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/243429-cavalry-terms-of-engagement-1902-1914/?do=findComment&comment=2448106 Cavalry: Terms of Engagement 1902-1914] ''Great War Forum'' 27 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.<br>Muerrisch et al.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20210320235049/https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/240487-terms-of-service/?tab=comments Terms of Service] ''Great War Forum'' 27 June 2016 et al. now archived (as at 20 March 2021).</ref> but terms may have been modified for regiments going to India.<ref>[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TS19000303.2.59 The British Army. (By The Right Hon Sir Charles W. Dilke)] ''The Star'' , Issue 6734, 3 March 1900, Page 7 Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand.</ref>
 
Article [https://archive.org/details/1874-jusii-v03/page/n973/mode/2up "Short Service for the English soldier in India"] by Dr G I H Evatt Army Medical Department, page 79, Volume 5 1876 ''Journal of the United Service Institution of India'' Archive.org.
===Wives and families travelling to India===
===Other===
*'''Harrington Prayer Rooms''' were set up in all the major cantonments for use as a 'Soldiers' Scripture Reading and Prayer Room'. <ref>‪JaneyH [https://web.archive.org/web/20140113234509/http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/forum/topic10112.html “‪Mystery army photo - 1890s? India?”] Who Do You Think You Are? Forum 11 January 2014, archived.</ref>
*'''Moustaches and beards'''. An Army Order was issued 6 October 1916 which meant that moustaches were no longer compulsory in the Army.<ref> Broomfield, Steven. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/243722-bye-bye-tache/ Bye, bye 'tache] ''Great War Forum'' 7 October 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018. [http://www.majorpillinger.comco.uk/the-army-moustache-2 / The Army Moustache] majorpillinger.comco.uk</ref>
:Circa the WW1 period, beards were forbidden unless you were a Pioneer-Sergeant. Exceptions could be allowed for medical reasons, and the regulation did not apply to chaplains.<ref> Clifton, Ron. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/262007-beards-in-ww1/?do=findComment&comment=2654398 Beards in WW1.] ''Great War Forum'' 17 June 2018 and PhilB et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/51262-beards/ Beards] ''Great War Forum'' 22 April 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2018</ref>
:[http://www.uniformology.com/S-TITLES-00.html Scarlet into Khaki: Woven & Brass Shoulder Titles worn by British Infantry Regiments 1896-1907] (Incl helmet flash). uniformology.com. Multiple pages of high quality images.
*Uniforms. ''Great War Forum'' topic "British uniforms India 1914", 10 pages, with many photographs. (Details.<ref>Muerrisch et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/165361-british-uniforms-india-1914/ British uniforms India 1914] ''Great War Forum'' 24 June 2011 et al. Retrieved 31 October 2020. </ref>)
:Uniform items: [http://www.militarysunhelmets.com/2012/british-puggarees-2-3-4-and-6-folds "British Puggarees 2, 3, 4 and 6 Folds"] by Stuart Bates. May 22, 2012. [http://www.militarysunhelmets.com/2012/helmet-flashes-in-the-british-army "Helmet Flashes in the British Army"] by Benny Bough July 30, 2012. Includes details of two series of reference articles by John Mollo, and by Ron Kidd in ''The Formation Sign'', ''Journal of [http://www.militaryheraldrysociety.com/journal.html The Military Heraldry Society]''. (Availability.<ref>Most of these articles do not appear to be available in libraries. From its catalogue Imperial War Museums , London holds a good, but not complete collection of ''The Formation Sign'' Issues from Issue No 1-71, Jan. 1951-Autumn 1968, to a current date catalogue number LBY E. 5/115 , and the British Library holds issues from No 226, April 2007 UIN: BLL01014882149 . Possibly the Society can also supply past journals , or reprints of articles.</ref>) Alternative terminology is tactical recognition flash, pagri (puggaree) badge, Foreign Service Helmet (F S H) badge, or formation badge. [http://www.militarysunhelmets.com/2012/british-army-spine-pads "British Army Spine Pads"] by Stuart Bates , April 27, 2012 militarysunhelmets.com. [http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1965-07-45-4 Photograph: Wolseley helmet. Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)], 1916 (c). National Army Museum
:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttee Puttee] Wikipedia. [http://www.vemra.org/blog/2016/9/30/puttee Puttee tying tutorial] vemra.org. Includes [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=149&v=PwYzBL-zZmE Puttee [How to put on a puttee<nowiki>]</nowiki>] YouTube video. Includes a few turns in the herringbone style, to help keep a firm fit, using the principles of reverse spiral or looped bandaging.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/practicalmanualo00fitzuoft#page/42/mode/2up/search/puttees Page 42] ''A Practical Manual of Bandaging'' by Duncan C L Fitzwilliams Capt. RAMCT 1915 Archive.org.</ref> [http://smnmcshannon.hubpages.com/hub/World-One-War-Puttees-and-How-to-Wrap-Them "Puttees and How to Wrap Them"] May 31, 2011. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur3seXl8-14 How to wrap puttees, with crossing turns] by James Heath Jul 9, 2014 YouTube video. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rJhabYFtmI Mike's guide to WW1 British and Commonwealth puttees] by Mike Everest Sep 12, 2017 YouTube video. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/runninginsuffolk/22914434805/in/album-72157660779215281/ Photograph showing puttees with hose tops, 1935] flickr.com. When worn with shorts, puttees were worn over hose tops, often in regimental colours. (Hose tops were essentially knee socks without the feet in them, issued as a cost saving measure. Short socks were also worn, but hidden).
:[http://www.karkeeweb.com/index.html#home Karkee Web: British & Empire Accoutrements and Personal Equipment of the Twentieth Century]
*[http://www.warof1812.ca/family.htm "A Soldier's Family in the British Army
 during the War of 1812"] 
by Robert Henderson warof1812.ca
*Sample pages [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=iPo8AAAAIAAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PP7 ''Women of the Regiment: Marriage and the Victorian Army''] by Myna Trustram 1984 Google Books. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01008755340 .
*[https://www.thesocialhistorian.com/women-and-the-victorian-regiment/ "Women and the Victorian Regiment"] by Barbara J Starmans 2015 thesocialhistorian.com.
*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09612020000200233 "‘Delicate duties’: issues of class and respectability in government policy towards the wives and widows of British soldiers in the era of the Great War"] by Janis Lomas ''Women's History Review'', 9:1, 2000 pages 123-147. For rank and file soldiers, “on the strength” widows pensions applied from 1901, and “off the strength” widows pensions applied from the beginning of the First World War, although there was a delay before payments were actually made, which caused terrible hardship.
*[http://www.littlehamptonfort.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kings-Shilling-3.pdf "The King’s Shilling: Life in army barracks 1855-1871"] in England. littlehamptonfort.co.uk.
*[https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/413553/ '''These Meritorious Objects of the Royal Bounty ...' The administration of the out-pension of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea in the early eighteenth century''] by Andrew Edward Cormack, 2016 University of Southampton Doctoral Thesis.
*[http://www.armyrecordssociety.org.uk/Index.htm Army Records Society]. Established in 1984, its object is to edit and publish manuscripts relating to the Army and to reprint works of military interest.
*Also see the section Theses etc in [[Military periodicals online#Army Regulations, Equipment, Manuals etc|Army Regulations, Equipment, Manuals etc]], part of Military periodicals online.
===Historical books online===
*Also see '''[[Military periodicals online]]''' including '''Army Lists''' and '''[[Military periodicals online#Army Regulations, including Equipment, Manuals etc|Army Regulations, including Equipment, Manuals etc]]'''.
*''Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army: From the Conquest to the Present Time'' by Francis Grose 1801. [https://archive.org/details/militaryantiquit01grosuoft/page/n7/mode/2up Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/militaryantiquit02grosuoft/page/n7/mode/2up Volume II] Archive.org. There were earlier editions 1786-88.
*''The Royal Military Calendar, Or Army Service and Commission Book: Containing the Services and Progress of Promotion of the Generals, Lieutenant-generals, Major-generals, Colonels, Lieutenant-colonels, and Majors of the Army, According to Seniority: with Details of the Principal Military Events of the Last Century Third Edition'' by John Philippart 1820 Google Books [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ETmnfShFw-8C&pg=PR1 Volume 1], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=vg6zfusHsSAC&pg=RA1-PR3 Volume 2], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=uQt4PleGb8QC&pg=PP11 Volume 3], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=bNbre3lCAawC&pg=PP11 Volume 4], [http://books.google.com/books?id=e_BhWkIKNUoC&pg=PP15 Volume 5]
**[https://archive.org/details/historyofbritish01fort/page/n8 Volume 1]; [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritish02fortuoft#page/n7/mode/2up Volume 2, 1713 to 1763] (1899); [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritish03fortuoft#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 3, 1763-1793] (1911); [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritish04fortuoft#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 4, 1789-1801] (1906), [http://www.archive.org/stream/ahistorybritish00fortgoog#page/n9/mode/2up Volume 4, Part II 1789-1801] (1906); [https://archive.org/details/historyofbritis05fort Volume 5, 1803-1807] (1910) with [https://archive.org/stream/historyofbritis05fort#page/n465/mode/1up Maps]; [https://archive.org/details/historyofbritis06fort Volume 6, 1807-1809] (1910), with [https://archive.org/stream/historyofbritis06fort#page/n480/mode/1up Maps]; [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritis07fortuoft#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 7, 1809-1810] (1912); [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritish08fortuoft#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 8, 1811-1812] (1917); [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritish09fortuoft#page/n7/mode/2up Volume 9, 1813-1814] (1920), [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.209324 Maps And Plans Vol. 9] (1920); [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritish10fortuoft#page/n7/mode/2up Volume 10, 1814-1815] (1920); [https://archive.org/details/historyofbritish11fort Volume 11, 1815-1838] ( 1923) With [https://archive.org/stream/historyofbritish11fort#page/n566/mode/1up Maps]; [https://archive.org/details/historyofbritish12fort Volume 12, 1839-1852] ( 1927) (Maps were in a separate volume); [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.236131 Volume 13, 1852-1870] (1930), [https://archive.org/details/historyofbritishmap13fort Maps and Plans for Volume 13)] (Two maps of India appear to be missing).
**Relating to India: [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritish02fortuoft#page/170/mode/2up Volume 2, page 167], [http://archive.org/stream/historyofbritish02fortuoft#page/170/mode/2up First British troops to land in India p 171]; [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritish03fortuoft#page/48/mode/2up Volume 3 page 49], [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritish04fortuoft#page/402/mode/2up Volume 4 page 402], [http://www.archive.org/stream/ahistorybritish00fortgoog#page/n137/mode/2up Volume 4, Part II, page 711], Volume 5, 1803 to 1807, includes detailed treatment of the situation and operations in the East Indies and Ceylon, [https://archive.org/stream/historyofbritis06fort#page/40/mode/2up Volume 6 page 40], [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritis07fortuoft#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 7 page 563], Volume 11, 1815-1838, includes the War with Nepal, the Pindari War, the War in Ceylon and the War with Burma. Volume 12, 1839-52. This volume is mainly concerned with India, and covers operations in Afghanistan and on the Khyber Pass, together with internal security operations in India itself. Volume 13, 1852-1870, includes the Indian Mutiny.
:[https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.237709/page/n3/mode/2up ''The Empire and the Army''] by John Fortescue 1928 Archive.org. Written as a text book for those soldiers in the ranks studying for the highest certificate of education.
*''British Battles on Land and Sea'' by James Grant. First published c 1873 [https://archive.org/details/cu31924091765655 Volume I: to 1743] [https://archive.org/details/cu31924091765663 Volume II: 1745-1826]. [https://archive.org/details/recentbritishba00grangoog ''Recent British Battles on Land and Sea''] [1875-1884] by James Grant 1884. Later called Volume IV. Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/victoriacrossindia/page/n7/mode/2up ''The Victoria Cross in India''] by Major Knollys c 1886 Archive.org. Part of the series ''Deeds of Daring Library''. The Victoria Cross awarded in India during the Indian Mutiny.:[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.0972 ''The Victoria Cross in the Colonies and Gallant Sepoys and Sowars''] by William Wallingford Knollys. Catalogued 1880. (Note: catalogued title includes ''Soward''.) Archive.org mirror from PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. Part of the series ''Deeds of Daring Library''. Includes details of the Victoria Cross awarded in India after the Indian Mutiny, those during the Mutiny being covered in a previous book ''The Victoria Cross in India''. First part to page 85, 2nd part to page 176.
:''The Victoria Cross in Afghanistan and on the frontiers of India during the years 1877, 1878, 1879 & 1880 : how it was won'' related by W.J. Elliott 1882. Part of the series ''Deeds of Daring Library''. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.80165/page/n3 Archive.org version], missing map, mirror from Digital Library of India.
 
*[https://archive.org/details/afamiliarhistor00stocgoog ''A Familiar History of the British Army, from the Restoration in 1660 to the Present Time''] by J H Stocqueler 1871 Archive.org
*''Her Majesty's Army; a descriptive account of the various regiments now comprising the Queen's forces, from their first establishment to the present time'', by Walter Richards. With coloured illustrations. First published 1887. Catalogued 1890.
*''A History of the Dress of the British Soldier: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time'' by John Luard 1852 [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100024191639.0x000001 British Library Digital], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=BNdUAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 Google Books] Based on the same book from the British Library. Includes a chapter [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100024191639.0x000001#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=222&xywh=-1%2C-481%2C3856%2C3767 "The Armies of India"] page 113.
:''The British Army and Auxiliary Forces'' by Colonel C. Cooper-King, late Professor of Tactics, Royal Military College 1893. [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84273974/f11.image Volume I], [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84274057/f13.image Volume II] With 132 Illustrations. Gallica gallica.bnf.fr. Catalogued with the subject category "costume militaire", military uniforms.
:''A History of the Uniforms of the British Army'' by by Cecil C P Lawson
:[https://archive.org/details/historyofuniform0000ceci_g6k0/page/n7/mode/2up ''Volume I From the beginnings to 1760''] 1962 reprint, first published 1940. [https://archive.org/details/historyofuniform0000ceci ''Volume II From the beginnings to 1760''] 1963 reprint, first published 1941. [https://archive.org/details/historyofuniform0004ceci/page/n7/mode/2up ''Volume IV''] 1966 [https://archive.org/details/historyofuniform0005ceci/mode/2up ''Volume V''] 1967. All Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
:[https://archive.org/details/britishmilitaryu00lave ''British Military Uniforms''] by James Laver 1948. A short general history with 24 coloured plates, 20 of which are dated before 1850. James Laver was Keeper of the Departments of Prints and Drawings and of Paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1938 until 1959. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
:[https://archive.org/details/britishmilitaryu00carm/page/n7 ''British Military Uniforms from Contemporary Pictures: Henry VII to the present day''] by W Y Carman 1957. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library
:[https://archive.org/details/richardsimkinsun00carm_0/page/n5 ''Richard Simkin's Uniforms of the British Army. Infantry, Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and other Corps''] by W. Y. Carman. From the collection of Captain K J Douglas-Morris RN. 1985. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Simkin Richard Simkin] (1850–1926) Wikipedia
:[https://archive.org/details/cavalryuniformsi0000wilk/page/n5/mode/2up ''Cavalry uniforms; including other mounted troops of Britain and the Commonwealth in colour''] by Robert and Christopher Wilkinson-Latham 1969 Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Also includes some Indian Army uniforms.
:[https://archive.org/details/britishinfantryu0000bart/mode/2up ''British Infantry Uniforms since 1660''] by Michael Barthorp, Illustrated by Pierre Turner 1982. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Barthorp was also the author of ''British Cavalry Uniforms since 1660'', 1984, available at the British Library UIN: BLL01008081465 .
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UycAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ''The colours of the British army; comprising the standards, guidons, and flags of every Regiment in Her Majesty's Service''] by Robert French McNair 1867 Google Books. The first c 25 pages are general information, although the latter part of the digital file is about the Grenadier Guards.
: ''The British Army : its regimental records, badges, devices, etc.'' by Major J.H. Lawrence-Archer 1888. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284894 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India.
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=3nkQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''The British Army in India: its preservation by an appropriate clothing, housing etc''] by Julius Jeffreys, formerly Staff-Surgeon of Cawnpore 1858 Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/b2232091x ''The British Soldier in India''] by Frederic J Mouat, Surgeon H M’s Bengal Army and Inspector-General of Jails, Bengal. 1859. Archive.org
*[httphttps://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/22576 ''Copy of any Correspondence with the Government of India, relating to the Number and Expenses of the European Troops now doing Duty in India. Returns to an address of The Honourable The House of Commons, dated 22 May 1862''. East India (European Troops)] Pdf download, Digital Repository of GIPE (Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics [Pune]).
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=sioAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP9 ''‪Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Sanitary State of the Army in India‬: ‪With Précis of Evidence‬''] ‪Presented to both Houses of Parliament 1863 Google Books. Contains information on many topics including
**[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=sioAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA68 Duties] page 68, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=sioAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA116 Dress] page 116, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=sioAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA118 Intemperance] page 118, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=sioAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA128 Means of Recreation and Instruction] page 124.
*[https://archive.org/details/b21355885 ''The Prevention of Disease in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Campaigns''] by Andrew Duncan Surgeon, Bengal Army 1888 Archive.org
**[https://archive.org/stream/b21355885#page/22/mode/2up Page 22 onwards]. The age of 25 is most suitable for campaigning in the tropics, and no man should be sent to India under age 20.
*[httphttps://searchfind.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER203636 permalink/61SLV_INST/s6pvau/alma992036363607636 ''A British Soldier's Life in the Army Part 1. Life of a Private Soldier Part 2. Life of a Non-commissioned Officer''] London HMSO 1886. State Library of Victoria. Click on "Available online".
*[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012890970#page/n7/mode/2up ''Social Life in the British Army''] by "A British Officer" Illustrated by R. Caton Woodville. 1899 Archive.org
**[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012890970#page/n83/mode/2up The officer in India, page 55],[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012890970#page/n137/mode/2up The soldier in India, page 94], [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012890970#page/n119/mode/2up The soldier’s wife’s view of India, page 81]
*[https://archive.org/details/victorianarmyinp00clam ''The Victorian Army in Photographs''] by David Clammer 1975. Archive.org Lending Library
*[https://archive.org/details/victorianarmyath0000skel/page/n7/mode/2up ''The Victorian Army at Home: the recruitment and terms and conditions of the British Regular, 1859-1899''] by Alan Ramsay Skelley 1977. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
:This book was based on an earlier PhD thesis: [https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/17638 ''Terms and conditions of service and recruitment of the rank and file of the British regular home army, 1856 – 1899''] by Alan Ramsay Skelley 1975. History and Classics PhD thesis collection, Edinburgh Research Archive. Link to a pdf download which you may need to locate in your downloads folder.:[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1891/feb/19/army-recruiting “Army Recruiting”] Hansard. British Parliament 19 February 1891. Poor Army conditions.
*[https://archive.org/details/armyinvictorians0000harr/page/n5 ''The Army in Victorian Society''] by Gwyn Harries-Jenkins 1977. Archive.org Lending Library
*[https://archive.org/details/ramblingsoldierl0000unse ''The Rambling Soldier : life in the lower ranks, 1750-1900, through soldiers' songs and writings''] edited by Roy Palmer 1977. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/lecturesontactic00dykerich ''Lectures on Tactics for Officers of the Army, Militia and Volunteers''] by Lieut.-Colonel F H Dyke. Fifth edition (updated) 1891 Archive.org. Also includes a section on Organisation.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Bq1BAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 ''An Historical Account of the British Army, and of the Law Military, as declared by the ancient and modern Statutes and Articles of War for its Government: with a free commentary on the Mutiny Act, etc''] by E Samuel 1816. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Bq1BAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR9 Contents] Includes [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Bq1BAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA665 "Troops in the East Indies"] page 665. Google Books. [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_0000000132D8 British Library Digital version].
:[https://archive.org/details/manualofmilitary00greauoft For editions of ''Manual of Military Law. '', a War Office 1907'']publication, published by HMSO. Archive.org. [https:Her//archive.org/stream/manualofmilitary00greauoft#page/n11/mode/2up Contents]His Majesty's Stationery Office, see [[https://archive.org/stream/manualofmilitary00greauoftMilitary periodicals online#page/712/mode/2up Index]. [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.35112105403002?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 ''Manual of General|Military Law. War Officeperiodicals online - Army Regulations, 1914. Reprinted 1917'']Equipment, HMSO. Hathi Trust Digital Library. [http://hdl.handle.netManuals etc/2027Army Regulations/mdp.35112105403002?urlappend=%3Bseq=17 ContentsGeneral], [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.35112105403002?urlappend=%3Bseq=849 Index].
*[https://archive.org/details/cutters-guide-brit.-mil.-uniforms.-1/mode/2up ''The Cutter’s Practical Guide to Cutting & Making all kinds of British Military Uniforms''] by W D Vincent. Archive.org (Book format). [https://web.archive.org/web/20150320013811/http://historyoffashiondesign.com/part-13-date-unknown-the-cutters-practical-guide-to-cutting-making-all-kinds-of-british-military-uniforms Alternative link] Archive.org, historyoffashiondesign.com, now an archived page, click on pages to enlarge. Pages from an undated publication, but known to be close to 1902.<ref>Frogsmile
[https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/225848-where-can-i-buy-a-sewing-pattern-for-officers-tunic/?do=findComment&comment=2241295 Where can I buy a sewing pattern for officer's tunic?] ''Great War Forum'' 20 March 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2018.</ref> Pages 2-4 are about rank badges, including those for NCOs, with illustrations.
:[https://archive.org/details/cutters-prac-guide-part-2-coats/page/n1/mode/2up ''The Cutter’s Practical Guide to Cutting Every kind of Garment made by Tailors. Part 2. Body Coats of every description, embracing Morning, ... Naval, Military, ... Garments''] by W D F Vincent 1893. Archive.org. Military and Naval Garments pages 45-49.
:[https://archive.org/details/cutterspracticalguide-part-1-youngmens/page/n3/mode/2up ''The Cutters’ Practical Guide to Cutting Every Kind of Garment Made by Tailors…Part One. Young Men’s, Youths’ and Juvenile Garments, Embracing also Treatise on Trousers, Vests, Military Garments, Liveries etc''] by W D F Vincent 3rd edition 1898
:[https://archive.org/details/cutters-practical-guide-waistcoats ''The Cutters’ Practical Guide to Cutting and Making all kinds of Waistcoats for Gentlemen ... Military & Naval Officers ...''] Part Ten. Third Edition by W D F Vincent c 1902. Archive.org.
:[https://archive.org/details/cutters-practical-guide-trousers/mode/2up ''The Cutters’ Practical Guide to the Cutting and Making of all kinds of Trousers, Breeches and Knickers, to which is added chapters dealing with The Cutting and Making of Highland Kilts, Leggings, Gaiters, etc''. Eight Edition] by W D F Vincent c 1905 Archive.org. Includes Military Trousers pages 34-38; Military Pantaloons pages 94-97.:[https://archive.org/details/b1108865/page/n5/mode/2up ''Vincent's Systems of Cutting all kinds of Tailor-Made Garments [in five Parts<nowiki>]</nowiki>''] by W D F Vincent 1903. The five Parts are at digital pages 6, 55, 143, 191 and 239. Archive.org.
:[https://archive.org/details/17thedpocketcpgmorris/mode/2up ''Pocket Edition of the Cutters' Practical Guide to the cutting of all styles of men’s garments. Coats. Waistcoats. Trousers. Breeches. Overcoats and Sports and Military garments''] by F R Morris, with chapters on Service uniforms by A A Whife. 17th edition c 1930s. Archive.org. Military from [https://archive.org/details/17thedpocketcpgmorris/page/n105/mode/2up page 106] including Naval and RAF.
*[https://archive.org/details/trumpetbuglesoun00ingl ''Trumpet and bugle sounds for the army: with instructions for the training of trumpeters and buglers''] HMSO 1914 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/britishautobiogr0000matt/page/n5/mode/2up ''British Autobiographies : an annotated bibliography of British autobiographies published or written before 1951''] by William Matthews. [https://archive.org/details/britishautobiogr0000matt/page/364/mode/2up Index Page 365 Soldiers], [https://archive.org/details/britishautobiogr0000matt/page/352/mode/2up Index page 352 India, Military]. 1984 reprint edition, first published 1955. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=HY_4aH5ihhUC&pg=PR3 Sample pages Google Books]
*[https://archive.org/details/annotatedbibliog0000bruc/page/n5 ''An Annotated Bibliography of the British Army, 1660-1914''] by A. P. C. Bruce (Anthony Peter Charles) 1975. Archive.org Lending Library
*''A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army'' compiled by Arthur S. White, first published 1965, reprinted 1988, is available in a further updated 1992 reprint edition <ref>, see [https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/bibliography-of-regimental-[British Army#Regimental histories-of-the-british-army/ ''A Bibliography of |Regimental Histories of histories]] above for the British Army''] Naval & Military Press</ref> which in turn is available 1988 online on the [https://www.fold3.com/browse/310/hTGb85NZ8wIfXXI193Hl3iFSC Ancestry owned pay website fold3.com] located in Military Books/Britain/Scroll to A. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=wmm-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PP1 Sample pages], Google Booksedition.
*''Armaments Year-Book : General and Statistical Information'' published by League of Nations, Geneva.
:[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/ien.35556028984169?urlappend=%3Bseq=72 "Great Britain and the British Empire"] page 72,''1924 First Year, 2nd Edition''; [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=KXAAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA112 "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"] page 112 ''1937'' edition; [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.13105/page/n45/mode/2up "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"] page 45, ''1940'' edition; HathiTrust/Google Books/Archive.org.
::[http://www.victorianweb.org/history/armyrefs.html "Cardwell's Army Reforms 1870--1881"] by Marjie Bloy. victorianweb.org
*[https://archive.org/details/waroffice032377mbp ''The War Office''] by Hampden Gordon, Assistant Secretary at the War Office 1935 Archive.org. A volume in the ''Whitehall Series''.
:[https://archive.org/details/warofficelist00grea/page/n3/mode/2up ''The War Office List 1914. 45th Publication'']. Archive.org. The publication ''War Office List'' [of employees], full title varied including ''The War Office List and Directory for the Civil Departments of the British Army'', and ''The War Office List, and Administrative Directory for the British Army'', published for years to 1937, is available at The National Archives WO 346 and STAT 14/1027, and the British Library, the latter has a number of catalogue entries including UIN: BLL01001121472. [https://www.thegenealogist.com TheGenealogist] pay website, in the Diamond subscription, under Military/Defence Staff Lists has access to "War Office List 1914-1921". [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/575630 FamilySearch catalogue entry] for a series of microfiche, currently only available at the Family History Library Salt Lake City, which possibly may become more widely available after digitisation.
*[https://archive.org/details/militarymannersc00farrrich/page/n7 ''Military Manners and Customs''] by James Anson Farrer 1885 Archive.org
*[http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks13/1306081h.html ''Smithy Abroad: Barrack-Room Sketches''] by Edgar Wallace 1909 Project Gutenberg Australia. Some of the tales are set in India. Between 1904 and 1918 Edgar Wallace, who subsequently became known as the ‘King of Thrillers’ wrote a large number of mostly humorous sketches about life in the British Army.
:[https://archive.org/details/calltoarmsbritis0000mess/mode/2up ''Call to Arms : the British Army 1914-18''] by Charles Messenger 2006, first published 2005. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*''In Search of the "Forlorn Hope" : a comprehensive guide to locating British regiments and their records (1640-WWI)'' by John M Kitzmiller II 1988. [https://archive.org/details/insearchofforlor0001kitz/mode/2up Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/insearchofforlor0002kitz/mode/2up Volume II] Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/goneforsoldierhi0000neub/mode/2up ''Gone for a soldier : a history of life in the British ranks from 1642''] by Victor Neuburg 1989. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/beggarsinredbrit0000stra/mode/2up ''Beggars in Red : the British Army 1789-1889''] by John Strawson 2003, first published 1991. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
:[https://archive.org/details/gentlemeninkhaki0000stra_r1m8/mode/2up ''Gentlemen in Khaki and Camouflage : the British Army 1890-2008''] by John Strawson 2009 (updated), first published 1989. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/oxfordillustrate00davi ''The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army''] by David Chandler 1994. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
:[https://archive.org/details/oxfordhistoryofb0000unse_a7w7/mode/2up ''The Oxford History of the British Army''] General editor David Chandler 1996. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/colonialwarssour0000hayt/mode/2up ''The Colonial Wars Source Book''] by Philip J Haythornthwaite 2000 reprint, first published 1995. Cover the period up to 1903. Also includes Indian Army. Archive.org Books to Borrow.
*[https://archive.org/details/redcoatbritishso0000holm_l6u9 ''Redcoat : the British soldier in the age of horse and musket''] by Richard Holmes 2001. [https://archive.org/details/redcoatbritishso0000holm/page/n3/mode/2up 2nd file]. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
:[https://archive.org/details/sahibbritishsold0000holm/mode/2up ''Sahib : the British soldier in India, 1750-1914''] by Richard Holmes 2005. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
:[https://archive.org/details/soldiersarmylive0000holm/mode/2up ''Soldiers : Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors''] by Richard Holmes 2011. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/encyclopedia-of-british-military-history-1815-1914-the-victorians-at-war-by-harold-e.-raugh-jr.-2004/mode/2up ''The Victorians at War, 1815-1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History''] by Harlod E Raugh, Jr 2004 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/followingdrumliv0000venn ''Following the Drum : the lives of army wives and daughters, past and present''] by Annabel Venning 2004. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/militarydictiona00voyliala/page/n5/mode/2up ''A military dictionary, comprising terms, scientific and otherwise, connected with the science of war''] by Major-General G E Voyle, retired Royal (Bengal) Artillery. 3rd edition 1876 Archive.org. Contains some Indian words.
*[https://archive.org/details/language-of-the-camp/mode/2up ''Dictionary: Language of the Camp. Army Hindustani and Other Soldier Slang''] by Charles Tustin Kamps 2022. Archive.org
*The subscription website ''UK Parliamentary Papers'' includes many Papers and Reports in respect of the British Army. See [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories#Other British and Irish publications|Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories - Other British and Irish publications]] for details and suggested access. Your Library needs to have subscribed for the module for your period of interest.
:Reports include ''Report of the Discipline and Management of the Military Prisons 1855'' by Colonel Jebb, published 1856.
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