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*The publications [[Military periodicals online #New Annual Army List| New Annual Army List]] and [[Military periodicals online #New Army List|New Army List]], some of which are available on [[Military periodicals online]] contain details of the regiments in the British Army for each year of publication. The details of each regiment in each volume will usually include where the regiment is garrisoned at that point of time. This is often located at the very top of the page which gives details of the regiment. As an [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=XysdAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA276 example], the 2nd Battalion of the [[24th Regiment of Foot]] was stationed at Secunderabad, Madras, page 276 ''The New Annual Army List for 1869'', shown in the top left hand corner.
**[http://www.remthepast.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/location.html Location of British Army Infantry and Cavalry Regiments 1878-1891] Remembering The Past. Transcriptions from Army Lists.
*The publication [[Military periodicals online#The United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine|''The United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine'']], which changed title over time, some of which are available on [[Military periodicals online]] also contain details of the regiments in the British Army for at least some periods, perhaps all. Stations of the British Army are generally tabulated within the “Editor’s Portfolio”, but sometimes separately.
*For those able to visit the National Archives at Kew, there are catalogue entries [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C1868016?v=r WO 379/11 Stations of regiments 1859-1900] and [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C1868020?v=r WO 379/15 Stations of regiments 1901-1920] Examples of the type of records available are [http://maltaramc.com/imgsellstromr/52nd.jpg WO 379/11 details for the 52nd Regiment] and [http://maltaramc.com/imgsellstromr/2northampt.jpg WO 379/15 details for the 48th Regiment] from respective regiments pages from the website [http://maltaramc.com/index.html maltaramc.com]. These records are part of the [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C14583?v=r '''WO 379'''] series "Disposition and Movement of Regiment, Returns and Papers (Regimental Records)"
:'''WO 25''' records [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C77309 Embarkation Returns] and [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C77310 Disembarkation Returns] may also be useful. Embarkation records show Officers (named), the number of Other Ranks per unit, and the military cargo carried. As an example, an image of a record from WO 25/3544 shows officers and men from M M Gun No. 22 Battery leaving on the Ship 'Beltana' for India from Devonport on 26th February 1916.<ref>pjwmacro. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/249397-22nd-battery-machine-gun-corps-motors/&do=findComment&comment=2517355 22nd Battery Machine Gun Corps (Motors)] ''Great War Forum'' 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.</ref> '''Note''': Selected WO 25 records are available as a free download from the National Archives, through TNA's Discovery catalogue, and selected WO 25 records are also available on the Ancestry database "Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900. <ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3253 Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900] Ancestry. Contains WO 25/266–558, 632–634, 677–683, 686–688, 3913–3914, 5411-5516.</ref>
