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'''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 a collection 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>
*Findmypast has 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].
See the Fibiwiki page [[Nurse]].
====Army Orders etc====
There are record series at the National Archives concerning Army Orders and Instructions etc. Army Council Instructions (ACIs), were issued 'For Official Use Only' and, unlike Army Orders (AOs), were not public documents. ACIs were effectively legal directions and had the weight of law. Army Orders were the means by which they were carried out.<ref>Scroll down toMrSwan. [https://wwwweb.greatwarforumarchive.org/topicweb/20201227233941/https:/215658/webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Al4V5DOz3QaIJ%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatwarforum.org%2Ftopic%2F215658-difference-between-army-council-instructions-and-army-orders/?do%2F+&cd=1&hl=findCommenten&commentct=2133728 clnk Difference between Army Council Instructions and Army Orders?] ''Great War Forum'' 6 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2020, Google cache version, archived.</ref>
<br>TNA catalogue references:
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C14331 '''WO 123''' 1711-1992]. Ministry of Defence and predecessors: Army Circulars, Memoranda, Orders and Regulations. includes Army Orders. ''Army Orders'' are also available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001093463 . Example image of 2 pages.<ref name =MGC>themonsstar. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/284059-formation-motor-machine-gun-service-army-order-480/?do=findComment&comment=2925312 Formation Motor Machine Gun Service - Army Order 480] ''Great War Forum'' 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.</ref>
The enlistment records for the Royal Artillery and the Tank Corps<ref>[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/royal-artillery-attestations-1883-1942 Royal Artillery Attestations 1883-1942]. This is a misleading title. Records have been seen from 1919, and possibly there may be some for 1918, but not before. [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/royal-tank-corps-enlistment-records-1919-1934 Royal Tank Corps Enlistment Records, 1919-1934] findmypast.</ref>are available from 1919 online on the pay website [[Findmypast]], located in the category Armed forces & conflict/Regimental & service records. Records for the Coldstream Guards and the Scots Guards are also on Findmypast as part of the database "British Army Service Records", see [[British Army#Findmypast|above]].
Ancestry (pay website) contains the database "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.<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/4865/ Surrey, England, Regimental Rolls and Recruitment Registers, 1914-1947] Ancestry</ref> Details of some records found, and the London Regiment.<ref name=KHB/><ref name=LON/>
Enlistment book records for the Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Army Ordnance Corps are available on the pay website RLC Digital Library, see [[Royal Army Service Corps#External links|Royal Army Service Corps]]
