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===National Army Museum (NAM)===
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The ''' National Army Museum''' (NAM) in Chelsea has a library relating to general Army/regimental histories (requiring a reader's ticket).  [[British Army]] musters, attestation papers, pension records and records of officer's services are not kept here but at [[The National Archives]].
Another source of information is the [http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk National Army Museum] in Chelsea.  The Museum does have a library relating to more general Army/regimental histories (requiring a reader's ticket).  Click on the information link for the answers to many frequently asked questions.
 
  
This India List
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===Presidency army officers===
[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2004-04/1081418050 link] is about a card index at the National Army Museum, prepared by Major V.C.P.Hodson (who published Hodson’s List of Officers of the Bengal Army).Unlike the published List, these cards hold the details of not just officers of the Bengal presidency, but those of the Bombay presidency  Madras presidency etc and included Civil Servants, Officers of Eastindiamen, Chaplains & other clergy, and went on to include a good many people from the post East India Co. period up to and including serving officers of the Second World War.<br>Note that there is no mention on the National Army Museum’s website regarding these index cards and they are not publicised.
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This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2004-04/1081418050 thread] is about a card index at the National Army Museum, prepared by Major V.C.P.Hodson (who published ''Hodson’s List of Officers of the Bengal Army''). Unlike the published List, these cards hold the details of not just officers of the [[Bengal Army]], but also those of the [[Bombay Army]] and [[Madras Army]] and include Civil Servants, Officers of Eastindiamen, Chaplains & other clergy.  The list went on to include a good many people from the post [[East India Company]] period up to and including serving officers of the Second World War.
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Note that there is no mention on the National Army Museum’s website regarding these index cards and they are not publicised.
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==External links==
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*[http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk National Army Museum]
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:*[http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/oldResearch/ Collections and Research]
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:*[http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/oldResearch/researchTips.shtml Research tips]
  
Apart from the Card Index,for a more comprehensive information on individuals, the best place to start is [[The National Archives]].
 
  
If you know your ancestor's regiment, there are many regimental history websites.
 
 
[[Category:Organisations]]
 
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Revision as of 16:23, 2 November 2009

The National Army Museum (NAM) in Chelsea has a library relating to general Army/regimental histories (requiring a reader's ticket). British Army musters, attestation papers, pension records and records of officer's services are not kept here but at The National Archives.

Presidency army officers

This India List thread is about a card index at the National Army Museum, prepared by Major V.C.P.Hodson (who published Hodson’s List of Officers of the Bengal Army). Unlike the published List, these cards hold the details of not just officers of the Bengal Army, but also those of the Bombay Army and Madras Army and include Civil Servants, Officers of Eastindiamen, Chaplains & other clergy. The list went on to include a good many people from the post East India Company period up to and including serving officers of the Second World War.

Note that there is no mention on the National Army Museum’s website regarding these index cards and they are not publicised.

External links