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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]].
[http://www.nam.ac.uk/sites/default/files/research-information-5.pdf National Army Museum Information Sheet 5: Researching Family History at the NAM] details records available at the NAM.
===Presidency army officers===
===British Army===
For guides written by the NAM, about records generally , including those available elsehere, refer [[British Army#Other sources|British Army Records-Other sources]]. ====Soldiers’ effects records====These records are detailed in Informtion Sheet 5 (mentioned above) and relate to monies paid to the named relatives of deceased soldiers and those discharged insane. They do not give details of the personal possessions of dead personnel, but provide next of kin details. Transcripts of records between 1901 and 1960 are available, at a charge. They are not viewable at the Museum as they are stored off site.
==FIBIS Resources==
Strongly recommended is the article entitled ''“The India-related holdings of the National Army Museum” by Marion Harding and Jenny Spencer-Smith'' which appeared in FIBIS journal no 15. This is a most comprehensive account over nine pages long. FIBIS members can read this article online - see [[FIBIS Journals]] - or the relevant journal is available for purchase via the [http://shop.fibis.org/?wpsc_product_category=fibis-journals FIBIS online shop]
==External links==
*[http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk National Army Museum]
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