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'''Note''': FirePower Museum at Woolwich will be closing on 8 July 2016, following which there will be “controlled access” to the archive and library, prior to a move to Larhhill on Salisbury Plain, perhaps in 2020.<ref> dbf. [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/60315-firepower-is-closing/?p=697189 FirePower is closing] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 27 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016</ref> The library reading
room is now fully booked out prior to closure. <ref>pdl. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=237423&p=2377559 Research centre closure] ''Great War Forum'' 17 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016</ref>
→Firepower, The Royal Artillery Museum
For Overseas Army records of baptisms, marriages and burials, see [[Chaplains Returns]]
=== Firepower, The Royal Artillery Museum, now closed===[http://www.firepower.org.uk/ Firepower, The Royal Artillery Museum] has at Woolwich closed on 8 July 2016. It had a [http://firepower.org.uk/do-your-own-research Library and Archive] with extensive holdings including battery records. A research service is was available. Charges apply Prior to consult records closing it was advised there would be “controlled access” to the archive and library, prior to a move to Larhhill on Salisbury Plain, perhaps in the Reading Room2020.<ref> dbf. [http://ww2talk. However, see 'com/forums/topic/60315-firepower-is-closing/?p=697189 FirePower is closing] ''NoteWW2Talk Forum''' at the end of this section27 January 2016.Retrieved 28 January 2016</ref> Firepower has produced a guide for family history researchers called "Is There A Gunner In Your Family Tree?" The sixteen page guide outlines outlined how the Museum's extensive archives can could help researchers. It also details detailed the other main UK sources and archives to explore when researching army service. Available from the [http://shop.firepower.org.uk/is-there-a-gunner-in-your-family-tree-15-p.asp Firepower Museum Shop].
===British Library===
For items in the [[India Office Records]] refer [[British_Army#India_Office_military_records_at_the_British_Library|India Office military records at the British Library]].
