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→Firepower, The Royal Artillery Museum, now closed
Firepower Museum at Woolwich closed on 8 July 2016. It had a Library and Archive with extensive holdings including battery records. A research service was available.
Prior to 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 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 Sailsbury Plain Heritage Centre will take over as The Home of the Royal Artillery Collection.
Firepower produced a guide for family history researchers called "Is There A Gunner In Your Family Tree?" The sixteen page guide outlined how the Museum's extensive archives could help researchers. It also detailed the other main UK sources and archives to explore when researching army service.
