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→Firepower, The Royal Artillery Museum, now closed
The Salisbury Plain Heritage Centre will take over as The Home of the Royal Artillery Collection
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> However currently (27 July 2016) the new website advises "the Royal Artillery Museums Board has decided to suspend its ability to answer queries on service records and other Regimental and Battery histories", and "the collection will not be open to the public while in storage". However, see next section.
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.
====10% of Collection now at Larkhill====
Some 10% of the RA Museum’s Library and Archive has been settled in temporary accommodation at Larkhill Army Base, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Public access is expected soon and will only be granted to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Booking up to a month in advance is advised because the archive is now on an Army base and passes for cars and people need to be generated. There will be a daily access fee, and a daily fee for photography.<ref>
MaxD et al. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/248495-royal-artillery-museum-update-mid-march-2017/#comment-2505121 Royal Artillery Museum update mid March 2017] ''Great War Forum'' 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017</ref>
===British Library===
