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Records at the National Archives can be confusing to navigate at first, and you might like to read one of the detailed published guides. National Archives publications include:
*''Tracing your Ancestors in The National Archives'' by Amanda Bevan 2006 (576 pages) which is stated by the National Archives to be the only exhaustive guide to TNA’s holdings. Available at the [[British Library]] or from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1903365899 FIBIS Amazon Shop].
*''Army Records: A Guide for Family Historians'' by William Spencer 2008 published by the National Archives. Mainly about records in the TNA and the India Office at the British Library. Contains chapters 'Royal Artillery' and 'The British Army in India' and the 'Indian Army'. Available at the [[British Library]] or from the [http://www.new.fibis.org/products-page/3-other-books-about-colonial-india/bkx-0008-army-records-a-guide-for-family-historians/ FIBIS Shop].
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Muster rolls (effectively a pay list register of soldiers in a company) can provide excellent information, however it must be noted that there are almost no muster rolls for the Royal Artillery in India, except a few in very early years.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13070&SearchInit=4&SearchType=6&CATREF=WO+10 TNA Catalogue description]</ref> However, checking the rolls for the period before and after an artilleryman is in India can be very useful. The National Archives has an online guide covering [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=16#2 British Army muster rolls and pay lists]. Be sure to know the brigade and battery of your man before you attempt to find the muster roll and be aware that name changes did occur. [[Stations_of_the_Royal_Artillery_in_India#Law.27s_Tables|Law's Tables]] can be useful for sorting out the correct titles.
Also refer to the guide produced by Firepower, The Royal Artillery Museum called "Is There A Gunner In Your Family Tree?", see below.
