itain Army Records (1737-1824) at the William L. Clements Library, The University of Michigan: The library holds a miscellaneous collection of manuscripts relating to the army of Great Britain, which include the following items:
Army Records for Family Historians by Simon Fowler and William Spencer. New edition of this useful guide to using the records of the army at the Public Record Office. Many illustrations of documents. Nicely set out in a larger format than the first edition. 2nd edition 1998, 154 pages.
My Ancestor was in the British Army, by Michael J. Watts and Christopher T. Watt. Includes extensive examples from the authors' research makes this a readable and comprehensive listing for sources for researching officers and other ranks. Covers the period 1660 to World War I. The book does not limit itself to material held by the Public Record Office (brief section on WW1). 1st ed. with addendum 1995. 124 pages.
Gone for a Soldier: Beginning a Search for Military Ancestors by Simon Fowler. Page 129 of the Genealogical Services Directory, 1999.
An Introduction to the British Army: its history, tradition and records by Iain Swinnerton. This 48 page book is part of the Federation of Family History Societies 'Introduction' series. Provides a brief introduction to the British Army. 1st edition 1996, reprinted 1998.
History of the British Army by Charles Messanger. A general history of the British army. 1st edition 1997, 224 pages. (Note: Limited Number printed)
British Army Pensioners Abroad 1722-1899 by Norman Crowder. This books is intended to serve as an index to the Chelsea regimental pension registers of British Veterans who settled abroad with an army pension. They are known as Chelsea pensioners because the Royal Hospital, Chelsea decided on the entitlement and amount of pension to be paid to discharged veterans with disabilities or long service. the hospital in Chelsea was established in 1692 and was similar to the earlier military hospital in Kilmainham, Dublin. 351 pgs/index/list of military units/notes on sources/hardbound.
Regimental Indexes by Barbara Chambers. These books are a series of indexes to the general army musters of circa 1806. The original records can be found in the Public Record Office (WO25), but searching can be difficult. These indexes are a boon to those with suspected ancestors in the army at this time, and also to military historians and medal collectors. Includes piece number for reference to the original documents.
The Records of the War Office and Related Departments 1660-1964 by Michael Roper. Public Record Office handbook No 29. An extensive list of the records of the War Office that are held at the PRO. 1st edition 1998. 378 pages with some illustrations.
Records of the Militia & Volunteer Forces from 1757-1945 by William Spencer. No. 3 in the series of the PRO's Readers' Guides. Describes the organisation and records of the militia and lists WO classes where each unit's surviving records are to be found in the PRO. Illustrated. 2nd edition 1997, 100 pages.
Militia Lists and Musters 1757-1876, A Directory of Holdings in the British Isles. By J.S.W Gibson & Mervyn Medlycott. In this series, the primary object is to provide precise information on the survival and location of comprehensive or extensive lists of personal names which may be of use in family historical research. As a result, administrative records, or lists with severely restricted numbers of names, such as those listing officers only, are embodied. There is no claim to exhaustive or authoritative coverage of the whole field of records engendered by the part-time forces known as the Militia.
Alphabetical Index to the Royal Military Calendar, 1820 compiled by Norman Hurst. This 20 page booklet is an index to Royal Military Calendar (or Army Service and Commission Book) of 1820. 1st edition 1996, 20 pages.
Roll of Honour Land Forces World War 2 Volume 1: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps, Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Tank Regt, Brigade of Guards. Realised by J Devereux & G Sacker. Arranged by Regiment and then alphab