Research guides

• Armed forces records held by other archives
  Keywords: armybritish armyrafroyal air forceroyal navysoldierwars
• Army regiments
  Keywords: armybritish armyregiments and corps
• British Army casualty lists 1939-1945
  Keywords: armybritish armydeathsdigitised recordsonline collectionssecond world warsoldierworld war two All records viewable online
• British Army muster rolls and pay lists c.1730-1898
  Keywords: armybritish armymuster rollsregiments and corpssoldier
• British Army nurses
  Keywords: armybritish armynurseswomen's military service
• British Army officers in service after 1918
  Keywords: armybritish armysecond world warsecond world war personnelsoldierworld war two
• British Army officers of the First World War
  Keywords: armybritish armyfirst world warmedalsofficers (army)soldierworld war one
• British Army officers up to 1913
  Keywords: armyawardsbritish armymedalsofficers (army)soldier
• British Army operations after 1945
  Keywords: armybritish armykorean warregiments and corpswar diaries
• British Army operations in the First World War
  Keywords: armybritish armyfirst world warregiments and corpswar diariesworld war one
• British Army operations in the Second World War
  Keywords: armybritish armyregiments and corpssecond world warwar diariesworld war two
• British Army operations up to 1913
  Keywords: armyboer warbritish armycrimean warnapoleonic warsregiments and corps
• British Army soldiers in service after 1945
  Keywords: armybritish armysoldier
• British Army soldiers of the First World War
  Keywords: armybritish armyfirst world warnon-commissioned officersoldierworld war one
• British Army soldiers of the Second World War
  Keywords: armybritish armysecond world warsecond world war personnelsoldierworld war two
• British Army soldiers up to 1913
  Keywords: armybritish armypensionssoldier
• Conscientious objectors
  Keywords: conscientious objectorsfirst world warsecond world warworld war oneworld war two
• Courts martial and desertion in the British Army 17th-20th centuries
  Keywords: armybritish armycourts martialdeserters (armed forces)first world warsecond world warsoldierworld war oneworld war two
• Fleet Air Arm personnel
  Keywords: fleet air armnavyroyal navysecond world war personnel
• French muster rolls from the Battle of Trafalgar 1805
  Keywords: digitised recordshigh court of admiraltyonline collectionstrafalgar (battle of) All records viewable online
• Household Cavalry soldiers’ service records 1799-1920
  Keywords: digitised recordsonline collections All records viewable online
• Indian Army personnel
  Keywords: armyfirst world warindian armysecond world warworld war oneworld war two
• Medieval and early modern soldiers
  Keywords: armybritish armyearly modern periodmedieval periodofficers (army)soldier
• Militia
  Keywords: armybritish armymedalsmilitiapensionssoldiervolunteer soldiers
• Research and development in the British Army
  Keywords: armybritish armyordnance (military supplies)
• Research and development in the Royal Air Force and civil aviation
  Keywords: air transportaviationcivil aviationrafroyal air force
• Research and development in the Royal Navy
  Keywords: navyordnance (military supplies)royal navyshipping
• Royal Air Force nurses
  Keywords: nursesrafroyal air forcesecond world war personnelwomen's military service
• Royal Air Force operations
  Keywords: combat reports (raf)first world warrafroyal air forceroyal flying corpsroyal naval air servicesecond world warsquadrons (royal air force)world war oneworld war two
• Royal Air Force personnel
  Keywords: campaign medalscourts martialpowsprisoners of warrafroyal air forcesecond world war personnel
• Royal Air Force squadrons
  Keywords: rafroyal air forcesquadrons (royal air force)
• Royal Flying Corps airmen
  Keywords: royal flying corps
• Royal Flying Corps officers
  Keywords: officers (air forces)royal flying corps
• Royal Marines officers
  Keywords: first world warofficers (royal marines)royal marinesworld war one
• Royal Marines other ranks
  Keywords: first world warroyal marinesworld war one
• Royal Naval Air Service officers
  Keywords: first world warofficers (air forces)royal naval air serviceworld war one
• Royal Naval Air Service ratings
  Keywords: first world warroyal naval air serviceworld war one
• Royal Naval correspondence using the ADM 12 indexes and digests
  Keywords: admiraltyroyal navyshipping
• Royal Naval Division personnel
  Keywords: first world warroyal naval divisionroyal navyworld war one
• Royal Naval dockyard staff
  Keywords: dockyardnavyroyal navy
• Royal Naval Reserve personnel
  Keywords: first world warnavyroyal naval reservesecond world war personnelworld war one
• Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel
  Keywords: first world warnavyroyal naval volunteer reserveworld war one
• Royal Navy commissioned and warrant officers
  Keywords: courts martialnavyofficers (royal navy)royal navy
• Royal Navy commissioned and warrant officers’ pensions
  Keywords: first world warnavyofficers (royal navy)pensionsroyal navyworld war one
• Royal Navy nurses
  Keywords: navynursesroyal navysecond world war personnelwomen's military service
• Royal Navy operations and correspondence 1660-1914
  Keywords: admiraltynavyroyal navy
• Royal Navy operations and policy after 1945
  Keywords: admiraltyfleet air armnavyroyal navy
• Royal Navy operations in the First World War
  Keywords: admiraltyfirst world warnavyroyal navyworld war one
• Royal Navy operations in the Second World War
  Keywords: admiraltynavyroyal navysecond world warworld war two
• Royal Navy ratings enlisted after 1918
  Keywords: campaign medalsmedalsnavyroyal navysecond world warsecond world war personnelworld war two
• Royal Navy ratings of the First World War
  Keywords: first world warmedalsnavyroyal navyworld war one
• Royal Navy ratings up to 1913
  Keywords: medalsnavyroyal navy
• Royal Navy ratings’ pensions 17th-20th centuries
  Keywords: first world warnavypensionsroyal navyworld war one
• Royal Navy ships of exploration logs and journals 1757-1904
  Keywords: admiraltydigitised recordslog books (ships)navyonline collectionsroyal navyshipping All records viewable online
• Royal Navy ships wrecked or sunk
  Keywords: first world warnavyroyal navysecond world warshippingworld war oneworld war two
• Royal Navy ships’ log books
  Keywords: admiraltylog books (ships)navyroyal navyshipping
• Sea charts
  Keywords: admiraltycharts (maps)maps
• Soldiers in African forces under British control
  Keywords: africaafricanarmybritish armybritish empirecolonieswars
• Volunteers and Territorials
  Keywords: armybritish armyhome frontmilitiaofficers (army)regiments and corpssoldierterritorial armyvolunteer soldiers
• Wills of Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel 1786-1882
  Keywords: digitised recordsonline collections All records viewable online
• Women’s Royal Air Force personnel
  Keywords: first world warrafroyal air forcesecond world war personnelwomen's military serviceworld war one
• Women’s Royal Naval Service personnel
  Keywords: first world warroyal navywomen's military serviceworld war one