How to look for records of... British Army and militia 1760-1915

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You can search and download (£) pre-First World War British Army records and records of the Militia, the part-time voluntary force organised by county.

These are digitised records from a variety of record series held at The National Archives:

  • Royal Hospital Chelsea pension records (WO 97, WO 121, WO 122, WO 131)
  • Royal Hospital Kilmainham pension records (WO 119)
  • South African War Imperial Yeomanry records (WO 128)
  • Militia attestation papers (WO 96)

For more information on what these records contain see findmypast.co.uk.