MILITARY LINKS


THE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA Links to help those searching names in India

THE COMMONWEALTH GRAVES COMMISSION information on war graves

No2 NEW ZEALAND  (GEN) HOSPITAL  A website about the No.2 Hospital at Walton on Thames

US Army Installations in the United Kingdom, World War II

Mariners Research If anyone has ancestors who were officers in the Royal Navy they may find this interesting. It gives dates of entry to the many, promotion and in some cases marriage (with name of spouse).
 THE MILITARY IMAGES SERVICE a great site with loads of military uniforms and you can email your own query.

Serving Officers and Soldiers and those whose regular or reserve service ended after 1997

Army Personnel Centre, 
Disclosures 1
Mailpoint 520
Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
Glasgow, G2 8EX

e-mail: apcsec@dial.pipex.com

Telephone: 0141 224 2023 or 3303

Fax: 0141 224 3522

Officers and Soldiers whose regular or reserve service ended between 1921 and 1997

Army Personnel Centre,
Historical Disclosures,
Mailpoint 400,
Kentigern House,
65 Brown Street,
Glasgow G2 8EX

For telephone enquiries, please use the number below that relates to the surname of the subject of the enquiry:

A - CLAD: 0141 224 2743

CLAE - FE: 0141 224 2826

FI - KE: 0141 224 2544

KH - OL: 0141 224 3515

OM - SHEQ: 0141 224 2744

SHER - Z: 0141 224 2335

Fax:  0141 224 2144

The Ministry of Defence does not normally release information from a service record to persons other than the individual concerned or their next of kin and a non-refundable search fee may be charged.

Officers and Soldiers pre 1914

Because of bombing in 1940 only about 25% to 30% of soldiers' records from the period 1914-1920 have survived) 

The Keeper of Public Records,
Public Record Office,
Ruskin Avenue,
Kew,
Richmond,
Surrey TW9 4DU.

Telephone: 020-8876 3444.
Fax: 020-8878 8905.
Website: http://www.pro.gov.uk

Honours and awards

The Army Medal Office,
Ministry of Defence,
Government Buildings,
Worcester Road,
Droitwich Spa,
Worcestershire
WR9 8AU.

Enquiries about decorations for gallantry and distinguished service (except those relating to Northern Ireland) prior to 1980 should be addressed to:

The Public Record Office,
Ruskin Avenue,
Kew,
Richmond,
Surrey TW9 4DU.

Telephone: 020-8876 3444.
Fax: 020-8878 8905.
Website: http://www.pro.gov.uk

Awards are announced, sometimes with citations, in Supplements to the London Gazette. Copies of London Gazettes are held in the Public Record Office at Kew and in several of the principal reference libraries. Any public library should be able to help you find a library that holds it.

Indian Army (until 1947)

Oriental and Indian Office,
British Library,
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB

Website: http://www.bl.uk/collections/oriental

Population Censuses and Surveys

Births, baptising, marriages and deaths:

Families Record Centre,
1 Myddelton Street,
London
EC17 1UW

Tel: 020-7533 6400

War Graves

War graves of World War I (1914-1921) and World War II (1939-1945).

Commonwealth War Graves Commission,
2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead,
Berkshire SL67DX

Telephone: 01628-34221
Fax: 01628-771208
Website: http://www.cwgc.org/cwgchome.htm