Useful Books

My Ancestor was in the Army
by Michael J Watts and Christopher T Watts, published by the Society of Genealogists, 1st edn. 1992, reprinted 1995. £5.50.
ISBN 0-946789-47-9

Tracing Your Family History – Army
by Richard Golland and published by the Imperial War Museum. Paperback £5.50.
ISBN 1-901623-35-1

Using Army Records.
Beginners’ guide to researching Army ancestors and military careers. A Public Record Office Guide to Family History. Published February 2000. Paperback £3.99.
ISBN 1-873162-91-X

Army Records for Family Historians
by Simon Fowler, & William Spencer. 2nd rev. edn. 1998, published by the Public Record Office. Paperback £7.99.
ISBN 1-873162-59-6

Army Service Records of the First World War
by Simon Fowler, William Spencer & Stuart Tamblyn. Guide to the records of the 5.7 million men who served with the British Army in the Great War. Published by the Public Record Office. 2nd edn. 1998. Paperback £6.99.
ISBN 1-873162-55-3

World War I Army Ancestry
by Norman Holding, 3rd edn. Published by the Federation of Family History Societies (Publications), Birmingham 1997.
ISBN 1-86006-056-2

More Sources of World War I Army Ancestry
by Norman Holding, 3rd edn. Published by the Federation of Family History Societies (Publications), Bury, Lancashire 1998.
ISBN 1-86006-083 8

The Location of British Army Records 1914-1918
by Norman Holding, revised and updated by Iain Swinnerton. Published by the Federation of Family History Societies (Publications), Bury, Lancashire 1999. ISBN 1-860006-084-6

The Second World War: A Guide to Sources
by J D Cantwell. Published by the Public Record Office, 2nd edn. 1998. Paperback £15.00.
ISBN 1-873162-60-X

A List of Regimental and Other Serial Publications of the British Army by F H Lake 1993.

The Records of the War Office and Related Departments 1660-1964
by Michael Roper. Published by the Public Record Office, 1998. Paperback £25.00.
ISBN 1-873162-45-6

Records of the Militia and Volunteer Forces 1757-1945
by William Spencer. Published by the Public Record Office. 2nd edn. 1997. Paperback £7.99.
ISBN 1-873162-44-8

English Army Lists and Commission Registers 1661-1714
by Charles Dalton., Eyre and Spottiswode, 6 volumes, 1892-1904, and
George I’s Army 1714-1727, Eyre and Spottiswode, 2 volumes, 1910.

A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army
compiled by Arthur S White. Published by the Society for Army Historical Research in conjunction with the Army Museums Ogilby Trust in 1995. Further edn. Published by the London Stamp Exchange, London in 1988.
ISBN 0-948130-61-X

A Guide to Military Museums and Other Places of Military Interest
by Terence and Shirley Wise. Published by Imperial Press, Knighton, Powys, 9th edn. 1999. £4.50.
ISBN 1-85674-0307

Researching British Military Medals: A Practical Guide
by Steve Dymond. Published by Crowood Press, Marlborough, Wiltshire in 1999.
ISBN 1-86126-282-5

Brassey’s Companion to the British Army
by Antony Makepeace-Warne. 2nd edn. Published by Brassey’s 1998. Flexicover.
ISBN 1-95753-287-2