Lincolnshire Regiments prior to 1900

The Lincolnshire Regiment began as:

• 1685 - Granville's Regiment of Foot
• 1751 - 10th Foot
• 1782 - 10th (North Lincolnshire) Foot
• 1881 - The Lincolnshire Regiment
• 1946 - The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
• 1960 - amalgamated with The Northamptonshire Regiment to form The 2nd East Anglian Regiment

If the word "Egypt" appears on an ancestor's headstone on a grave in France, it means that they got it for fighting on the Nile against the French (Napoleon) in 1801. It is one of the regiment's battle honours. You may also see it represented on cap badges as the Sphinx upon a tablet which has Egypt within it.

the National Archives now has a free data base of all the men who fought at Trafalgar, including the 87 who were from Lincolnshire. Go to National Archives Trafalgar and input *Lincoln* in the place of birth box.

Trevor FLAVELL tells us: "The 84th Regiment of Foot was a local regiment raising troops in Yorkshire Lincolnshire, and also Lancashire. The regiment formed and reformed a number of times and eventually became the Yorks and Lancs Regiment."

Lincolnshire Regiments in WW I

Although men from all over the Empire served in the Lincolnshire Regiments in World War One, a large percentage of the troops were local Lincolnshire lads. You can learn more in "The History of the Lincolnshire Regiment 1914 - 1918", a CD-ROM from The Archive CD Books Project. Officers and Men from each battalion of the regiment are listed, and the Roll of Honour section contains 89 pages.

Lincolnshire men also served in other units, both before and during WW I. In the early 1800's, many men were drawn to the 76th Regiment of Foot which became 2nd Btn. Duke of Wellington's. In 1881, that unit became the West Riding Regiment.

An Army man wounded in action who was sent home to England would likely be reassigned to another Army unit, depending on the service's needs. When reassigned, his service number would change.

Here is some information on Lincolnshire Regiments (this entire section provided by Eric Walter of Liverpool):

When the War broke out, there were eight Battalions of the Lincolnshire Regiment. The 1st and 2nd were the regular Battalions and active throughout the War. The 2nd was stationed in Bermuda and did not arrive in France until 5th November 1914.

The 3rd Battalion was called the Special Battalion. It seems to have been used for training purposes and confined to duties in England and Ireland. Because of this, very little is known about its activities. A Battalion did not keep a Diary until it went overseas. The 3rd went to Ireland in the 1920's probably to give support to the Black & Tans to keep civil order. (Note: Rita Bailey advises that they were sent in 1916.)

There were two Garrison battalions. The 1st Garrison Battalion served in India and the 2nd in the United Kingdom. There was also the Depot Battalion. This was the Headquarters of the Regiment and stationed at Lincoln. It did administrative work.

Finally in the pre-War situation, there were two Territorial Battalions of the Regiment. A territorial battalion was one raised and largely financed by the local County Territorial Committee. The two in existence at August 1914 were the 4th and the 5th. The 4th recruited from the south of the County and the 5th from the north, the recruiting centre being Grimsby.

The fact of War immediately demanded the creation of new battalions. In September 1914, all County Regiments formed Second Line Territorial battalions - so the 4th became 2/4th and the 5th the 2/5th. The First Line Units never fought alongside the Second Line Units - the 1/4th and 2/4th for example were never "together". They were parts of larger units - a Brigade (which was four Battalions up to January 1918 and then three) and Division which consisted of three Brigades.

In March 1915, Third line infantry units were created - the 3/4th and 3/5th. These were training units and recuperation units. Neither as a unit went overseas - so there is no diary and very little information. When a man was fully trained or fully fit, he was transferred to one of the four active territorial units. The units were engaged in coastal defence work throughout the War - there was an obsession that the enemy would invade along the east coast. The two units were combined in late 1915/early 1916.

Another Territorial Battalion was raised in June 1915. This was initially called the 28th Provisional Battalion, but later designated 13th Lincolns. Its men were those deemed unsuitable for active service and the units spent the war carrying out agricultural duties mainly in Somerset and Essex and provided men to load and discharge ships - certainly from Ipswich to France and possibly on other routes too.

So far we have seen the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 13th Battalions. There were four other fighting Battalions - raised specifically for the year and ending with its end - these were the 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th. These were battalions of The New Army. The 10th was known as the Grimsby Chums (See the BritGenWeb Grimsby Roll of Honour). Sometimes, reference is made to Battalions with the 'missing' numbers - the 9th, 11th and 12th. There is some support to suggest that there were 9th and 11th Battalions: they would have been training/recuperation units for the New Army battalions. There is no definite proof of what the 12th Battalion was, if it existed. It seems that it was the designation given at some time during the War to the Lincolnshire Regiment's Labour Battalion/Labour Company. Such a battalion did exist and because it served overseas, there is a War Diary. The majority of its men seem to have been drafted in from other units when they became unsuitable for first line fighting duties: many of the men had served in other County Regiments and had no link with the County.

Steve Morse reminds us that: A number of men who were wounded ended up moving or re-enlisting in the Labour Corps. It was supposed to be non-combatant but by the amount of Gallantry awards they received, this was not always the case. A dangerous job working anywhere near the front line - gun or not.

Labour Corps - Formed in 1917. It included more than 100,000 Chinese. Disbanded 1919. Many sick, lame and lazy where put in it as well. A number of men unfit for front line duty volunteered for the Labour Corps.

Steve Morse reminds us: On Saturday, 1st July 1916, the temperature was 72 degrees F and the sky was clear. Men from Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and many other Shires began their stroll across 'No Man's Land' The 1st. 8th and 10th Lincolns towards Fricourt. The 11th Sherwoods where told that lunch would be brought up to them at Mouquet (Mucky) Farm. They were decimated and the 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters were part of the attack which took it late in September. The attack on Gommecourt saw the 1/5th Lincolns, 1/5th Leicesters and 139 brigade of 46th Division - the Brigade consisted of 1/5th, 1/6th, 1/7th and 1/8th Sherwood Foresters. All paid dearly for their bravery. Many Battalions of the local regiments would be thrown into the battle over the 5 months it raged. The 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters arrived in France from Egypt on 1st July 1916 but they too would suffer at Thiepval in September. The first day of the Somme saw casualties of 57,470 - 19,240 killed and 35,493 wounded. It was the bloodiest day in the British Army's history.

People forget though that the Battles of the Somme lasted another 141 days and many more thousands on all sides would die and receive wounds. The British Official historian describes the period from 15 July to 14 September as one of 'heavy losses, great hardships, and tremendous physical and moral strain' for troops of all armies.

You can also visit these resources:

• See Steve Morse's Coventry Roll of the Fallen Great War.
• Or look at Steve Morse's Medal Rolls 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, which we have as a text file.

How can a man's Unit be identified?

The answer is "only by luck!" His service record - if it is available - will not state his battalion but only the regiment. If wounded, it will give the date and clues to location and by putting the two together, intelligent deductions can be drawn. Apart from this:

1. If he went to Ireland during war time, he would have been in the 2/4th or 2/5th Lincs. If he went after the war, it would have been as part of 3rd battalion.
2. If he went to Egypt he would have been in 1/4th or 1/5th Lincs.
3. If he was a Territorial and lived in the South of the County, there is a +95% chance he was in the 1/4th or 2/4th: if the north - 1/5th or 2/5th.
4. If he fought in Gallipoli, he would have been in the 6th Battalion.
5. If his number has 6 figures and the first two are '20', he would at some stage have been in the 1/4th or 1/5th: if the first two are '24', at some stage in 2/4th or 2/5th.

There was no logic about the allocation of numbers: some numbers other than those given above can reveal the battalion - but only by comparing it with "known examples" and this can take lots of effort.

Roger Partridge tells us that the 69th Foot was also known as The South Lincolnshire Regiment, but at a later date it became the 2nd Battalion of the Welch Regiment during one of the Army's big reorganisations.

Lincolnshire Military Monuments & Rolls of Honour

Military Monuments were erected for the Great War. When World War II ended, some communities added the names of their dead to the existing monuments or built new ones. A Roll of Honour records the names of all the men and women who served in combat or war-related duty in a community. The list is short, but visit the Roll of Honour site to see if it can help your search.

Linconshire FHS has: Lincolnshire War Memorials Volume 1 - Caistor and Market Rasen areas. Photographs of all known memorials in churches, on trees, seats, and even a house! The names in the surname list are only those of those who died, about whom a little information has been added where possible. There are therefore other names on the CD that may be on Rolls of Honour etc.

Simon Meeds has contributed the World War II letters of William A SEYMOUR whioch discuss his experiences in the RAF as he writes home to his family in Amber Hill near Boston, Lincolnshire.

Misc. Lincolnshire Military Men & Women

This site has a list of men and women who served in Lincolnshire-based units up through World War One. The list is short at present, but you are welcome to add to it by contacting the site coordinator. Meanwhile, see if any names look familiar on the Military Men & Women, 1500 - 1918 page.

"THE POACHERS - the History of the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment 1685 to 1969", by David Nalson, Published by the Trustees of the Royal Lincolnshire Regimental Museum, ISBN 0-9546539-1-2 and is available soft back or hard back.

At the outbreak of the war with France in 1793 the Royal Navy had only approx. one-sixth of her warships and manpower available for service. In 1795, the Quota Acts were brought in to help achieve the number of men needed for the Navy. These Acts required the English Counties to provide a stated number of men by applying a scheme of paying a bounty to each person recruited. Here is a list of the known Lincolnshire men who wer paid the bounty.

If your ancestor was from around Grimsby, then visit these resources:

• Men of Grimsby, A Record of Their War Services by Fiona Poulton.
• See the Grimsby Roll of Honour.

"A Lincolnshire Volunteer: The Boer War Letters of Private Walter Barley and Comrades", by Walter BARLEY, Published by Literatim, 2001, ISBN 978-0953975402 and is available in paperback.

These are men and women who served in Lincolnshire-based units or who were born in Lincolnshire. Their appearance here does not mean that they were born in Lincolnshire unless so stated. I have purposely omitted individuals who served after 1918 for privacy reasons. You can discuss that decision with me if you like.

This page awaits your update. If you have a soldier, sailor or officer in your ancestry, you can share that by contacting the Site Co-ordinator (see bottom of page). I have no further information on these people, so cannot help you with genealogical questions.

We have a list of South Lincolnshire Militia Deserters, 1793, which might interest you.

Records are listed (generally) in the order of SURNAME, given name, date of entry, rank (if known), unit, place and details.

• ATKIN, Henry, 1871, private, in Infantry Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F22, age 37, single, born Boston LIN.
• ATKINSON, T., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F107, age 18, single, born Grantham LIN.

• BAILEY, John, 1871, driver, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/780, age 18, single, born Collingham LIN.
• BARNES, Charles Edgar, 1918, private, Lincs. Regiment, died 9 Apr 1918, age 18, born and buried in Newton, CAM.
• BARNES, William, 1914, able seaman, died 15 Oct 1914, buried at sea.
• BARNETT, Ann, 1861, wife, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F103, age 28, married, born Stamford LIN.
• BATEMAN, George, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/780, age 19, single, born Wainfleet LIN.
• BATES, David, 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F104, age 21, single, born Crowland LIN.
• BAXTER, John, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in Dover, RG 10, age 21, single, born Barking ESX. (Family from Grimsby)
• BEAUMONT, Hannah, 1861, soldier's wife, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F181, age 35, married, born Sibsey LIN.
• BELLAMY, Andrew, 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F106, age 21, single, born Colsworth (Colsterworth?) LIN.
• BELTON, Jno., 1861, corporal, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F106, age 26, single, born Colsterworth LIN.
• BENTLEY, Matthew, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F143, age 20, single, born Lincoln LIN.
• BIRKET, John, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/780, age 30, single, born Louth LIN.
• BLACKMOOR, Wm., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F94, age 26, single, born Butterwick LIN.
• BOCOCK, Frank Ernest, 1917, private, 7th Btn Norfolk, born Covenham LIN.
• BOCOCK, William Kirk, 1917, private, 11th Btn East Yorkshire, born Covenham LIN, died 3 May 1917, Arras.
• BRIDGES, Frank, 1915, private, 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regt., KIA 13 Apr 1915, son of Joseph.
• BRIGTON, Stanley "Bruin", 1918, private, 1st/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regt., KIA 14 Oct 1918, son of John, Caistor, LIN.
• BRODDLE, Henry, 1861, soldier, Gunner Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F123, age 40, single, born Louth LIN.
• BUTCHER, George, 1871, private, Rifle Brigade, in Infantry Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F25, age 37, single, born Lincoln LIN.

• CANT, Francis, 1850, East Essex regt., WO 97/221/92 discharge, age 43, born Kirkby LIN.
• CARR, Charles Watson, 1914, Private in 1st Battalion lincolnshire Regiment, born 1882, Middle Rasen LIN, died 1 Nov. 1914 at Yypres.
• CARTER, John, 1914, private, 85th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF Nova Scotia Highlanders, born 1869, born Brant Broughton LIN. 7 years service 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment.
• CASSELS, Chas., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F99, age 18, single, born Nothington LIN.
• CASSELS, Wm., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F99, age 18, single, born Billingmanow LIN.
• CHARLTON, William, 1917, lance-sergeant, 1st Lincolnshire, killed 11 April 1917 at Arras, born Grimsby LIN.
• CHATTERTON, James, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F191, age 34, single, born Boston LIN.
• CHEETHAM, Jno., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F99, age 29, single, born Leadenham LIN.
• CHERRY, Walter, 1917, private, 10 Btn. Lincolnshire Regt., died 28 Apr 1917.
• CHILDS, John, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F149, age 21, single, born Gedney LIN.
• CLARK, George, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F47, age 19, single, born Sutton Bridge LIN.
• CLARK, Henry, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F48, age 19, single, born Sutton Bridge LIN.
• CLARK, Jno., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F101, age 26, single, born Grantham LIN.
• CLARKE, James, 1871, bugler, in Infantry Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F25, age 37, single, born St. Swithin LIN.
• CLARKE, Joseph, 1871, private, Rifle Brigade, in Infantry Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F28, age 37, single, born St. Swithin LIN.
• CLARKE, Thomas, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F178, age 25, single, born Swines LIN.
• COKAYNE, Alfred William, 1916, Lance Corporal, Machine Gun Regiment, died at the Somme on 18th October 1916, age 33, married (to Dorothy), resident of Grimsby LIN.
• COLE, Frank, 1916, Private, 7th Btln. Lincolnshire Regt. died at the Somme, resident of Deeping St. Nicholas, LIN.
• CORDELL, William, 1809, private, 3rd Foot Guards, Lincolnshire Militia, discharged after serving from 1794 through 1809, born Wainfleet LIN.
• COULSON, G., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F108, age 22, single, born Stamford LIN.
• CRAGG, Thomas, 1871, corporal, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/780, age 25, single, born Bucknell LIN.
• CRAGGS, Thomas, 1861, driver, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F144, age 18, single, born Horncastle LIN.
• CRAMPTON, Thos., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F98, age 20, single, born Spalding LIN.

• DAVISON, Thomas, 1917, private, Lincolnshire Regt., 10th Btn., killed 28 Apr 1917, born Durham.
• DAWSON, G. W., 1915, private, Lincolnshire Regt., killed 06/12/1915, born Candlesby, LIN.
• DELOOGE, William, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F172, age 26, single, born Darrington LIN.
• DONNER, Frank Victor, 1916, serjeant, 1st Lincs, died 8 Dec 1916, age 39, married, of Barton-on-Humber LIN.
• DOUGLAS, Thomas, 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F93, age 28, single, born Lincoln LIN.
• DOWSE, Geo., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F102, age 22, single, born Goldsby LIN.
• DRAPER, Amos, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F52, age 18, single, born Brigg LIN.
• DREWREY, W., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F107, age 19, single, born Sleaford LIN.
• DURRANT, John, 1861, driver, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F174, age 18, single, born Burny Castle LIN.
• DUTTON, Thomas, 1785, 1st Regt. of Dragoon Guards, in St. Botolph, Boston, with wife Sarah.

• FISHPOOL, Tho., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F100, age 25, single, born Stamford LIN.
• FLATTERS, Edwd., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F99, age 19, single, born Lincoln LIN.
• FLETCHER, J., 1861, private, 21st Fusiliers, Dover Castle, RG 9/546, age 23, single, born M???y LIN.
• FLOYD, Benjamin, 1918, private, 1st Lincs., died 21 March 1918 aged 35.
• FOSTER, Jno., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F99, age 19, single, born Ealand LIN.
• FOUNTAIN, Geo., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F101, age 18, single, born W. Barksworth LIN.
• FOUNTAIN, Thos., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F102, age 18, single, born W. Barkworth LIN.
• FOUNTAIN, Wm., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F102, age 19, single, born W. Barkworth LIN.

• GANTZ, John, 1861, private, 16th Lancers, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F156, age 21, single, born Grantham LIN.
• GARRETT, Wm., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F95, age 25, single, born Louth LIN.
• GIBSON, Thomas, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F129, age 21, single, born Grimsby LIN.
• GILBERT, Thomas, 1861, driver, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F155, age 18, single, born Stamford LIN.
• GOODWIN, Eliazar, 1861, driver, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F188, age 26, single, born Boston LIN.
• GRANTHAM, James, 1852, 1st Lieut., Royal Engineers, age 24, born Scawby LIN.
• GRAY, William, 1871, bombardier, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F56, age 28, single, born Lincoln LIN.
• GREEN, I?, 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F102, age 26, single, born Carlby LIN.
• GULSTHORPE, William, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in Royal Marine Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781, age 36, single, born Boston LIN.

• HACKNEY, Henry, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in Royal Marine Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F17, age 17, single, born Halford LIN.
• HAKSON, Frederick, 1871, musician, Royal Artillery Band, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F57, age 24, single, born Newark LIN.
• HAMPSON, A., 1861, wife, 21st Fusiliers, Dover Castle, RG 9/546, age 24, married, born Fenton LIN.
• HARE, John, 1821, captain, Enniskillen regt. of Dragoons, age 80, died 09-Nov-1821, Lincoln, LIN.
• HARNESS, William, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F187, age 27, single, born Spilsbury LIN.
• HARRINGTON, John, 1645, Lieutenant Colonel, "slain at the Fight at Riby Gap the 18th of June was buried the 19 of the same Month in Stallingborough Church", from Mary Tong's (died 1822) family bible. Another source gives the name as HARRISON.
• HARRIS, Geo., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F98, age 19, single, born Stamford LIN.
• HENSON, John W., 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F163, age 18, single, born Georges LIN.
• HOBART, George B. B., 1871, Captain, Royal Artillery, in Royal Marine Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F6, age 33, single, born Norton LIN.
• HOLLINGSWORTH, Charles, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in Royal Marine Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781, age 20, single, born Holbeach LIN.
• HORTON, Wm., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F94, age 24, single, born Willingham LIN.
• HOWE, Wm., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F98, age 19, single, born Spalding LIN.
• HOWTON, Richard, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F183, age 38, single, born Partney LIN.
• HOTCHIN, J., 1861, private, 21st Fusiliers, Dover Castle, RG 9/546, age 21, single, born Bucknall LIN.
• HUTCHINSON, William, 1891, sgt. major, Kent Artillery, in Folkestone Military Stores, RG 12/746, F112, age 58, married, born Canwick LIN.

• IDILLMAN, Chas., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F94, age 26, single, born Willingham LIN.
• INGRAM, J., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F108, age 21, single, born Lincoln LIN.

• JENNEY, Henry, 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F104, age 18, single, born Carston (Caiston?) LIN.
• JOHNS, John, 1871, soldier, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F56, age 22, single, born Lincoln LIN.
• JOHNSON, William, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F136, age 25, single, born Partney LIN.
• JONES, Thomas, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F129, age 22, single, born Lincoln LIN.

• KEENE, Giles, 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F99, age 18, single, born Stamford LIN.
• KEYWORTH, George, 1915, gunner, 220th Brigade, C Battery, RFA, single, born Caistor LIN in 1897. Died of wounds 6 Dec 1918.
• KIRBY, Arthur Lawrence, 1916, private, Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch), age 21, buried Snitterby LIN.
• KIRK, Edwd., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F90, age 21, single, born Legburn LIN.
• KIRK, Moses, 1861, driver, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F150, age 25, single, born Louth LIN.

• LAMBERT, Isaac, 1861, soldier, corporal Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F118, age 34, single, born James Deeping LIN.
• LAMBERT, John G., 1816, private, Suffolk Regt., 2nd Batalion, died 20 Jul 1916, from Alford LIN.
• LAMBERT, John G., 1818, private, 4th Lincs Regt., died 21 Apr 1918, from Boston LIN.
• LANGHAM, J. G., 1918, soldier, private, 10th Btn. Essex Regt., died in France on 21 Sept. 1918, originally enlisted in Lincolnshire Yeomanry.
• LEAN, James, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F131, age 23, single, born Spalding LIN.
• LEE, B., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F108, age 18, single, born Grantham LIN.
• LOCKWOOD, Richard, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/780 F69, age 21, single, born Boston LIN.
• LYNN, Wm., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F99, age 19, single, born Bourne LIN.

• MACKINDER, William M., 1871, schoolmaster, Royal Artillery, in Royal Marine Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F18, age 40, married, born Washingbro LIN.
• MARKHAM, William, born 1807 in Louth, served in Canada for nearly eight years, in Royal Artillery from 1826 to 1840.
• MARRIOTT, William Frederick, 1871, Major-General, living in Alkborough LIN in 1871.
• MARSHALL, Robt., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F101, age 31, single, born Killingholme LIN.
• MARSHALL, William, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/780, age 32, single, born Lincoln St. Mary LIN.
• MARTIN, George, 1871, driver, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/780 F64, age 19, single, born Spalding LIN.
• MARTIN, Henry, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F178, age 21, single, born Spilsby LIN.
• MONKS, Chas., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F103, age 18, single, born Bolton LIN.
• MOORE, Geo., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F94, age 19, single, born Bassingham LIN.
• MORGAN, Edward, 1901, aged 28, soldier, married, Private, living in Gainsborough, born Brigg LIN.
• MOORE, Robert Thomas, 1915, private, 6th East Yorks. Reg. stationed in Grantham, LIN, died 21 Feb 1915 in LIN.
• MORGAN, William, 1891, aged 18, soldier, single, Private in York & Lancs Regiment, RG 12/3761 folio 103, born Scawby, Brigg LIN.
• MUGSON, John, 1645, Cavalier, "wounded at the Fight at Riby Gap was buried the 20 Day of June", from Mary Tong's (died 1822) family bible.

• NICKALLS, Oscar Frank, 1917, commissioned 2nd Lieut 4th Linc on 29 May 1917.

• OGLE, Benjamin, 1871, private, Rifle Brigade, in Infantry Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F35, age 24, single, born Brough LIN.
• ORFIELD, Jno., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F99, age 18, single, born Quadring LIN.
• ORHNEY, Herbert, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/780, age 20, single, born Milton Midbrey LIN.

• PARK, George, 1918, private, Lincolnshire Regiment, married, missing in action 23 March 1918.
• PARISH, Robert, 1918, private, 7th South Staffs, died 12 Nov. 1918, born Hogsthorpe. LIN.
• PARKER, Albert Ernest, 1917, private, Lincolnshire Regiment, died 26 June 1917 at Loos.
• PASCABLE, William, 1861, private, 16th Lancers, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F156, age 27, single, born Lincoln LIN.
• PAYNE, Chas., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F100, age 20, single, born Coltsworth LIN.
• PILLSON, Edward, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F143, age 27, single, born Stamford LIN.
• PIDD, Wm., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F93, age 18, single, born Little Ponton LIN.
• PRETTY, Thomas William, 1918, private?, Lincs. Regt., fought at Ypres, born 1886, LEI.

• QUANBORO, John, 1816, private, Lincolnshire Guards, born 1776 Billingborough LIN.

• RHO(A)DES, Thomas, 1866, private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, promoted to Corporal in 1872, single, born Spridlington, LIN, in 1844.
• RICHARDSON, Chas., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F99, age 18, single, born Gosberton LIN.
• ROBERTS, Thomas, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F55, age 28, single, born Peterborough LIN.
• ROETER, Francis, 1861, private, 16th Lancers, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F157, age 26, single, born Lincoln LIN.
• ROWLAND, Jno., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F90, age 20, single, born Caster LIN.
• ROSE, William, 1891, nco, 1st battalion Lincs, Cheriton barracks, born Riby LIN.
• ROYAL, Jas., 1861, private, 60th Royal Rifles, Dover Citadel, RG 9/550 F28, age 27, single, born Boston LIN.
• RYLOTT, Horace David, 1917, private, born 1899, born Surfleet LIN.
• RYLOTT, John E., Machine Gun Corps and Lincs. Yeomanry.
• RYLOTT, John T., private, Northumberland fusiliers..

• SANDERSON, Arthur Oliver, 1916, private, 9th Battalion, Suffolk Reg., died of wounds 11 Oct 1916, born Tydd St. Mary LIN.
• SAWYERS, Robt., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F92, age 18, single, born Lincoln LIN.
• SCOTNEY, William, 1828, enlisted 33rd Regiment of Foot, single, born Little Gonerby, LIN.
• SEARBY, Chas., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F93, age 21, single, born Freiston LIN.
• SELLERS, Charles, 1891, corporal, cavalry, in Folkestone Redoubt, RG 12/746, F122, age 27, single, born Lincoln LIN.
• SHARDLOW, Edwin, 1913, private, Lincs Regt., serial #34997, single, born Leeds, 31st May 1891.
• SLEIGHT, Robert, 1835, private, 84th Regt. of Foot, born Laughton circa 1809, served in India.
• SKELTON, Tho., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F101, age 27, single, born Firsby LIN.
• SLEWSON, Geo., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F91, age 27, single, born Lincoln LIN.
• SMITH, Albert James, 1915, sergeant, aged 27, married, 8th (S) Battalion Lincolnshire regt., died April 1916.
• SMITH, Geo., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F99, age 22, single, born Lincoln LIN.
• SMITH, Geo., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F104, age 20, single, born Croft LIN.
• SMITH, Henry, 1861, driver, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F167, age 23, single, born Sleaford LIN.
• SMITH, Lyke?, 1871, shoeing smith, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/780 F64, age 31, single, born E. Bunn? LIN.
• SMITH, Solomon, 1861, private, 16th Lancers, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F157, age 24, single, born Boston LIN.
• SMITH, Wm., 1861, private, 60th Royal Rifles, Dover Citadel, RG 9/550 F28, age 20, single, born Market Deeping LIN.
• SNELL, William, b. abt. 1781, Corporal, served with East York Militia from April 9, 1803 to August 20, 1814, born Gainsborough LIN.
• STANLEY, Horace Edwin, private, Linc. Regt. of Labour, born Lincoln LIN in 1884.
• STEPHENSON, Edward, 1871, driver, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/780, age 26, single, born Stamford LIN.
• STONE, Edward, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F153, age 24, single, born Welton LIN.
• SYMONDS, Percy Browne, 1917, Otago Regiment (NZ), died 12 Dec 1917 on the Ypres Salient and buried Menin Road South, from Keelby, LIN.

• TAYLOR, J., 1861, private, 21st Fusiliers, Dover Castle, RG 9/546, age 23, single, born Bourne LIN.
• TAYLOR, Richard, 1803, private, Royal Army, in Madras, India, age 24, single, born (not stated) LIN.
• TEMPLE, William, 1917, 2nd Lt, 17th Bttn London Regiment, died 7 June 1917, buried at Menin Gate, died on the first day of the Battle of Messines.
• TERRY, Robert, 1861, driver, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F166, age 19, single, born (not stated) LIN.
• THOMPSON, Righ, 1871, private, Rifle Brigade, in Infantry Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/781 F40, age 48, married, born Kirkstead LIN.
• THOROLD, Charles Cecil, 1900, Lieut.-Colonel, 1st Batt. Royal Welsh Fusilers, killed in action in South Africa, 24 Feb. 1900.
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• THOROLD, Henry Cecil, 1902, Captain, 2nd Batt. Leicester Regiment, killed in action in South Africa.
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• THREAKER, Herbert, 1871, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 10/780 F54, age 23, single, born St. Martins LIN.
• TOON, George William, 1914, 1st Battalion Lincolnshire, age 44, born Stamford LIN, KIA at the First Battle of Ypres, 13-Nov-1914.
• TURNER, Jno., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F91, age 19, single, born Skillingthorpe LIN.
• TUXFORD, J., 1861, serjeant, Dover Castle, RG 9/546, age 40, married, born Boston LIN.

• UPTON, Samuel, 1861, sergeant, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F175, age 33, married, born Grantham LIN.

• VESEY, Walter Frank, R.A.M.C., drowned 13 August 1915 when "The Royal Edward," engaged as a transport, sank in the Mediterranean

• WAINER, Arthur A., 1917, private, 8th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, age 23, killed in action, France, on 2 Oct 1917, born Ruskington LIN, buried Tyne Cot.
• WAIT, Charles, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F130, age 19, single, born Boston LIN.
• WAIT, David, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F130, age 19, single, born Boston LIN.
• WAIT, Robert, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F130, age 23, single, born Boston LIN.
• WALHAM, Clarke, 1891, staff sgt., Medical Corps, in Folkestone Station Hospital, RG 12/746, F112, age 32, married, born Molton LIN.
• WALKER, Michall, 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F91, age 24, single, born Grantham LIN.
• WALKER, William, 1783, sergeant in 10th Regt. of Foot, in St. Botolph, Boston, with wife Elizabeth.
• WARD, Richard, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F165, age 20, single, born Grantham LIN.
• WATERS, James, 1836, private, Royal Marines, born Barrow, LIN, died 2nd February 1836 aged 21 in Malta.
• WATKINSON, Wm., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F92, age 20, single, born Lincoln LIN.
• WESTMORLAND, John, 1861, private, 16th Lancers, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F157, age 24, single, born Monckchapel LIN.
• WHITBREAD, John George, 1916, died 27 Feb 1916, 11 Btn. Lincolnshire Rgt.
• WHITBREAD, John W. O., 1918, died 6 Oct 1918, HMS Victory.
• WHITE, D., 1861, private, 21st Fusillers, Dover Castle, RG 9/546, age 25, single, born Horncastle LIN.
• WHITE, James, 1861, gunner, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F130, age 24, single, born Scothams? LIN.
• WILKINSON, Asaph, 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F105, age 19, single, born Wickenby LIN.
• WILKINSON, Ezra, 1861, driver, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F144, age 19, single, born Holbeach LIN.
• WILSON, William, 1861, gunner, Royal Horse Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F151, age 20, single, born Great Gonerby LIN.
• WOODS, William Alexander, private, 7th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment, single, born Hornbeach LIN in April, 1896, injured 17 April, 1917, transferred to Labour Corp on 24 Feb., 1918.
• WORMAK, Jno., 1861, private, Royal Marines, in R.M. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F102, age 18, single, born Sleastern? LIN.
• WUCHARS, Jobez, 1861, corporal, Royal Artillery, in R.A. Barracks, Woolwich, RG 9/405 F170, age 25, single, born Gosberton LIN.

Common Questions

Prior to the Second Boer War in South Africa, October 1899 thru May 1902, the names of individual servicemen were seldom reported Senior officers would be mentioned in the news media, but individual soldiers seldom were named. For Britain, this was the longest, the most expensive and the bloodiest conflict between 1815 and 1914. And, because many British soldiers and sailors were from Dominions and colonies all over the empire, it was hard to track individuals from a particular village or county.

Steve Morse provides the answers to some Common Questions regarding World War One:

1. Did men serve in their local regiment? It is obvious that the answer is, "No." The myth came from the first day of the Somme and the Pals Battalions. Before the Pals and since, men could be in any Regiment or Corps in the British Army.
2. Did men from abroad serve in British Regiments and vice versa? Yes. Many men who had emigrated to Canada for instance, came home and joined their local regiment. Usually because the men saw it as a cheap way of getting home to visit relatives. Sadly many never got back to their adopted countries again.

Introduction and Learning Aids

For basic education in Military records, read Rootsweb Guide No.13 - Military Records (Worldwide).

To see what life was like in a military camp, visit the Eden Camp Museum of WWII at Malton, Yorkshire.

The Society Of Genealogists (SoG) has a publication for the beginner: "My Ancestor was in the British Army", by Michael J. Watts and Christopher T. Watts, ISBN 0 946789 47 9.

The Public Record Office (PRO) has a similar quide: "Army Records for Family Historians" by Simon Fowler and William Spencer, published by the PRO, price £7.99.

The National Archives has downloadable narratives on the Royal Navy and Merchant Marine.

Although the Royal Army and the Royal Navy go back many centuries, the Royal Air Force was not established until 1918, so many of its records are still protected under Privacy Acts.

All Army births and baptisms for the period 1761 to 1924 are covered by the nine black and red volumes of indexes in the public search rooms at St Catherine's House (Army Births and Baptisms, AB 91).

According to Iain Kerr, the British armed services personnel records for those serving in 1914 up to 1921 are currently being released from the Ministry of Defence to the Public Record Office, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU, United Kingdom; (Telephone: General Enquiries, ++44 (020) 8876 3444; Records Information, ++44 (020) 8392 5200; Fax: ++44 (020) 8878 8905). There they are being microfilmed to occupy a number of new archives. This is a major project that is forecast to take a number of years to complete from the start of the work in 1997. The original documents cannot be viewed due to their fragile condition.

For records not released to the PRO, contact the Ministry of Defence, Bourne Avenue, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 1RF, United Kingdom.

The records are available in the PRO microfilm reading room as follows:

• Royal Navy and Royal Marines officers whose service ended in 1920 or before in the Register of RN Officers in archive ADM 196 and RNVR officers in ADM 337.
• Royal Navy ratings and Royal Marines other ranks who enlisted between 1892 and 1923 in archive ADM 188.
• Royal Flying Corps (in WO 339), Royal Naval Air Service (ADM 196) and Royal Air Force officers whose service ended in 1920 or before.
• Royal Flying Corps (WO 363/364), Royal Naval Air Service (ADM 181) and Royal Air Force airmen (AIR 79) who enlisted in 1918 or before.
• British Army commissioned officers whose service ended in 1920 or before (in WO 339) and Territorial Force officers (in WO 374).
• The so-called "burnt" British Army Other Ranks records for surnames beginning with A, B, C, D, E, F, N, O, Q, U, V, W, X, Y and Z. These are in WO 363 - First World War Soldiers' Documents. Those beginning T will be available in May 2000, S in Summer 2000, R in Autumn 2000 and P in Winter 2000. The year 2001 includes those beginning K, L and M. In 2002 those starting H, I and J will be released. The programme concludes in Summer 2003 with the letter G.
• The PRO has recently released the papers of 15,783 servicewomen of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and Territorial War Force Nursing Service in the period 1914-20. These papers are sorted alphabetically by surname in the WO 399 series.

You should note that there is some risk that the official archives of more recent British Army personnel records are incomplete. It is reported that up to half of the original pre-World War II British Army soldier's personal records were badly damaged by fire and water following a 1940 German bombing raid on the Hayes Record Office during World War II. Those that survived are often incomplete and in a poor condition.

During World War One, the Volunteer Training Corps was also known as the Volunteer Force. The Imperial War Museum tells us that this Corps was the equivalent of the Home Guard of World War Two. This unit was officially known as "The Royal Defence Corps", formed in 1917 and disbanded in 1936. At its height, it consisted of 18 battalions. No service records are known to exist and no campaign medal was given for home service. The museum has officer lists for 1917 and 1918.

The Home Guard of World War Two was officially the "Local Defence Volunteers." They were formed in 1940.

Theoretically, all Next of Kin received a brass commemorative disk in WW1, after their loss. These can sometimes be found in local museums.

Ranks

Rank shouldn't be an issue in your search. Men sometimes inflated their rank to the folks back home, or parents would tell people their son was a higher rank than he had obtained, just to make the boy look better in the neighbor's eyes.

Men sometimes held "brevet" ranks, which were temporary assignments which might last for a battle or a campaign, then could be rescinded. The "brevet" assignments were often a recognition of the man's leadership skills, but were less hassle for his officers than giving him a medal or a special promotion. Enlisted men were sometimes called "major" or "captain" because of their bearing and mannerisms, not because they actually had the rank.

It has been known for men to be commissioned in the field. A Bombardier being the equivalent of a Corporal. Otherwise he would have gone to OTU - Officer Training Unit. A large number joined as Private soldiers and then ended up as officers. Junior officers tended to get themselves killed before they had time to learn to keep their heads down. The London Gazette online should have his gazette details and may mention that he was a Bomb before. As an officer his records should be at Kew.

At the Public Record Office

The vast majority of British Military records are held at the Public Record Office in Kew, Surrey, and many are available on microfilm through the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City, or can be ordered at one of its 1,500+ branch libraries worldwide. Historically, an army's members are on two levels; officers and enlisted men. This division continues in the record keeping of biographical data, and much more detail is typically available for officers than for "the ranks". Most of the records for the British military are arranged on regimental lines, so the usual starting point is to determine in which regiment(s) did your ancestors serve. If you are unsure in which regiment your officer/ancester served, a good place to begin is with the Army Lists.

One of the simplist records to access are the Medal Index cards (WO 372). These are on micofilm and are in alphabetical order. This will provide full name, rank, and regimental number. Then, if he was a WW1 veteran, try the World War 1 Medal Rolls (WO 329). This should give you the unit he served in and service number, which wars were served in and also the medals received.

To access the online PRO Army Discharge records, go to the site: Public Record Office. From the search option - enter the surname you are interested in and in the third box type in WO using capital letters. This should bring up all the war records held for that surname. You can try narrowing the search by typing WO 97 or WO 121 in box 3. If fortune is smiling on you and you find a reference, there should be details of the regiment he served in, his age at discharge, where he was born and the range of years covering the volume in which his discharge was recorded. You do not get to see the actual records online - this is only an index at this point in time.

All service records for 1760-1854 are in Class WO97 at the PRO.

For anyone wanting a Military Researcher to help them and can't get to the PRO, check this site: Public Record Searches.

Types of Military Records

Army Lists: The first official Army List was published in 1740, and they were published annually from 1754 through 1878, then quarterly from 1879 through 1922. Since 1939 they have been classified and not available to the public. Earlier commisions can be traced using Charles Daltons' English Army Lists and Commision Registers, 1661-1714 and his George I's Army, 1714-1727. The Army Lists begin with a list of the officers by rank, generals through lieutenants, giving their name and the date they received their commision. Following this the officers and their assignments are shown by regiment, beginning with the cavalry and following in order through the regiments of foot. The regiment listings include the number and name (or names) of the regiment, the names and ranks of the officers, and the dates of their commisions in the Army and their assignment to that regiment. Beginning in 1766 these Army Lists are indexed, and begining in 1798 they include the location of the regiment at that time. These Army Lists are available at the Public Record Office (in War Office (W.O.) files 64, 65 and 66), or at the LDS Family History Library.

Regimental Records of Service: Once the regimental assignment has been established, the Records of Officers' Services (W.O. 76) can be searched for data on your ancestor. The earliest of these regimental records begins in 1771, the last ending in 1919. These files are arranged by regiment, alphabetically indexed in the front of each volume. After the index come lists of succession for the offices in the regiment, giving the name of the officer, the exact date of his appointment, his age in months and years at the time of his appointment, his country of origin, and the date of his first commision in the Army. Also available is the name of the officer he replaced and why, and remarks on the officer. This section is followed by the Statements of Sevice for each of the officers. This is the heart of the officers' service file. Although the contents of each file varies from regiment to regiment, they generally contain more information as time goes on. The Statement of Service from volume 61, for the Surrey (70th) Regiment of Foot, covers two pages and contains: his full name at the top, his birth date and place, regimental assignment, and his age at the time of his entrance to the Army. Information on the ranks he attained, pay, regimental assignments, instances of distinguished service, medals, wounds, and foreign service are all provided in some detail. One section of the Statement form is devoted to the details of his marriage, and the names and birth data of the officer's legitimate children. Certificates of birth, marriage and death for both officers and members of their families can also be found in War Office file number 42.

Enlisted Men's Service Records: The key to locating the record of an enlisted man is the name of his regiment. Occasionally the regiment is known from the outset, but often the only facts known about an ancestor's service are when and where he served. Still, it is possible to pin down the one regiment, or a handful of regiments that were in service in that particular place and time. There are several books devoted to the subject of the regiments and corps of the British Army, but the genealogist may find particularly useful these three books discussing the history and accoutrements of the British regiments: "The Regimental Records of the British Army", by John S. Farmer, contains information on the names and nicknames of the regiments, their uniforms and badges, dates of formation, honors attained by the troops, and lists of their principal campaigns and battles. "A Guide to the Regiments and Corps of the British Army", by J.M. Breton, includes much of the same information, although the information on battles and campaigns is less. Closer to Farmer's volume is Arthur Swinson's, "A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army", which is organized by precedence of the corps, beginning with the cavalry regiments and proceeding through the foot guards and regiments of foot. The regimental listings include both the formal titles and nicknames borne by the regiment, a chronological list of the major campaigns and battles fought, and a short history of the regiment.

To locate the proper regiment, you begin with what is known. This could be the fact that he took part in a certain battle, or wore a certain type of uniform, or belonged to a regiment with a certain nickname. For example, The Lincolnshire Regiment was known for a period as the "Yellow Bellies" because of their uniform of the period. Go through the regimental listings looking for one (or more) that conform to the the facts as you understand them. For example, if your ancestor was posted to Gibraltar in the early part of the eighteenth century, he may have served in the 30th (or Cambridge) Foot Regiment. This regiment was stationed on Gibraltar during 1704 and 1705, and at the time was known as Colonel Thomas Sanders Regiment of Marines. Nicknames included The Triple X's and The Three Tens, both of which were obviously based on the number of the regiment. Once you have determined the regiment in which your ancestor served, you will want to search two sets of records; the Muster Rolls and the Regimental Description Books.

Muster Rolls: The Muster Rolls are lists which were compiled quarterly, and arranged in volumes covering a single year. The first entry in these rolls for each soldier should indicate his age, while the last entry should show his birthplace, non-military occupation, and the date of his enlistment. There are several series of these Muster Rolls, bearing War Office (W.O.) numbers 10 through 16. The three most comprehensive are; W.O. 10, containing Muster Rolls for the artillery for 1708-1878, W.O. 11, Muster Rolls for engineers for 1816-1878, and W.O. 12, the general series, with Muster Rolls for the cavalry, foot guards and regiments of foot for 1732-1878. Regimental Description Books: The Regimental Description and Succession Books (W.O. 25) are available at the Public Record Office in Surrey, with microfilm copies being available at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City, or at one of Family History Centres.

Pension Records: Three of the main record types available at the PRO are the Chelsea Regimental Registers (War Office file 120), the records of Soldiers Discharged Through Chelsea Hospital (W.O.97), and the Applications for Pensions for Widows and Children [of officers], 1755-1908 (W.O. 42). Like the other records concerning British Army personnel in the earlypart of the nineteenth century, the pension records are organized along regimental lines.

Burial Records: All the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records are accesible on line. This site contains information on the burials of British Commonwealth war dead world-wide.

There is a CD-ROM available which has information on 99% of Army casualties during the Great War only. Its a good idea to search this before searching the CWGC. The CD-ROM costs about £250.00, so ask your local library if they have a copy or can get it on inter-library loan. Most big libraries in the UK have a copy.

Be sure to check GENUKI's Military Records list.

Rootsweb hosts several Military Mailing lists, in List or Digest mode.

There is a website that has photographs of WW1 sites in France and Belgium. Please feel free to copy (save) any of the photos on the site for your own use.

And there is the WW1 Ypres and Arras photographs website, maintained by Steve Morse.

If your ancestor was in a paratroop unit and died in France, E-mail Bern and Fay Robins who have photographs of most of the UK Parachute Regiment War Graves in France and are happy to send a copy of one to anyone having an interest.

Another resource, if you are researching relatives who served in the military since 1914, is the Imperial War Museum.

A database at Genuki provides a list of officers and men at British Ships at Trafalgar under Admiral Lord Nelson.

Another database worth searching for men who served in the Land Forces of Britain, The Empire and The Commonwealth. You can use it to look at uniforms to compare to the one your grandfather is wearing in an old photograph.

Many Brits fought and served in units involved in the American Civil War.

Individual regiments often have their own museums, although few have an online presence. Many of these have muster roles and other lists, photographs and history publications that might assist you. Check the list of Army Museums.

For example, if your ancestor was a military engineer, they might be able to help you at the Royal Engineers Museum.

And don't forget that wonderful resource Cyndi's List and select "Military".

The Family History Library has a copy of the 630 page book "A Guide to the Sources of British Military History", edited by Robin Higham, London, c1972, call no. 942 M2h.

Another useful reference is "The British Army: Its History, Tradition and Records," by Iain SWINNERTON (Pub: Federation of Family History Societies, 1996, Reprinted 1998). ISBN: 1 86006 031 5.

Another place to check is the Ministry of Defense site: Veterans Agency for services to war disablement pensioners, war widow(er)s, their dependants and carers and other veterans.

Don't overlook the Maritime Memorials site if your ancestors served at sea. The memorial database contains records of over 4000 church, cemetery and public memorials to seafarers and victims of maritime disasters.

You might want to check out "Our Children's Work for the Navy", from The Lady's World, c.1916.

Out Pensioner records are at Kew - WO 116/1-124, 186-251, covers 1715-1913 - Admission books.

Kew also has Regimental Registers and Pension Returns.

The Gallipoli Campaign (1915-1916) Database

Patrick Geriepy in America is putting together a Biographical Index for the Gallipoli Campaign.

"My goal is to include as much information as I possibly can about each person. I am also trying to locate photographs of each man and first hand accounts of their deaths. I am trying to include the following details about each person: Name Date and place of birth Service number and Service Unit and or Regiment Date and placement of enlistment Names of parents (to include mothers maiden name, father's occupation and address in 1915) Name of spouse (to include maiden name, date and place of marriage and address in 1915) Names and birth dates of children Education Occupation Date and place of death: Circumstances of death: place of burial Location of photograph (even if I cannot reproduce it) Personal details and anecdotes (physical description, personality, interests, aspirations and interesting experiences)."

Lincolnshire Military Units

• The British Army has been "re-organized" several times, partly to standardize terminology and unit sizes and partly to make the Army a more efficient service to manage. In addition to regular Army units, there were also territorial units based on counties or major towns and comprised mostly of civilians, and militia units. Each of these had different skill levels and functions. Some units were engineers, others artillery or cavalry. Most were rifle brigades. These territorial units were often called up to fill active Army ranks during rebellions like the Boer War and the American Revolution.
• Once you are certain that your relative served in a Lincolnshire-based or Lincolnshire-sponsored unit, look at our Lincolnshire Military Resources page.
• Although not complete, don't forget to check the Roll of Honour for Lincolnshire.

Non-Lincolnshire Military Units

• Eric Walter tells us: "Lots of men with Lincolnshire roots served in the Canadian Army during WW1. There's a good site at Veterans Affairs Canada which for some men has details far and beyond the details on the Commonwealth War Grave Commission site, and if you are REALLY lucky, you can copy documents relating to the man."
• Lincolnshire men served in the 5th Irish Royal Lancers, which have battle honours from the Second Boer War, South Africa 1899-1902.
• Remember that the Royal Garrison Artillery and Royal Field Artillery along with the Royal Horse Artillery are all parts of The Royal Artillery.
• The Australian War Memorial Data Base covers the Boer War, WW1 and WW2.
• The Australian Light Horse Association has its own web site.
• The Royal Marines have online access to their museum. They are located in Southsea, Hampshire.

Army Motorcyclists, 1914, by Ted Wildy

The following names have been transcribed from the Army list for January 1851 pages 69 and 70. They pertain to Staff of the Commissariat Department serving in various parts of the British Empire. It is not clear from the original Army List whether the dates quoted are the seniority dates or the dates of appointment.

The ranks of these personnel have had to be abbreviated a bit in order to fit into index. In full they are:-

• Commissaries General
• Deputy Commissaries General
• Deputy Assistant Commissaries General

The Uniform of these personnel is stated to be:-

• "Blue Facings - Black Velvet"

Transcribed by Ted WILDY in Auckland New Zealand on 28th December 1995 using PCFile database program.

                          BRITISH ARMY 1851.
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               The following names have been extracted from the Army
     List of January 1851 pages 90 & 91.  They are listed under the
     overall heading of "Dock Yard Volunteers".
     It would seem that most of the Officers were appointed to these posts on 1st June
     1848.
     Their uniforms were stated to be "Blue with Red     Facings".
     I would assume that the "Breakwater Battalion" refers to
     Plymouth as that is the only one of the naval ports at that time
     to have a breakwater.  The abbreviation (adj) means 'Adjutant'.
     
     Transcribed in Auckland New Zealand by Ted WILDY on December 27th 1995.
     
    NAMES                    RANKS          UNITS.
    ---------------------    ------------   ----------------------
    ABETHELL Richard         Lieut Colonel  Pembroke Brigade
    ALLAN Henry John         Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    ALLEN Edward             Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    ALLEN Robert             Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    ALLEN Robert             Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    ALMS Henry Collingwood   Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    ANDREWS William          Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    ANGEAR Samuel            Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    ARMSTRONG James W.       Major          Royal Wm. Battalion
    ASH George               Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    AYLEN George             Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    AYLWARD William          Captain        Devonport Brigade
    BALDOCK Thomas           Major          Chatham Brigade
    BANES George Dann        Captain        Devonport Brigade
    BARNABY John             Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    BASDEN E. Weeks Spencer  Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    BEEMAN Robert            Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    BELLAMY Charles Penrose  Major          Portsmouth Brigade
    BENNETT James            Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    BENNETT Jas. Henry EdwardLieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    BERNAYS Edwin Arthur     Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    BESLY John               Captain        Devonport Brigade
    BETTS William            Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    BLESSLEY William         Captain        Chatham Brigade
    BLURTON George           Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    BOIS Henry               Captain        Sheerness Brigade
    BOND Thomas              Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    BONNIWELL Richard        Captain        Pembroke Brigade
    BOURCHIER Sir Thomas     Col Commandant Chatham Brigade
    BOWLEY William           Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    BOWRING Robert Geo Smith Captain        Deptford Brigade
    BRAIN William Henry      Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    BREMER Sir JasJohn GordonCol Commandant Woolwich Brigade
    BROMELL Nicholas PhillipsCaptain        Deptford Brigade
    BROOMFIELD Henry         Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    BROWN John               Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    BROWN John               Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    BROWN John               Surgeon        Deptford Brigade
    BROWN Joseph             Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    BRUMAGE Abraham          Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    BUCK William             Captain        Deptford Brigade
    BULLEY William           Captain        Devonport Brigade
    BURDWOOD John Cole       Captain        Devonport Brigade
    BURDWOOD Joseph          Captain        Pembroke Brigade
    BURR Edward Thomas       Captain        Woolwich Brigade
    BURTON James             Captain        Chatham Brigade
    CABLE William            Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    CALLUM James M.          Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    CAMPBELL William         Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    CANHAM William           Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    CARRINGTON William Mason Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    CARTER Richard William   Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    CARY William  (adj)      Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    CHASE Joseph             Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    CHATFIELD Henry          Captain        Woolwich Brigade
    CHEESEMAN Edward         Captain        Chatham Brigade
    CHEVALLIER Edgecumbe     Captain        Pembroke Brigade
    CHILES George            Major          Pembroke Brigade
    CHRISTIE James           Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    CHRISTIE John   (adj)    Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    CHRISTOPHER Daniel       Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    CHURCHER John            Captain        R.Clarence Battalion
    CHURCHER William Henry   Lieutenant     R.Clarence Battalion
    CLATWORTHY Ebenezer      Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    COLLOM Joseph            Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    COTSELL George           Captain        Chatham Brigade
    COUCH Archimedes         Captain        Devonport Brigade
    COUCHMAN John            Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    CRADOCK Henry            Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    CRANE William            Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    CREASEY John             Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    CREED James              Captain        Devonport Brigade
    CROUCH Thomas Henry      Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    DARLING William          Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    DAVIDSON John            Captain        Pembroke Brigade
    DAVIES John              Major          Portsmouth Brigade
    de MONTMORENCY Wm.ReymondLieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    DIBDIN Stephen Charles   Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    DOIDGE Thomas            Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    DOWNER George (adj)      Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    DRIVER Robert            Captain        Chatham Brigade
    DUNN Richard             Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    DUTTON Charles Orlando   Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    DUTTON Frederick         Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    EASTO Richmond           Lieut Col.     Sheerness Brigade
    EDE Edward               Captain        Deptford Brigade
    EDWARDS James            Captain        Pembroke Brigade
    EDWARDS Thomas           Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    EDWARDS William Corbet   Major          Sheerness Brigade
    EDYE William             Lieut Colonel  Devonport Brigade
    ELLIOTT John             Major          Deptford Brigade
    ELSON Thomas             Lieut Colonel  Woolwich Brigade
    EMERY Henry              Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    FABIAN William           Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    FALCON Gordon Thomas     Col Commandant Pembroke Brigade
    FINCHAM John             Lieut Col.     Portsmouth Brigade
    FINCHAM John Inman       Captain        Devonport Brigade
    FLEXMAN Thomas           Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    FLYNN Josiah             Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    FOSTER Charles           Captain        R.Clarence Battalion
    FREEMAN William Lockyer  Major          Sheerness Brigade
    FULLAGER Smart           Captain        Woolwich Brigade
    FULLER John Wallis       Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    FYNMORE William Richard  Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    GILLIES Walter  (adj)    Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    GITTENS George Edward    Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    GLANVILLE Thomas         Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    GLOAG Archibald Cockburn Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    GORMALLY James           Captain        Devonport Brigade
    GOSS Thomas              Captain        Devonport Brigade
    GOTTLIEB Fred. Valentine Major          Devonport Brigade
    GRANT Thomas Fussell     Major          R.Clarence Battalion
    GRAVES Edwd John Bennett Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    GROUND Jonathan          Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    GRUZILIER Andrew         Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    GUARD Richard            Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    GUARD William            Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    HALL Andrew              Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    HARDING Daniel           Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    HARDING Daniel           Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    HARDING William          Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    HARPER John Sedgwick     Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    HARRISON Henry Newell    Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    HART Stephen             Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    HARVEY Richard           Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    HARWOOD Robert           Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    HATTON William Andrews   Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    HELBY James              Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    HENDERSON James          Lieut Colonel  Devonport Brigade
    HILL Sir John            Col Commandant Deptford Brigade
    HORSEY James             Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    HUTCHENS William         Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    HUTSON Joseph            Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    IRVING Thomas            Major          Deptford Brigade
    JAMES Henry Daniel       Captain        Deptford Brigade
    JAMIESON Thomas          Captain        Royal Wm. Battalion
    JEFFREY Abraham (adj)    Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    JEMMETT Francis Fredk.   Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    JENKINS William          Major          Woolwich Brigade
    JEWELL Alf. Harwood Hale Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    JOHNSON Hy.Geo.Balmerino Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    KARLEY Alexander         Lieut Col.     Chatham Brigade
    KEYS Henry Gamble        Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    KNEEBONE Richard         Captain        Pembroke Brigade
    KNIGHT John              Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    LAIRE Francis James      Lieut Col.     Chatham Brigade
    LAMPEN Francis           Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    LANCE Richard            Lieutenant     R.Clarence Battalion
    LANG Oliver              Lieut Colonel  Woolwich Brigade
    LANG Oliver William      Captain        Chatham Brigade
    LANG William Robert      Captain        Sheerness Brigade
    LARGE Joseph             Captain        Woolwich Brigade
    LATH Samuel              Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    LAWS Robert              Captain        Devonport Brigade
    LEWIS Charles            Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    LLEWELLYN John           Captain        Devonport Brigade
    LOUIS Sir John Bart      Col Commandant Devonport Brigade
    LOWRY David              Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    LUKE James               Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    LUSON John Basset        Captain        Sheerness Brigade
    MANNING James            Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    MART George              Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    MARTIN Francis           Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    McALPIN Alester Andrew   Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    McDOUGALL R. Archibald   Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    McKAIN William Fergus    Lieutenant     Royal Wm. Battalion
    MILLER John              Major          Chatham Brigade
    MILLER Thomas William    Captain        Devonport Brigade
    MILLER Wm Trafalgar EvansLieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    MILLS John Erasmus       Major          Devonport Brigade
    MONDAY Joseph            Captain        Woolwich Brigade
    MOODY William            Captain        Pembroke Brigade
    MOORE Alexander          Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    MOORE John               Captain        Chatham Brigade
    MORGAN David             Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    MORGAN Peter             Captain        Woolwich Brigade
    MORICE George Farquhar   Lieut Colonel  Deptford Brigade
    MORISON James            Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    MORLEY William           Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    MORRIS John Holman       Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    MOUCHET Francis Lewis    Major          Woolwich Brigade
    MURRAY John              Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    NETHERWOOD George        Captain        Sheerness Brigade
    NEWTON George            Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    NICOLAS John Toup        Col Commandant Royal Wm. Battalion
    OAKSHOTT James Anthony   Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    ORAM John                Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    ORME Herbert Lewis       Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    OSWALD Thomas            Captain        Deptford Brigade
    PARKS John               Captain        Chatham Brigade
    PARMINTER Henry          Captain        Sheerness Brigade
    PARRY Sir William Edward Col Commandant R.Clarence Battalion
    PARSONS John             Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    PEACOCK Henry            Surgeon        Chatham Brigade
    PEAKE Henry Loyalty      Captain        Sheerness Brigade
    PEAKE James Parlby       Captain        Woolwich Brigade
    PEARCE Edward            Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    PEARCE Francis           Captain        Deptford Brigade
    PEARSON Henry            Lieutenant     R.Clarence Battalion
    PEEK Philip              Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    PEMBROOKE Wm. Benjamin   Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    PENFOLD William          Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    PIDCOCK Benjamin Wilson  Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    PIDDELL John             Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    PIKE Anthony             Major          Royal Wm. Battalion
    PIKE Anthony Blanchard   Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    PINEO Charles Wm. EusticeLieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    PINHORN Smart            Captain        Woolwich Brigade
    POLE Joseph Simon        Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    POTTER James             Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    POTTS Thomas (adj)       Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    POULDEN Alexander        Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    POUNDER George           Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    PRESCOTT Henry           Col Commandant Portsmouth Brigade
    PRETIOUS Thomas          Captain        Pembroke Brigade
    PRICE David              Col Commandant Sheerness Brigade
    PRICE William Thomas     Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    PRINGLE Charles John     Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    READ Samuel              Lieut Col.     Sheerness Brigade
    REID John                Surgeon        Devonport Brigade
    REYNOLDS Henry           Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    RHIND Clarence           Captain        Chatham Brigade
    RICE William McPherson   Major          Portsmouth Brigade
    RICH John                Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    RICHARDS William MorrisonLieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    RIGBY William            Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    ROBINSON John            Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade 
    ROBINSON William Braham  Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    ROGERS George            Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    ROY David                Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade 
    RUNDELL William          Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    RUSSELL John             Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade 
    RUSSELL John Philcox     Captain        Portsmouth Brigade 
    RUSSELL Thomas           Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade 
    SABBEN John Cushen       Surgeon        Portsmouth Brigade 
    SAUNDERS Robert Prout    Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade  
    SCOTT Charles            Lieutenant     Royal Wm. Battalion  
    SCOTT Richard            Captain        Devonport Brigade   
    SCOTT Walter             Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade  
    SEATON Sampson           Lietenant     Chatham Brigade
    SECCOMBE William Edward  Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    SHEFFIELD John           Captain        Chatham Brigade
    SKINNER George           Captain        Sheerness Brigade
    SKINNER George Tucker    Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    SLATER James             Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    SNOOK William            Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    SPILLER William          Major          Devonport Brigade
    STEVENS James Ebenezer   Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    STEVENSON William BalfourLieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    STIGANT Edward           Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    STIGANT William          Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    STIGANT William          Major          Devonport Brigade
    STOCKER Thomas           Captain        Sheerness Brigade
    STOKES Benjamin          Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    STRATTON Jonathan        Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    STRICKLAND Peter         Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    SUTHER Peter             Surgeon        Woolwich Brigade
    TAYLOR John Thomas       Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    THOMPSON William         Captain        Devonport Brigade
    TREMAIN Henry            Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    TRICKETT John            Lieutenant     Woolwich Brigade
    TRISCOTT Henry Browning  Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    TRUSCOTT Ambrose         Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    TUDHOPE James            Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    TURNER Frederick         Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    UNDERWOOD James          Major          Sheerness Brigade
    USHER William            Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    VAUGHAN Henry            Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    VENNING John             Lieutenant     Pembroke Brigade
    VENNING John             Lieutenant     Sheerness Brigade
    VICKERY Michael          Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    VINALL Henry             Captain        Chatham Brigade
    VINALL Thomas Surton     Captain        Chatham Brigade
    VINE Charles             Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    VINTER George            Major          Portsmouth Brigade
    WALKER H. Neal Pilfold   Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    WALKER William           Captain        Royal Wm. Battalion
    WALKER William           Lieut Colonel  Breakwater Battalion
    WALLIS John Pixley       Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    WARD James               Captain        Sheerness Brigade
    WARD Thomas Burnell      Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    WATSON Isaac             Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    WATSON Robert            Lieutenant     Royal Wm. Battalion
    WAY Richard              Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    WAYMOUTH John            Captain        Devonport Brigade
    WEATHERLEY Richard       Major          Pembroke Brigade
    WEBB Richard             Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    WEBB Robert              Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    WESTROPE William         Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    WHETTEM John             Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    WHITTHORN John           Lieutenant     Chatham Brigade
    WILKINS John Breedon     Lieutenant     Portsmouth Brigade
    WILKINSON Edward         Lieutenant     Deptford Brigade
    WILLCOCKS William RodwellCaptain        Deptford Brigade
    WILLCOX Charles          Lieut Colonel  Deptford Brigade
    WILLIAMS Benjamin        Captain        Deptford Brigade
    WILLIAMS John            Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    WOLRIGE Graham           Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    WOOD Ebenezer            Lieutenant     Devonport Brigade
    WOOD Henry               Captain        Portsmouth Brigade
    WOODS William            Captain        Woolwich Brigade
    WYATT James              Captain        Chatham Brigade

                NAPOLEON'S ST HELENA by Gilbert Martineau
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                The following names have been transcribed from the above book
                published in 1968 which had been translated from the French by
                Frances Partridge.
                Napoleon was detained on St Helena from October 1815 until his
                death in May 1821 at the age of 51.
                During this time the British maintained a large garrison on the
                island and a fleet of warships constantly on patrol.:-
                "By day and night the guns were kept manned, the coast patrolled,
                and pickets and sentinels posted. These were provided by the 53rd
                regiment (600 men), the St Helena regiment (600 men)     the 66th
                regiment (700 men), The St Helena artillery (300 men)
                a detachment of the Royal Artillery (60 men) and a troop of
                mounted dragoons (20 men). There wre nearly 500 guns ready for
                action. The Naval Force under a Rear Admiral consisted of the
                flagship HMS Newcastle (60 guns) to guard the port, a frigate kept
                watch on the other approach to the island and two brigs cruised
                one to leeward and one to windward of the island for weeks on end
                without dropping anchor."
                The ships mentioned in the book have been listed separately and
                can be found after the alphabetical listing of the names.
                Transcribed in Auckland New Zealand November 16, 1995 by Ted WILDY  Name
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                ALISON Sir Archibald     Historian                                     076
                ANGOULEME Louis Duc d'   award Cross of St Louis to Las Cases.           029
                ANGOULEME Marie Theresa  Duchess -                                     093
                ANTOMMARCHI Dr.          A member of Napoleon's suite at St Helena     007,23,60
                ARCHAMBAULT Bros.        Napoleon's servants                           013,33,35
                ARNOTT Dr.               of 20th Regiment attended Napoleon            208,213-7
                BACCHIOCCHI Marie Anne E                                               190
                BAGLY John               Member of local Committee                     164
                BALCOMBE Betsy           Daughter of William Balcombe                  006,010,12
                BALCOMBE Family                                                        012-15,17
                BALCOMBE Mrs.            Wife of William Balcombe                      012,14,23
                BALCOMBE William         of East India Co. - owned "The Briars"        010,12,14
                BALMAIN Alex. Ramsay     Married Governor's stepdaughter 26/4/1820     068,73,76
                BALMAIN Alex. Ramsay     Count de - Russian Commissioner b1779         068,73,76
                BASSANO Hughues Maret    Duke of - Raised money for Napoleon.          050
                BATHURST Henry 3rd Earl  Secretary of State for the Colonies           003,17-19
                BAUTZEN                                                                072
                BAXTER Dr.               arr per HMS Phaeton - to be i/c hospitals     070,85-6
                BEALE Onesiphorus        A Creole - and Captain in Company forces      160
                BEAUHARNAIS Eugene de    school mate of Montolon                       025,51,53
                BEAUHARNAIS Hortense de  Queen of Holland                              194
                BEAUHARNAIS Josephine de See Josephine the Empress
                BENARD Abraham           'Fleury'                                      049
                BENNET Captain           Gave dining table to make Napoleons coffin    161
                BERNADOTTE Marshal       Balmain served under him as Lt Colonel        112
                BERNARD                  Valet to Bertrands                            048
                BERNARDIN de Saint Pierr                                               015,49,157
                BERTHIER Marshal         de Montholon was a Colonel on his staff at 26 025
                BERTRAND Arthur                                                        145
                BERTRAND Fanny           Countess - old companion to Napoloen          002,21,46
                BERTRAND Henri Count     General - Companion to Napoleom               002,5-6,9
                BIENNAIS                 Goldsmith to Napoleon                         013,38
                BIGNON                   First huisband of Mde Albine de Montholon     026
                BINGHAM Lady             wife of General Bingham                       044,47
                BINGHAM Sir George R.    General commanding forces on St Helena        003,13,19
                BLACKWOOD Midshipman     of HMS Favourite & son of Admiral Sir Harry   187
                BLACKWOOD Sir Harry      Admiral                                       187
                BLAKENEY Captain         Succeeded Capt Poppleton  as Orderly Officer  089
                BLUCHER Marshal          Hudson Lowe on his staff                      072-4
                BONAPARTE Caroline       see Murat
                BONAPARTE Charles        Father of Napoleon                            214-6
                BONAPARTE Elisa          See Bacchiocchi
                BONAPARTE Jerome         school mate of Montholon                      025,51,61
                BONAPARTE Joseph         King of Spain                                 051,61-2
                BONAPARTE Letizia                                                      051,56,61
                BONAPARTE Louis          King of Holland & schoolmate of Montholon     025,62,190
                BONAPARTE Lucien                                                       051,62,177
                BONAPARTE Napoleon       See Napoleon
                BONAPARTE Pauline        see Borghese
                BORGHESE Pauline         Princess                                      061,190,
                BORGHESE Prince C.                                                     190
                BOUTET Catherine         Married Baron von Sturmer                     108-9
                BOYS Richard Revd.       Denounced Admiral Plampin from the pulpit     136,169-76
                BRABAZON                 Harbourmaster at Jamestown                    165
                BRASH Captain            Commanded "Lusitiania" in September 1818      187-9
                BRAYER General           at end of 1817 was in South America           204,206
                BREAME farmer            EastIndia Company -suspended by Hudson Lowe.  097
                BRICE Lt Gen R.          French Surgeon                                218
                BROOKE Thomas            Secretary East India Company                  097,151
                BRUMMELL George          "The Beau"                                    112
                BRUNE Marshal            surrendered to Louis XVIII in June 1815       074
                BUONAVITA, The Abbe      Napoleon's suite                              023,60,174
                BYRON George Gordon      Lord                                          039,112,
                CAMBACERES Jean Jacques  supported Comte de Montechenu                 102
                CAMPBELL John 1st Baron  Lord Chief Justice in 1821                    076
                CAMPBELL Sir Neil        Governor on Elba                              183
                CAPO d'ISTRIA Giovanni   Russian Minister?                             113-4
                CARANDIAS Dr.            examined specimens of intestines of Napoleon  221
                CAROLINE Queen                                                         206
                CARSTAIRS Hon George     Betsy Balcombe in love with him.              133
                CASTLEREAGH Robt Stewart Viscount                                      130,147
                Catherine Grand Duchess  of Russia                                     112
                CHAPTAL Jean             In America                                    191
                Charlotte Princess       daughter of Prince Regent                     094,206-7
                CHURCHILL Miss           made a short stay on the island               149
                CIPRIANI                 see FRANCESCHI Cipriani
                CLARY Mademoiselle       sister in law of Joseph Bonaparte             051
                CLAUZEL Marshal          Gathered forces to attack St Helena           205
                COCHRANE Thomas Admiral  offered services to Peru & Chile in 1817      204-5
                COCKBURN Lady            wife of Admiral Cockburn                      044
                COCKBURN Sir George      Admiral in command of fleet to St Helena      002-12,15
                CONSTANT                 Napoleon's Chief Valet, who deserted.         032
                CONSTANT Benjamin                                                      203
                COOPER Sir Astley        examined specimens of intestines of Napoleon  221
                CORNEILLE P.             Author of books read aloud by Napoleon        049
                COTTIN Madame            Author of "Mathilde"                          158
                COURSOT                  Member of the paid staff of Napoleon          060
                CROKAT Capt William      Orderly officer after Nicholls                090
                CUNINGALE Terence        Soldier - died in St Helena                   123
                DAVOUT Marshal                                                         194
                DEFONTAINE Madame        Wife of one of the Councillors                128-9
                DEN TAAFE Lieut          Aide de camp to the Governor                  126,160
                DENON Dominique Baron    Designer of Napoleons coffee cups             048
                DILLON Captain           of HMS Phaeton                                133
                DOVETON Gabriel          Member of local Committee                     164-5
                DOVETON Sir William      Treasurer East India Company                  015,97,121
                DUNDONALD Thomas         10th Earl - Admiral Cochrane                  204-5
                DUROC General            Grand Marshal of the Palace before Bertrand   024
                ELPHINSTONE Hon William  father of Clementine Malcolm                  093
                EMMETT Major             of the Engineers                              070,86-7
                ENGHIEN Louis Antoine    Duke of - killed by Napoleon                  227
                ENGLISH Michael          Soldier - died in St Helena                   123
                FERNANDO de Noronha      Rallied forces to invade St Helena in 1817    204-5
                FESCH Cardinal           of Rome and a collector of paintings          033,51,61
                FLAHAUT Auguste Comte de husband of Margaret                           093
                FLAHAUT Margaret Comtese Cousin of wife of Admiral Malcolm             093
                FORBES James             letter addressed to him came in "Lusitania"   188
                FORD Hannah              Soldier - died in St Helena                   123
                FOSS Mary                lived with Archambault                        149
                FOUCHE Joseph            helped Napoleon with money                    051
                FOWLER William           letter to him brought by "Lusitania"          188
                FRANCHESCHI Cipriani     Major Domo to Napoleon.                       013,33,36
                FRANKLIN Benjamin        US President                                  192
                FREISCHMAN               Investigated cause of Napoleons death         222
                FULLER Lieut William     of the St Helena Regiment found drunk         160
                GENTILINI                Napoleon's servant who laid the table         013,33-4
                GIRARD Stephen           father in law of Henri Lallemand              203-4
                GNEISENEAU Count von     Wrote to Hudson Lowe in 1817                  020,73
                GOLDSMITH Lewis          Editor of "The Anti-Gallican" London 1816-7   193-5
                GORREQUER Major Gideon   Secy to Hudson Lowe                           053-4,70
                GORS Capt Jean Claude de Acting Secretary                              103,105-6
                GOURGAUD General         ADC to Napoleon                               002,8,22
                GOUVION St Cyr Marshal   Minister for War                              205
                GREENTREE Mrs.           wife of chief storekeeper                     155,157
                GREENTREE Thomas         Storekeeper East India Company                097,155,
                GROUCHY Marshal          In America                                    191,204
                HAGERTY William          Soldier - died in St Helena                   123
                HALL Mary                married Ali                                   149,182
                HAMILTON Captain         of HMS Havannah of the St Helena fleet        133
                HAREL                                                                  194
                HARRINGTON               a white colonist - objected to slavery        172
                HEINE H.                 Author of Drummer Legrand                     006-7,75
                HOBHOUSE John Cam        Friendly with wife of Hudson Lowe             093,112
                HODSON Major             Advocate general                              155-8,160
                HODSON Mrs.              daughter of Doveton                           157-8
                HOLLAND Baron de         Succeeded Balmain in St Helena                119
                HOLLAND Henry 3rd Baron  Friendly with wife of Hudson Lowe             093,185
                HOLLAND Lady             wife of the Liberal Part Leader               185
                HOLMES William           sent books per "Lusitania" for Dr O'meara     187-9
                HOME George Midshipman   of HMS Bellerophon                            130
                HYDE de NEUVILEE Jean G. Louis XVIII's  Minister at Washington in 1817 201
                JACKSON Basil Lieut      went on board HMS Phaeton on her arrival      070,86-8
                JANISH W.                German staff clerk                            070
                JOHNSON Charlotte        Daughter of Lady Lowe                         070,118
                JOHNSON Colonel          first husband of Mrs Hudson Lowe              080
                JOHNSON Suzanne          Step daughter of Hudson Lowe                  070,79,118
                KAY David                Member of local Committee                     164,172
                KAY Dr.                  unqualified quack treated the slaves          180
                KEATING Colonel          Governor of Bourbon                           055
                KEITH Admiral Lord       Las Cases wrote to him from "Bellerophon"     031,93
                KEITH Professor          In 1913 exhibited specimens from Napoleon     221
                KIPLING Rudyard          Poet Laureate                                 021,43
                KNIPE                    a white colonist - objected to slavery        172
                KOSCIUSZKO Tadeusz       employed Lewis Goldsmith in Poland            194
                LAFFITTE Jacques         Held money deposited for Napoleon.            050-1,63
                LALLEMAND General        President of Soc of French Agriculture in USA 203-4,206
                LALLEMAND Henri          emigrated to Philadelphia marr Miss Girard    203-4
                LAMB Charles                                                           162
                LAMBERT Admiral Robert   Succeeded Admiral Plampin                     092,130
                LAS CASES Countess       was left in France in 1815                    029,109
                LAS CASES Emmanuel       New companion to Napoleon from 1815 b 1766    002,12,14
                LAS CASES Marie-Joseph   New companion to Napoleon from 1815           002,13-14
                LATAPIE Colonel          at end of 1817 was in South America           204,206
                LAVALETTE Count de       Raised money for Napoleon.                    050
                LEBRUN Charles Francois  supported Comte de Montechenu                 102
                LEECH Robert             Accountant East India Company                 015,97,155
                LEFEBVRE-DESNOUTTES Chas In America - cousin of Napoleon               191,204-6
                LEGG John                Member of local Committee                     164
                LEIGH John Dr.           Medical officer of the 66th Regiment          142
                LEOPOLD Prince of Saxe-C married Caroline of Brunswick in 1816         206
                LEPAGE                   Napoleon's under cook                         013
                LERICHE Professor        examined specimens from Napoleon              221
                LIEVEN Count             Russian Ambassador in London                  112-3,140
                LIVERPOOL Robert         2nd Earl                                      017,119
                LOWE Lady                ex Mrs Johnson nee de Lancy                   068,70,79
                LOWE Sir Hudson          Governor of St Helena - b 28/7/1769 Ireland   020,41-4
                LUTYENS Engelbert Capt.  appointed orderly officer from Feb 1820-1821  090
                LYSTER Thomas Lt Col     Inspector of Coast Militia - aged over 50     086,89
                MACKAY Captain           of HMS Minden                                 186
                MacPHERSON James         Scottish poet    045,49,93
                MADISON President        received Joseph Bonaparte in USA              192
                MAINGAULT Dr.            left St Helena in the 'Bellerphon'            039
                MALCOLM Lady             Wife of Admiral Malcolm & of scottish birth   044-6,93-4
                MALCOLM Sir John         Brother of the Admiral                        093
                MALCOLM Sir Pulteney     Admiral - succeeded Admiral Cockburn          044-5,53-7
                MARCHAND Louis           Napoleon's Head Valet                         001,9,11
                MARCHAND Madame          wife of Louis                                 031,110
                MARLBOROUGH John C.      Duke of                                       090
                MARTHA                   A slave - washed church vestments             180
                MASCAGNI Dr.             Famous pathologist of Florence                218
                MASON Miss               Had a cottage at Fisher's Valley, St Helena   036,41
                MENET                    London Businessman                            198
                MENEVAL Claude Francois  Baron - Napoleon's secretary                  146-7
                MERLIN Phillippe Auguste In America                                    191
                METTERNICH Prince        Austrian Minister                             109,146-7
                MOLE Comte               Minister for the Navy                         205
                MONTCHENU Claude Marin H Marquis de - friend of Von Sturmer            057,76-7
                MONTHOLON Albine         Countess de - Companion to Napoleon           002,21-6
                MONTHOLON Chas Tristan   Napoleon's companion                          002,21,23
                MONTOLON Napoleone de    she was b at Longwood in 1817 and d 1907      145
                MOORE General Sir John   Gave Hudson Lowe a job in Portugal in 1803    071
                MOYNIHAN Lord            had specimens of intestines of Napoleon 1927  221
                MURAT Caroline           Queen of Naples                               190
                MURAT Joachim            King of Naples                                043,190
                MURPHY John              Soldier - died in St Helena                   123
                NAGLE Lieut              His wife was accused of adultery              151-2
                NAGLE Mrs.               accused of adultery by Mrs Younghusband       151-2
                NELSON Horatio Lord      Victor at Trafalgar 21st Oct 1805             003
                NESSELRODE Robert Count  Minister to whom Balmain reported             113,119
                NICHOLLS Capt George     appointed orderly officer at Longwood         086,89-91
                NORMANBY Constantine     1st Marquis                                   187-8
                NOVERRAZ                 Swiss National employed in Napoleon service   033-4,36
                NOVERRAZ Josephine       Member of the paid staff of Napoleon          060,149-50
                O'MEARA Dr Barry         Napoleon's Doctor                             039-40,174
                ORANGE William Prince of Hudson Lowe served under him in 1814          074
                PERREGAUX Jean Frederic  Comte de - Held money for Napoleon            051
                PERSAT Major             in Imperial army decorated by Napoloen        203-4
                PIERRON                  Napoleons Chef                                013,33,48
                PINE-COFFIN General      Succeeded Bingham                             092
                PIONTKOWSKI Captain      Polish Member of the paid staff of Napoleon   060,104
                PLAMPIN Admiral Robert   Succeeded Admiral Malcolm                     092,107-8
                PLAMPIN Mrs.             'mistress' of Admiral Plampin                 135-6,170
                POPPLETON Captain T.W.   Orderly Officer - popular with the French     089-90,151
                PORTEUS                  Innkeeper & member of Church Council          165
                POWERS Major             of the Atillery                               159
                POZZO di BORGO Carlo A   Count                                         194
                PREVOST Abbe                                                           049
                READE Sir Thomas         Lived at 'Alarm House'. Governors deputy      041,53,70
                REGNAULT Marshal         In America                                    191
                REICHSTADT Duke of       See Rome,King of
                RICHELIEU Armand Emmanue Duc de - relaced Talleyrand in French Cabinet 101,103-4
                ROBINSON                 Farmer                                        041,165
                ROBINSON Mary Ann        "Nymph of the Valley" - lived near Longwood   041,147,
                ROGER Baron              married Albine Helene de Montholon            026
                ROME King of                                                           013,23,31
                ROSEBERY Archibald       Earl of - Foreign secretary to Queen Victoria 030,75
                ROSS Captain             of HMS Bellerophon                            130
                ROSS Dr Joan             In 1944 Curator of Royal College of Surgeons  221
                ROUBEAUD Rifleman        supposed to have been Napoleons double 1818   183
                ROUSSEAU                 Napoleon's servant                            013,33,200
                RUBIDGE J.W.             English artist visited island in 1821         179
                RUTLEDGE                 Guarded Napoleon's body                       219,221
                SAINT-DENIS Louis E.     Paid staff of Napoleon                        009,12,14
                SALICETI Antoine Christ. involved with the siege of Capri              033
                SANTINI                  Napoleon's servant                            013,34,36
                SAVARY General           In America                                    191
                SCHWARZENBERG Prince     employed Baron von Sturmer                    108
                SCOTT James              Mulatto & servant to Napoleon                 030,177-9
                SEALE                    Colonist - contractor for fishing trade       165,167,
                SHORTT Dr.               Succeeded Dr Baxter as head of Medical Dept   161,219-20
                SHORTT Mrs.              wife of the doctor                            161
                SISTER James             Soldier - died in St Helena                   123
                SKELTON Colonel          Lieutenant Governor                           004,11,15
                SKELTON Mrs.             wife of Lt Gov. entertained Napoleon.         011,44,149
                SMITH Colonel            of the Artillery, farmed at Farm Lodge        159
                SNELL Mrs.               had an affair with Gentilini                  082,150
                SOLOMON Saul             a jew who arrnged Cipriani's funeral          165,172-4
                STANFELL Captain         Commanding HMS Phaeton                        070
                STANHOPE Philip 4th Earl Confidant of Duke of Wellington               075
                Steuben                  Artist                                        040
                STOKOE Dr. John          Doctor of HMS Conqueror - attended Napoleon   133,188-9
                STUART Sir Charles       British Ambassador in Paris in 1816           202
                STURMER Baron Von                                                      076,102,
                STURMER Baroness von     nee Catherine Boutet                          108-9,111
                TALLEYRAND-PERIGORD C.M. Head of French Cabinet till 22/9/1815         079,93,101
                TALMA Francois Joseph                                                  049
                THIERS Adolphe                                                         184
                TIM Sarah                Betsy 's nurse                                180
                TOBY                     The Balcombe's Malay garden slave             017,176-7
                TORBETT Richard          Owned the land where the soldiers lie buried  123
                TOUSSAINT Captain        Commanded "Cornwallis" in Jan 1818            198
                TURNER Dr. R.            Pathologist & Director of a Laboratory        217-27
                VANDAMME General                                                       204
                VERNON The Reverend      Assisted revd Boys                            173-5
                VESEY Esther             Had affair with valet Marchand                145,149
                VESEY James Octave       son of Marchand by Esther Vesey.              150
                VICENZA Duke of          Raised money for Napoleon.                    050
                VICTORIA Queen                                                         075,79
                VIGNALI the Abbe         Napoleon's suite                              023,60,174
                VOLTAIRE Francois Arouet                                               049,120
                WALLACE Lieutenant                                                     070
                WARDEN Dr.               Ships doctor of HMS Northumberland            133,189
                WELLE Phillipe           Botanist from Imperial Gardens- stayed 6 mths 110-11
                WELLINGTON Arthur W.     1st Duke of                                   008,73-6
                WILKS Colonel            Governor at St Helena till 14/4/1816          003-4,8,15
                WILKS Miss               Daughter of Governor Wilks                    149
                WILKS Mrs.               wife of Col Wilks                             022,44
                WORTHAM Lieutenant       of the Engineers                              070,86-7
                WRIGHT Colonel           of the St Helena Regiment                     155,159
                WRIGHT Miss              married Thomas Brooke                         155
                WYNYARD Lt Col. Edward   2nd assistant to Hudson Lowe (military Sec)   083,123
                WYNYARD Mrs.             wife of Lt Col - they returned to UK in 1820  083,123,
                YOUNGHUSBAND Captain     whose wife Catherine defamed Mrs Nagle        151
                YOUNGHUSBAND Mrs Cath.   find Stg 250 for accusing Mrs Nagle           151-2

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                ================ ============================================= ==========
                Bellerphon       Brought Dr O'Meara to St Helena               006,31,39
                Bucephalus       Troopship - arrived St Helena 14th Oct 1815   001
                Ceylon           Troopship -  arrived St Helena Oct14 1815     001
                Conqueror        In St Helena in 1819                          133,135,
                Cornwallis       arr May 1817 bound for China - Capt Toussaint 198
                Favourite        In 1818 visted st Helena.                     187
                Ferret           Brig - escorted Napoleon to St Helena         001
                Griffon          Lost 15 out of a crew of 85 men               139
                Havannah         Troopship - arrived St Helena 14th Oct 1815   001,133
                Icarus           Brig - escorted Napoleon to St Helena  1815   001,5
                Leveret          Lost 11 out of 75 crew to disease.            139
                Lusitania        arr St Helena 19/9/1818 under Capt Brash      187-8
                Minden           ship of 74 guns commanded by  Capt Mackay     186
                Mosquito         lost 60 men from disease                      138-9
                Newcastle        Flagship of the St Helena Squadron (60 guns)  094
                Northumberland   Carried Napoloen to St Helena 14th Oct 1815   001-3,5-7
                Orontes          Brought Baron Von Sturmer to St Helena        108
                Phaeton          arr St Helena 14/4/1816 with Sir Hudson Lowe  070,81,133
                Racoon           lost 24 men from disease                      138-9
                Redpole          A Brig - Escorted Napoleon to St Helena       001
                St Helena        A schooner used to bring cattle from Africa   167
                Zephyr           Brig - escorted Napoleon to St Helena 1815    001
                =================================================================

General

Beckett, Ian. F. W. First World War: The Essential Guide to Sources in the National Archives, The National Archives (2002). [ISBN: 1903365414]
["No serious historian or enthusiast working on the First World War can afford to be without this major reference work. The National Archives, the archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom - holds the most comprehensive and important collection of official documentary records relating to Britain's involvement in the war. Here, for the first time, within thematically arranged sections, this wealth of material is systematically listed and explained. . ."]

• National Archives leaflets:
  • Armed forces in records held in the UK
  • Looking for records of a woman in the British army
  • Looking for records of conscientious objectors
  • Medals
  • Board of Ordnance
  • Prisoners of war in British hands
  • Looking for records of a British prisoner of war up to the First World War
  • British prisoners of the Second World War and the Korean War
  • Looking for records of an evacuee
  • Looking for records of deaths in the First and Second World Wars
  • Military Nursing
• National Maritime Museum and the Crew List Index Project - to create a new free-to-search database resource relating to all the Royal Navy officers and ratings that served in the First World War.
• The article British Military Records by Jay Hall originally appeared in the September- October 1987 issue of Everton's Genealogical Helper. Some updates have been made to the article, and additions have been made to the Source list at the end of the article.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is responsible for the care of the graves of our Army, Navy and Air Force personel who died in war. The Commission has provided on-line search facilities for their Casualty Database which lists the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two World Wars and also the 60,000 civilian casualties of WW2.
• The London, Edinburgh, and Belfast Gazettes are the official newspapers of record in the United Kingdom. As well as the current editions, the website includes searchable archives of the complete gazettes from WW1 and WW2 containing medal awards, army and navy commissions, promotions and much more.
• The Officers Died and Soldiers' Memorials pages (archived copy)give details of military casualties in campaigns from the 18th century to the present time.
• Forces Reunited - "military records of over 1 million British Armed Forces personnel and over 4000 Regiments, Bases and Ships of the British Armed Forces going back to before 1630".
• Naval and Military Archive - numerous databases with records of "most of those from Britain who died in military service in both World Wars". A well-indexed pay-per-view site.
• Records of Prisoners of War - guidance about records kept at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva.
• Prisoners of the First World War - ICRC Historical Archives.
• Prisoners Of War 1715-1945 - on FindMyPast (subscription).
• Forces War Records: "military genealogy records from WW2, WW1, Boer War, Crimean War and beyond ... of over 2.5 million British Armed Forces personnel" - a commercial service, with some free search facilities.
• War of 1812: Privateers - "research sources for the study of privateering during the War of 1812. Much of the data was gathered as part of a project for the, late, Institute of Maritime Studies, University of St. Andrews with most of the material coming from the National Archives at Kew, London."
• Requests for personal data and service records: a detailed guide - How to apply for access to personal data held by the Ministry of Defence .
• Get an official  copy of Military Service Records.
• Military Records - Ancestry's "service records, medal records, casualty lists and other Army records and Navy records" (subscription site).
• Military, armed forces & conflict records - from FindMyPast (subscription site).
• Military Records - Scanned images available online for a fee, and a detailed index for free, at Ancestry.
• The War Memorials Register - more than one million names from 75,000 war memorials.
• Fold3, (part of Ancestry),have digitised all UK First World War pension records of all servicemen who were injured and killed in the war and subsequently received a pension.  In total, there are 7,522,448 records in the collection covering the Army, Royal Navy, Merchant Navy and Royal Flying Corps.

Air Force

Spencer, William. Air Force Records for Family Historians, The National Archives (2000). [ISBN: 1 873162 93 6]
["This research guide is essential reading for those tracing the career of an ancestor who served in one of Britain's air forces. It covers not only documents relating to the RAF and the WRAF but also the Royal Flying Corps, the Fleet Air Arm, the Royal Naval Air Service and also the Royal Engineers' balloonists. The book explains how to use the wealth of records held at The National Archives to trace the careers of both officers and other ranks within these services. . ."]

• Royal Air Force - Our History.
• National Archives leaflets:
  • Royal Air Force: Operations Records
  • Royal Air Force: Research and Development Records
  • Royal Air Force, RFC and RNAS Service Records: First World War, 1914-1918
  • RAF, RFC and RNAS personnel after 1913

Army

Spencer, William. Army Service Records of the First World War - Third Expanded Edition, The National Archives (2001). [ISBN: 1903365236]
["Army Service Records of the First World War (Third Expanded Edition) is the latest edition of this best-selling guide, updated to include all of the recent releases of records relating to personnel of the First World War. This title has been one of The National Archives Publications' most successful titles in recent years. This updated edition was published to coincide with the transfer to The National Archives in early 2001 of the British Army Nurses and Indian Army Records."]

Swinnerton, Ian. An Introduction to the British Army: Its History, Traditions and Records, Birmingham, Federation of Family History Societies (1998) 47 pp. [ISBN: 1860060315]
["Not understanding the basic organization, history and tradition of the modern army can be a severe handicap when using military records. An insight into its foundation, commands and ranks, uniforms, identification of regiments, records, portrays clearly how a knowledge of these will greatly assist the researcher."]

• National Archives leaflets:
  • Armed forces: Militia 1522-1914
  • Armed Forces: Medieval and Early Modern Soldiers
  • Looking for records of a British Army officer after 1913
  • British Army: Auxiliary Forces 1769-1945
  • British Army: Campaign Records, 1660-1913
  • British Army: Looking for records of a British Army soldier after 1913
  • British Army: Second World War operations
  • British Army: operations after 1945
  • British Army: Courts Martial, 17th-20th Centuries
  • British Army: Muster Rolls and Pay Lists, c1730-1898
  • British Army: Officers' Records, up to 1913
  • British Army soldiers up to 1913: further research
  • British Army: Soldiers' Pensions Records, 1702-1913
  • British Army: tracing a regiment or corps
• An article about Burnt Documents at the Public Record Office (archived copy) by Richard J. Senior. (The documents in question relate to WW1 non-commissioned servicemen).
• Staff of the Commissariat Dept., from the Army List (1851), by Ted Wildy (14k).
• Army Motorcyclists (1914), by Ted Wildy (54k).
• Parachute Regiment War Dead, buried in France. Bern and Fay Robins who have provided pictures of many war graves of members of The Parachute Regiment in France. They have also provided details from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission about these individuals.
• British Regiments In Canada gives details of the deployment of British Army units in North America prior to 1870. Family History Library film numbers of soldiers attestation and discharge papers are also provided.
• The Sandhurst Collection preserves and manages the archives of the academy and its predecessors: the Royal Military College Sandhurst 1799-1939, the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 1741-1939, and of the current academy which was established in 1947. 

Marines

• National Archives leaflets:
  • Royal Marines: Officers
  • Royal Marines: Other Ranks
  • Royal Marines: Service Records 1842-1925

Navy

Pappalardo, Bruno. PRO Pocket Guide Using Navy Records, The National Archives (2001). [ISBN: 1873162928]
["This revised edition of Using Navy Records outlines the wealth of records available on maritime careers. It explains the main types of records available, where to begin searching and how to develop your search further. There is a huge body of resources available mainly at The National Archives for searching to find an ancestor who was in the Navy. This title will help you begin your search for your relative and then you can find a record of what they looked like, kept to identify him in case of death or desertion. You can also find which ship he served on, where he went and details of his career including punishments and promotions."]

Pappalardo, Bruno. Tracing Your Naval Ancestors, The National Archives (2003). [ISBN: 1903365376]
["This is a new and comprehensive guide for family and naval historians, archivists, librarians and medal collectors. It explains the wide and diverse range of records and secondary sources which can be used to trace genealogical and career information in relation to the men and women who have served in the Royal Navy, and the naval reserve and auxiliary forces formed to assist it from 1660 to modern times. Among other topics, the contents include: service records, ships' musters and pay books, campaign and gallantry medals, casualty records, pensions, court martial, medical records and operational records. With an easy to follow and accessible format, this up-to-date guide provides illustrations of key documents, lists of useful websites, publications and addresses which will help researchers identify key and overlooked sources vital to tracing naval ancestors."]

• National Archives leaflets:
  • Royal Naval Dockyards
  • Royal Naval Research and Development
  • Looking for records of a person in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
  • Royal Navy: Officers' Pension Records
  • Royal Navy: Log Books and Reports of Proceedings
  • Royal Navy: Officers' Service Records
  • Royal Navy officers' service records 1756-1931
  • Royal Navy: Operational Records, 1660-1914
  • Royal Navy: Operational Records, First World War, 1914-1918
  • Royal Navy: Operational Records, Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Royal Navy: Operations and Policy after 1945
  • Royal Navy: Ratings
  • Royal Navy: Ratings' Pension Records
• O'Byrne's Naval Biographical Dictionary of 1849
  • Surnames A to D
  • Surnames E to G
  • Surnames H to L
  • Surnames M to P
  • Surnames Q to T
  • Surnames U to Z
• Paul Benyon's Naval Index (archived copy)provides links to source masterial on naval matters.
• Extensive advice on navy research, provided by Gavin Johns (archived copy)
• Royal Navy Personnel Records, from the Mariners website.
• Three Decks - Warships in the Age of Sail - "the premier web resource for researching naval history during the Age of Sail. Three Decks features detailed information on vessels, crew, shipyards, dockyards, naval actions, geographical locations and much, much more"
• Dock Yard Volunteers, from the Army List (1851), by Ted Wildy (21k).
• Names from "Napoleon's St Helena" (Gilbert Martineau, 1968), by Ted Wildy (26k).
• Naval and Marine Officers listed in the Naval and Military Almanac for 1840, by Marianne Philson: Names A-H (76k); names I-Y (87k).
• A guide to Marine and Naval Ratings Service Numbers.
• Broadside (archived copy) - a collection of pages describing life in Royal Navy in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.
• Age of Nelson - "databases covering the Royal Navy officers who fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815, and the seamen and marines who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805".
• The Ship's Company of the Battleship HMS New Zealand in 1919 (archived copy) - from the booklet HMS New Zealand - Crossing the Line [ie the Equator] Ceremony 1919 (archived copy), made available online by Paul Benyon.
• 1901 Census - Royal Navy Ships (archived copy) - Jeffery Knaggs has compiled an index to Royal Navy ships that were at sea or in ports abroad on 31st March 1901.
• Trafalgar Ancestors - the National Archives' searchable database of "all of those who served in the Battle of Trafalgar (on the British side!) along with their service histories and any biographical details we've found".
• Mariners-L mailing list - "discussions about merchant marine and naval ships and the men who made their lives at sea from the earliest recorded times to the present day".
• Wills of Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel 1786-1882 - free (unindexed) "digital microfilms" available from TNA.