Related links

London, Belfast and Edinburgh Gazettes online. You can search and find people who were in the armed forces, who won medals or who resigned their commission and also those who changed their names by deed poll and who became naturalised.

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The National ArchivesExternal website - opens in a new window List of research guides many of which are on military records.
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionExternal website - opens in a new window The Commonwealth War Graves Commission website
Imperial War MuseumExternal website - opens in a new window The Imperial War Museum website.
India Office Records at the British LibraryExternal website - opens in a new window
India Office records are held at the British Library.
India Office Records at the British Library - family history sectionExternal website - opens in a new window The family history section includes digitised examples of records.
British army officers and soldiers at the British LibraryExternal website - opens in a new window Section of the India Office website.
Royal Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force in India at the British LibraryExternal website - opens in a new window Section of the India Office website.
Indian Naval services at the British LibraryExternal website - opens in a new window Section of the India Office website.
National Archives of ScotlandExternal website - opens in a new window Military factsheet on the National Archives of Scotland website.
General Register Office for ScotlandExternal website - opens in a new window Find out more about GROS’s military records and how to access them on their website.
Family Records - Resources for military records The links section of this website holds further information about births, marriages and deaths - including non-official sources.

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