Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
This collection contains regimental descriptions, succession books, commissions, appointments, descriptions, returns of services, casualties, half pay, pensions, gratuities. The records are held at The National Archives in Kew under WO 25.
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Great Britain, War Office Registers
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains a variety of records kept by the War Office over the period 1772-1935. Availability of records may vary by record type, year, and locality. The original records are held at The National Archives in London.
Military Records identify individuals who served or who were eligible to serve in the military. As such, they are are potentially of great genealogical value as they may provide information not found in any other source.
Records in this collection come from across the United Kingdom of this period, and therefore may include records from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- The name of the person
- Date of service
- The place of service
If possible, look at the actual image. The following list indicates potential information given in the records within this collection.
- Descriptions of the regiments/battalions
- Physical descriptions of soldiers
- Age
- Date and place of birth
- Occupations
- Commissions/promotions for soldiers
- Returns of services
- Casualty Lists
- Statements of settlements of soldiers, whether half pay or full pay
- Successions of ranks of soldiers
- Pensions for soldiers
- Lists of married officers (sometimes including names of children)
- Lists of wounded officers
Collection Content
This collection contains documents of various kinds, including regimental descriptions, succession books, commissions, appointments, descriptions, returns of services, casualties, half pays, pensions, and gratuities.
Digital Folder Number List
This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The table below can be sorted by DGS number, Film number, and the Note describing the contents of the DGS image folder.
| DGS | Film | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 7653900 | 856000 | 290 21st Dragoons 1810-1818 291 21st Dragoons 1816-1820 292 21st Dragoons 1812-1819 293 22nd Dragoons 1796-1812 294 22nd Dragoons 1796-1815 295 22nd Dragoons 1796-1819 |
| 7653872 | 856013 | 324 3rd Foot 1828-1831 325 3rd Foot 2nd Batt. 1807-1810 326 3rd Foot 2nd Batt. 1810-1816 327 3rd Foot Depot 1823-1830 |
| 7643987 | 856017 | 335 12th Foot 1818-1822 336 12th Foot 1822-1830 337 14th Foot 1st Batt. 1791-1802 |
| 7643989 | 874501 | 451 66th Foot 1823-1845 452 66th Foot 1828-1845 454 69th Foot 1825-1830 455 69th Foot 1830-1834 456 71st Foot Depot 1794-1818 |
| 7654030 | 859642 | 569 3rd Garrison Batt. 1802-1816 566 lst Garrison Batt. 1803-1811 567 lst Garrison Batt. 1809-1813 568 2nd Garrison Batt. 1795-1816 |
| 7653998 | 859561 | 763J Services of Officers on full and half pay. Returns to the circular letter 27 October 1828. |
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
The National Archives
"Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 23 June 2026. TNA WO 25. The National Archives of England, Kew.
