Current Projects

We are currently involved in projects to digitize the huge collection of British Army & Royal Navy Lists held by the Royal United Services Institute, London and the Harts British Army Lists owned by The Queen's Lancashire Regiment Museum, Preston.

British Army Official Lists from the R.U.S.I. Library now in progress!
Using the official Army Lists you can research the military service of Officers. They will give you details of the unit he served, with details of rank and date he was promoted to that rank. It is possible to build up a picture of his military career from the lists that cover his service. They begin with a list of the officers by rank, generals through to lieutenants, with their name, and the date they received their commission. Then officers with their regiment, starting with the Cavalry, Dragoons, Guards, Artillery and the regiments of foot etc...

Royal Navy Lists from the R.U.S.I. Library now in progress!
The Navy List gives the details of Royal Navy officers, ships, shipyards, Marines etc.. Commissioned officers and officers of their Reserve Forces who were serving in the year of publication. Details include surname, forenames or initials, rank, branch and specialisation, awards, and the ship or establishment in which serving. Details of ships, with all assigned officers, tonnage, firepower etc...

Harts Army Lists from the Q.L.R. Museum now in progress!
There were two issues of Harts Army Lists, a quarterly issue from 1839 which continued until the outbreak of war in 1914 and an annual list from 1840 to 1915. Both contain the usual lists of General and Field Officers, Regimental lists, Staff and Garrison Establishments, and include the dates of the various promotions of officers. They also include the war service of each officer, which was not available in official lists until 1881. Full regimental lists of the Militia were added in 1854 on embodiment, the Indian Army in 1862, Yeomanry in 1881, and the Special Reserve and Territorial Force in 1909. The quarterly lists dealt only with officers on the Active List, whereas the annual included all officers, whether on the Active, Half-Pay or Retired Lists.