The information supplied below is provided in a leaflet issued by the Department of Archives, Film and Sound, the National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HT.
The leaflet lists the names, addresses, telephone numbers and opening times of organisations and institutions holding information of interest to those researching their military ancestors.
N.B.   Details of the availability of service records of the First World period are too complex to detail here, and researchers should obtain up-to-date information from the Public Record Office.
The addresses supplied by the National Army Museum include Web links where appropriate (provided by this site).

THE ASSOCIATION OF GENEALOGISTS AND RECORD AGENTS
29 Badgers Close,   Horsham,   West Sussex RH12 5RU

Will supply a list of reputable family history researchers in Britain.

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CEMETERIES IN SOUTH ASIA
76 ½ Charterfield Avenue, London SW15 6HQ

The Society researches, records, and works for the preservation of the burial places of Europeans in Asia.   Its records are held by the Oriental and India Office Collections of the British Library.

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION
2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, berkshire SL6 7DX.   Tel : 01628 - 634221

Maintains records of burials and commemorations of Commonwealth War Dead from the two World Warsin 140 countries.

NATIONAL REGISTER OF ARCHIVES
Quality House, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London WC2 1HP   Tel : 0171 - 242 1198

Has indexes and reports on the private papers of British soldiers and others, with details of their locations.

SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS
14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1M 7BA.   Tel : 0171 - 251 8799

Tues, Fri., & Sat. 1000 - 1800 hrs; Wed. & Thurs 1000 - 2000 hrs.   Access for non-members on the payment of a fee.
Has an extensive library of genealogical material.

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE)
Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU.   Tel : 0181 - 876 3444.

Holds extant records of regular soldiers and officers whose service ended in or before 1920, pay lists, muster rolls, records of pensioners of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea and Kilmainham (some of the latter are also held by the National Archives of Ireland), medal rolls for campaigns 1793 - 1918, citations for gallantry awards, and War diaries for both World Wars.

SOLDIERS RECORDS
For details on obtaining the records of soldeirs who served between 1921 and the present day, please refer to
The Army Personnel Centre
HQ Secretariat
Historical Disclosures
Mail Point 400
Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX

Please note that information will only be released to PROVEN NEXT OF KIN, and that a fee of £30 is charged.

MOD CS (RM) 2A
Bourne Avenue, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1RF

Holds personal service records of ratings who served prior to 1940.   Records of those who joined before 1924 are at the Public Record Office.   Later records are at HMS Centurion.   Only written enquiries from next-of-kin are accepted and a search fee of £25 is charged.

  MOD PPI
HMS Centurion, Grange Road, Gosport, Hampshire PO13 9XA

Holds personal service records of officers for 75 years after their date of entry into the service.   Records of those who served before 1909 are at the National Archives.   Also holds service records of ratings who served since 1940.   Only written enquiries from next-of-kin are accepted and a search fee of £25 is charged.

ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY
Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey GU15 4PG.   Tel : 0127 - 663344

Holds registers of the Gentleman cadets of the military colleges at Woolwich and Sandhurst.

ARMY MEDAL OFFICE
Government Buildings, Worcester Road. Droitwich, Worcestershire WR9 8AU

Holds details of campaign medals issued since the First World War, details of long service medal recipients, and muster rolls of the Home Guard.   Access is restricted to official enquiries.

 ORIENTAL AND INDIA OFFICE COLLECTIONS
British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB.   Tel : 0171 -412 7873

Holds records of military and civilian personnel who served in the Honourable East India Company Army, Indian Army, and Indian Civil Departments; and registers of Churches in the Indian sub-continent.

Royal Air Force - P MAN 1 B
RAF Personnel Management Centre, MOD (Barnwood), Eastern Avenue, Gloucester GL4 7PN

Holds the personal service records of officers of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force who served after 1920.   Only written enquiries from next-of-kin are accepted and a search fee of £20 is charged.

Royal Air Force - P MAN 3 E 2
RAF Personnel Management Centre, RAF Insworth, Gloucester GL3 1EZ

Holds the personal service records of officers of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force who enlisted after 1918.   Only written enquiries from next-of-kin are accepted and a search fee of £20 is charged.