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You can download some British Army officers’ service records for free
At the start of lockdown, The National Archives (TNA) at Kew made its digitised collections free to download via). You have to register to benefit, but there are some real gems worth seeking out. Phil Tomaselli's article about Army Lists on shows that, for 19th-century officers, you can download their service records, full of military and family details.
