Guidance

Information for transfer to The National Archives

Updated 21 August 2024

Collation number	Collation prefix	Old title	Description	Status	Numbers
11005	ADT	Army OR’s discharges 1921-1939	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – Regular & Territorial Army Personal files indexed by dob. These files typically contain Attestation/ B200 Record of Service & medical documents	Transferred	834,471
11006	ADH	Army OR’s discharges 1939-1971	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records - Regular & Territorial personal files typically contain Attestation/B200 Record of Service & medical documents	Transferred	1,829,795
11009	ARO	REME	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Obscure Hayes collation title - Army Other Ranks Service Records, mainly those from the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - typically contains B271 attestation, B103 Service & Casualty form B178 Medical History - weeded files very little correspondence	Transferred	56,232
11010	APV	P59 and OA	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Obscure Hayes collation title – Army Other Ranks Service Records. P59 referring to the year 1959 when reserve liability ended. Collation contains weeded files with minimum contents of Attestation, B200, Medical History	Transferred	2,023,277
11011	ABO	Bournemouth OA	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Obscure Hayes collation title – Personal files of Army other ranks from 12 ‘smaller corps’, file typically contains B271 Attestation, B103 Service & Casualty form, B178 Medical History. Weeded files little correspondence	Transferred	94,176
11068	AGI	Irish Guards	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – Irish Guards from early 1920s onwards. Forms include E531, B271, B200, B103, and various medical sheets	Transferred	37,268
11069	AGW	Welsh Guards	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – Welsh Guards from early 1920s onwards. Typically contains forms B271, B200, and other medical history sheets	Transferred	26,086
11070	AGC	Coldstream Guards	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – Coldstream Guards from early 1920s onwards. Forms include E531, B271, B200, B103, and various medical sheets	Transferred	89,062
11071	AGG	Grenadier Guards	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – Grenadier Guards from early 1920s onwards. Forms include E531, B271, B200, B103, and various medical sheets	Transferred	101,497
11072	AGM	Guards Machine Gun Regiment	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – Guards Machine Gun Regiment from early 1920s onwards. Typically contains forms B271, B200, and other medical history sheets	Transferred	6,948
11008	ARF	RA P59	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records, likely for Royal Artillery. P59 referring to the year 1959 when reserve liability ended. Includes standard forms including E501 and medical forms	Transferred	281,715
11012	AWU	WRAC	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records for members of the Women’s Royal Army Corps. Includes forms B200, B103, and medical forms. Includes SWW and postwar enlistments.	Transferred	105,100
11013	ARR	RASC/ACC P59 & RE P59	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – members of Royal Army Service Corps, Army Catering Corps, and Royal Engineers. P59 referring to the year 1959 when reserve liability ended. Forms typically include B200d, B271, and medical sheets	Transferred	259,185
11015	AAE	ATS	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service during the Second World War. Includes forms E511, B103, and records of medical examination	Transferred	179,837
11019	ANR	Nurses & Reserves	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – primarily individuals from the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS). Includes form D420, and pre-war Territorial Army Nursing Service form	Transferred	8,023
11047	AHC	Household Cavalry	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals from the Household Cavalry. Typically includes forms B200, B271, qualification, and medical forms	Transferred	18,751
11048	ADE	Deserters	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals classed as ‘deserters’. Typically includes forms B200, C359, medical records, and forms relating to inquiry into absence (B124 and C359)	Transferred	8,511
11016	AAB	ATS Bundles	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals from the Auxiliary Territorial Service, mostly post-Second World War. Typical forms include E511, B103, and various medical forms	Transferred	284
11020	AVF	VAD Files	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Rank Nurses Service Records – individuals from Voluntary Aid Detachments (Nursing). Typical forms include E664, B103, and medical forms	Transferred	264
15001	FCE	Ceylon Regiment	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Other Ranks Service Records for the Ceylon Regiment during the Second World War, essentially an Army Service Corps unit. Typical forms include B288, B200B, and medical forms	Transferred	481
15002	FAE	ATS (Egypt)	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals from the Auxiliary Territorial Service, serving in Egypt (UK nationals). Typical forms include E511, B103, and various medical history forms	Transferred	4
15003	FCA	Cyprus ATS	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals from the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Mixture of nationalities, non-British, including Greek, Turkish, Egyptian and Syrian. Typical forms include E511, B103, and medical history forms	Transferred	4
15004	FCR	Cyprus Regiment	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals from the Cyprus Regiment (all Cypriot). Typical forms include B288, B200, B103, and medical forms	Transferred	173
15005	FCV	Cyprus VF	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals from the Cyprus Volunteer Force (mainly Cypriot nationals). Typical forms include B268, B200, B120, and medical forms. Some contain more recent correspondence about pensions	Transferred	32
15006	FCN	Cypriots Enlisted Egypt	Army Other Ranks Service Records		Transferred	9
15007	FPA	Palestine Field Force	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals from the Palestine Field Force, all listed as part of Royal Army Service Corps. Mix of nationalities including UK and Palestine. Typical forms include B288, B200B, B103, and medical forms	Transferred	315
15008	FAP	ATS (Palestine)	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals from the Auxiliary Territorial Service recruited in Palestine. Typical forms include E511, B103, and medical history forms	Transferred	48
15009	FTJ	Trans Jordan Frontier Force	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Rank Service Records – individuals from the Trans Jordan Frontier Force (mainly dating to the 1930s). Range of sizes and mixture of forms, including F.F.131 (enrolment form) as well as miscellaneous correspondence	Transferred	276
15010	FOC	Overseas Clearing Wing	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Range of material and forms, largely those enlisted in Army Service Corps. born and discharged in Hong Kong or Cyprus	Transferred	21
15011	FRM	Cyprus Regts ME BNA	Army Other Ranks Service Records		Transferred	153
15013	FMR	Mauritius Regt	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals from the Mauritius Regiment (Mauritian nationals). Typical forms include B2672, B117, and medical forms	Transferred	1,365
15014	FKR	Kenya Reg	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals from the Kenya Regiment (usually UK nationals living in Kenya), post-Second World War. Typical forms include B200, B2101, B2672, and aptitude testing reports	Transferred	206
15015	FES	East African Army Service Corps	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Rank Service Records – individuals in the East African Army Service Corps. Typical forms include B200, B268, B2070, and medical forms	Transferred	82
15016	FEO	East African Officers	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Officer Service Records – individuals in various units, including the Rhodesian Regiment (usually UK nationals). Typical forms include B199A, Army Book 439, and medical forms. Includes correspondence dating beyond the Second World War	Transferred	168
15018	FEL	East African Local Defence Force	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Rank Service Records – individuals from the Kenya Defence Force and Uganda Defence Force (UK nationals living in Kenya and Uganda). Consists of form L.F. Form 101, which is the Kenya Defence Force Enrolment Form	Transferred	27
15021	FSE	Seychelles	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Not service records – largely pension and disability claims, including medical assessments, for nationals from the Seychelles	Transferred	6
15022	FSL	Syrian Lebanese	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals in service in various Corps, from Syria and Lebanon. Typical forms include B288, B200, B103, and medical forms	Transferred	48
15023	FDZ	Druze	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Ranks Service Records – individuals from the Druze Regiment in Second World War. Typical forms include B200, B120, and medical forms	Transferred	3
15025	FHK	Hong Kong Reg	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Rank Service Records – individuals from the Hong Kong Regiment (UK, Hong Kong, and Filipino nationals. Includes correspondence into the 1980s	Transferred	1,752
11057	AHG	Home Guards	Army Other Ranks Service Records	Army Other Rank Service Records – individuals from the Home Guards	Transferring late 2024
13011	XAA	Innsworth F543	RAF Other Ranks Service Records	RAF Other Rank Service Records – individuals from the RAF	Transferring 2025