Guidance

Request Home Guard service records

Information for requesting Home Guard Service records.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 9 November 2016
• Last updated: 6 March 2025 — See all updates

What is held

Home Guard records contain limited information - usually just the person’s details when they enlisted. They do not contain any details of the person’s duties during their service.

Most records are kept as a double-sided A4 sheet of paper (Army Form W3066).

How to apply

Home Guard records transferred from the Ministry of Defence to The National Archives in 2024.

Visit The National Archives website to find out how to access Home Guard records.

Published 9 November 2016

Last updated 6 March 2025 + show all updates

1. 6 March 2025

   Home Guard records have transferred to the National Archives

2. 3 April 2023

   Added information on accessing Durham Home Guard Service records.

3. 3 April 2023

   Updated requirements under 'Apply for someone else’s records'.

4. 24 May 2018

   Updated part 1 of the home guard service forms in line with the new GDPR guidance that comes into force on 25 May 2018.

5. 9 November 2016

   First published.