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Archive Resources<\/h3>\n

The Highlanders\u2019 Museum does not hold personal service records of individual soldiers.
Service Records can be sought from one of the following authorities:<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, up to 70% of soldiers service records were destroyed during the Blitz of World War Two. Those that did survive are available from:<\/p>\n

The National Archives,
Ruskin Avenue
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 7DU
Tel: 020 8876 3444
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
<\/a>They can also be accessed through ancestry.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Army Personnel Centre
Historic Disclosures,
Mailpoint 400 Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
GLASGOW
G2 8EX
Tel: 0845 600 9663<\/p>\n

The forms needed to do this can be accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you know the soldier concerned was killed in action contact the Commonwealth Graves Commission\u00a0<\/span>www.cwgc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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Your wedding should be one of the most unforgettable days of your life. Make it a day to remember at the Fort George Chapel and The Highlanders\u2019 Museum.<\/p>\n

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On holiday? Then come and adventure in the footsteps of the Highland Clansmen. Join us on an epic one day minibus tour of the Highlands.<\/p>\n

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Our Collection is one the largest regimental display outside London. Founded over 60 years ago, the Museum houses more than 50,000 objects.<\/p>\n

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The archive at The Highlanders\u2019 Museum (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)\u00a0 covers six British regiments & our allied regiments from overseas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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