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We don't have a full list of everyone who served at any particular time. Some of our sources may also be very brief and simply state a soldiers name, rank and number - some records state the battalion - others do not. The list below includes the material we do hold. * Marked items are available as a museum publication from the museum shop or by postal sales.

	Medal rolls of the Waterloo Medal, 1815, and Military General Service Medal (for Peninsula War)*
	Partial list of King's Own soldiers in the Crimean War 1854-56
	Medal roll for the King's Own in the South African 1879 'Zulu War'*
	2nd Battalion King's Own Muster Roll - 1857 to 1872*
	Partial list of King's Own soldiers in the South African War 1899-1902 'Boer War'
	Partial list of King's Own soldiers serving 1904 to 1914
	Partial list of King's Own soldiers serving in the First World War 1914-1918, including:
	1914 Star Medal Roll*(Officers and Other Ranks)
	1914-15 Star Medal Roll* (Officers and Other Ranks)
	British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal Roll (Officers and Other Ranks)*
	Silver War Badge Roll
	1914-15 Roll of the 1/5th Battalion King's Own*
	1916 Roll of the 11th Battalion King's Own*
	1917 Roll of the 2/5th Battalion King's Own*
	Territorial Force War Medal Roll
	Complete list of King's Own soldiers who died in the First World War*
	Partial list of King's Own soldiers serving in the interwar years.
	General Service Medal roll for Palestine (2nd King's Own) 1938-39
	Complete list of King's Own soldiers who died in the Second World War
	Partial list of King's Own Prisoners of War 1939-45
	Comprehensive list of King's Own soldiers who have died since 1945 whilst serving
	Complete list of Officers of the Regiment from 1680

In addition the museum also holds records relating to men who served with other regiments.

	Soldiers and officers killed in the First World War
	Soldiers and officers killed in the First World War from Morecambe & Lancaster
	Soldiers from Morecambe who served in the First World War
	Most soldiers from the Lancaster area who served in the Second World War in the early period of the war (up to about 1941) based upon the Mayor's Comforts Fund records.

The museum holds copies of regimental and battalion histories, as well as some war diaries for both the First and Second World Wars.

The First World War Battalion War Diaries of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment are now available from the museum on CD-Rom. Find out more about the War Diaries.

Other organisations
Commemoration details of soldiers who died in the First and Second World Wars can be obtained from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission - www.cwgc.org

Official army records for soldiers who served after about 1920 are retained by the Ministry of Defence. Access to these records is limited and details can be obtained from:
Army Personnel Centre, Disclosures 4 (Historical), Mailpoint 400, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, G2 8EX. Telephone 0845 600 9663. Email: disc4.civsec@apc.army.mod.uk