We do make a charge for research services; any money raised in this way goes towards the upkeep of the Museum, and covers the staff costs. A research report fee is £40 for 3 hours, which includes the staff costs of searching all the records in our archives and producing a report on your ancestor.
This regiment traces its history back to 1702 and in its nearly 300 years in existence has served all over the world and in most of the major conflicts. The Museum therefore has a wealth of information available to researchers and the general public.
Our holdings cover:
37th Foot (Raised 1702)
67th Foot (Raised 1758)
The Hampshire Regiment (1881-1946)
The Royal Hampshire Regiment (1946 – 1992)
We also hold documents and photos relating to the Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry.
Although we do not hold Service Records of individual soldiers we are able to answer questions on individuals, battles, casualties, Regimental History etc. We hold copies of War Diaries for all battalions for the First World War and hold copies of our Regimental Journal which was published monthly or bi-annually between 1905 and 1992 and often contained lists of deaths, wounding and sickness, as well as promotions, medals awarded and sports teams.
To place a Research Enquiry, please follow THIS LINK and read the page before paying.
We are only able to answer questions about soldiers who served in the Hampshire or Royal Hampshire Regiment. For information on other regiments please see the Army Museums Ogilby Trust website:
If you are researching your local War Memorial please contact us directly on museum@royalhampshireregiment.org .
Here are one or two examples of Research Case Studies for our soldiers that we have undertaken on behalf of visitors.
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Television programmes like ‘Who do you think you are’ have made people much more aware that many of their relatives did serve in the Army and that some records and information still exists.
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