Collections

Connect with our collections

Connecting people with our collections is at the heart of what we do at the National Army Museum.

Research guides

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What the Museum holds

Find out what's in the National Army Museum's Collection, the range of material it contains, and its chronological and thematic scope.

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How to research a former soldier

Find out where to look for answers about the service history of an individual soldier.

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How to research our collections

Find out how to view and access information about items in the National Army Museum's collections.

Templer Study Centre

Visit our Templer Study Centre to research the history of the British Army and learn more about its impact on the wider world.

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Search our collections online

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Online Collection

Use the Online Collection to browse and explore a growing selection of our digitised objects.

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Objects Inventory

Use the Objects Inventory to search the listings of all the artefacts we hold in our collections.

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Books Inventory

Use the Books Inventory to search the listings of all the books we hold in our collections.

Bandsmen of the 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers, Ireland, 1917

Irish soldiers’ records

Search the enlistment books of five British Army regiments disbanded on the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922.

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Collections access and advice

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Access to the collections

Want to discover more about the collections? There are several ways to get up close to our objects.

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Borrowing from the National Army Museum

This guide provides details on how to make a loan request and how the National Army Museum will arrange and administer the loan.

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Donating to the Collection

Our collections are continuously developing as new items are acquired, many through the generosity of individuals in the form of private donations.

How to submit an enquiry

If you have a question regarding the National Army Museum's collections, you can submit an enquiry through our contact form, by sending an email to info@nam.ac.uk, or by writing to:

Collections Enquiries
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road
London SW3 4HT

The National Army Museum does not have the capacity to respond to individual enquiries that are not directly related to the Museum’s collections. We continue to encourage enquirers to book to see our library and archive collections through the Templer Study Centre in Chelsea, or for our other collection types at our Collections Centre in Stevenage.