Each British Army regiment had these enlistment books which were designed to be a permanent record of a man’s enlistment in the regiment/corps and were kept for reference purposes from that date.
The official army designation for such ledgers is AB358 or Army Book 358.
Some records may contain more than others, this collection has both a transcribed index as well as high quality image(s) of the original ledgers.
Earlier entries in Army Book 358, up until 1929 provide lots of details.
The last, “Remarks” column is important here as it often gives details of prior service, often including a regimental number and date of enlistment which would enable further research to be undertaken in other record series published elsewhere.
Please be aware that due to the way we collate, and cross reference our databases, some records will contain more information than that listed above.
Original Source: The original sources of this collection are the numerous ledgers held in the care of the Museum of Military Medicine, Keogh Barracks, Aldershot and reproduced here with the kind permission of the same.