Historical Enquiries & Research

The Royal Fusiliers Museum is a registered charity and does not receive additional funds to cover historical research facilities.

If you have an enquiry relating to a former Royal Fusilier

  • 7th Regiment of Foot (pre 1881) 
  • The City of London Regiment (post 1881)
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Battalion The London Regiment (1908-1937)

Please address your enquiry together with a SAE to

The Royal Fusiliers Museum
HM Tower of London
EC3N 4AB


The museum does not hold individual soldiers documents.Those that have survived are held at The National Archives, Kew, and they have an online searchable database.

We have access to the following documents that have survived:

  • Service Records (limited survival)
  • Pension Records (limited survival)
  • WW1 Medal Index Cards

We hold copies of Battalion Dairies from both World Wars, and Regimental Enlistment Books for the period 1919-1939. Please note that the details contained in these books vary, and the later the date, the less information is recorded.

We would normally require Surname, Initials and /or Army Number. In some cases the former Regimental Number is shown (these were replaced c.1921 with the Army Number  which in most cases begins with 644).

Charges

The museum charges a £10 part of /per hour search fee (non refundable) which includes a copy of material relating to your enquiry to a maximum of 10 pages.

We reserve the right to recommend a reputable researcher who will quote their own fee,  if your enquiry is outside of our remit.