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The Mercian Regiment WFR Museums - Regimental Archives
Worcestershire Regimental Museum
Sherwood Foresters Regimental Museum
The
Mercian Regiment, WFR Museums have two archives; one in Nottingham and
one in Worcester. Both hold extensive archive material, including photographs,
War Diaries, Regimental histories and Magazines, personal letters, diaries
and memoirs. An archive enquiry service is offered for a small fee.
Fees for research are used to fund our volunteer costs and conservation and maintenance of the museums and their archives. The charge is based on approximately one hour of research for the information and the preparation of an informative response. If there is more information, potentially, available and more time is required we will inform you and may ask for an additional fee. In some cases we are not always able to supply any information, however a charge will still be levied.
With limited resources we regrettably cannot answer telephone enquiries. We ask that you contact us by e-mail or by post using the enquiry form and that you give us as much detail as possible to enable us to provide you with an informative response.
From the date of received payment it may take up to 4 weeks for us to investigate and respond to your request.
THE MERCIAN REGIMENT MUSEUM (WORCESTERSHIRE)
Enquiries
Archive material relating to the 2nd Battalion The MERCIAN Regiment, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, the Worcestershire Regiment and to a lesser extent, the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot and 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot with their associated Militia and Rifle Corps are held at our Worcester Museum Reserve Store and Archives located in Worcester.
Fees
Per enquiry, per soldier; £25.00
Research enquiry i.e. Battle, Memorial or Regiment £25.00 per hour
Visits to the Archives for research; £25.00 per hour
(these must be booked in advance)
Enquirers for commercial and/or financial gain (media, authors etc), are asked to let us know from the outset to avoid any misunderstanding.
If you wish to proceed with an enquiry, please complete the enquiry form and submit it or download it and post it along with your payment.
Payment can be by cheque drawn on a UK bank payable to The Mercian Regiment Museum (Worcestershire) or by PayPal
By Post to: The Mercian Regiment Museum (Worcestershire), Dancox House, Pheasant Street, Worcester WR1 2EE
THE MUSEUM OF THE MERCIAN REGIMENT (WORCESTERSHIRE AND SHERWOOD FORESTERS COLLECTION)
Enquiries
Archive material relating to the 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, The Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) and to a lesser extent, the 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot and 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot their associated Militia and Rifle Corps is held at our Museum Archives in Nottingham.
Fees
Per enquiry, per soldier;minimum of £15.00
Research enquiry i.e. Battle, Memorial or Regiment;
minimum of £15.00 per hour
Visits to the Archives for Research (these must be booked in advance);
minimum of £15.00 per hour
Enquirers for commercial and/or financial gain (media/authors etc), are asked to let us know from the outset to avoid any misunderstanding.
If you wish to proceed with an enquiry, please complete the enquiry form and submit it or download it and post it along with your payment.
Payment can be by cheque drawn on a UK bank payable to Sherwood Foresters Museum Fund or by PayPal
By Post to: Museum Enquiries, RHQ MERCIAN, Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 6GQ
Personal Service Records
It should be noted that the archives do not hold personal service records of those who have served in the Regiment. Further information about accessing these records can be found at AMOT
OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION
There are many organisations that offer a service in regards to genealogy and military and regimental history. An internet search or The Army Museums Ogilby Trust (AMOT) website may assist you with your search.