RMA & RHMS Search tips
If you are researching a known Dukie or Hib, then begin with the NAME index, make a note of any details found then check the REGIMENT index. This will indicate possible siblings.
If only a Regt is known, then check the Regiment Index, this may also indicate any name mis-transcription.
Regretfully, many of the boys names include those that did not attend, but will provide an indication that their father was a soldier, they were administered for admission but failed to attend.
More than 3,000 names do not include a date, however by looking at the Ledger page & position, it is possible to guestimate their date of admission or discharge by the dates of boys on the same page of the ledger.
Field descriptions or the heading of each column of the printed can be seen at Fields