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*[[POW Camps in India#Second World War|POW Camps in India-Second World War]]
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==Also see==
*[[Indian Army Educational and Training Establishments c 1945]]
*For the British Army, see [[British Army#Army personnel serving after January 1921| British Army-Army personnel serving after January 1921]]
*For the Indian Army, see [[Indian Army#Records|Indian Army-Records]]
Reference to hospital admittances in the service papers may give a clue as to where the soldier was fighting. For example, In April 1944 68 IGH [Indian General Hospital] was in Chittagong.<ref>Skoyen89. [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/37255-122-field-battery-178-assault-field-regtra/?p=705010 122 field battery 178 assault field regt.R.A] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.</ref> Once the relevant regiment has been determined, War Diaries from the National Archives at Kew, if available, should give details of the regimental history for the period. Forums such as WW2Talk Forum, refer External links below, are often able to provide information and advice about service history queries and the obtaining War Diary copies.
==British Library holdings==
*[http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/940PXAA.pdf Order of Battle Indian Army Beginning 1940] Nafziger Collection, cgsc.edu. The information is referenced as: Kirby, Stanley, Woodburn, ''The War Against Japan'', London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1961.
*[http://www.cwgc.org Commonwealth War Graves Commission] includes searchable database.
*[http://ww2talk.com/forums WW2Talk Forum]. A Message Board for most aspects of the War. Includes sub categories Theatres of War/Burma & India and Unit History & Discussion /British Indian Army.
*[http://www.ww2f.com/index World War II Forum], an American site. A Message Board for most aspects of the War, with an American focus.
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/categories/ WW2 People’s War] "An archive of World War Two memories-written by the public, gathered by the BBC". Written between June 2003 and January 2006. www.bbc.co.uk. If you can't find an article you are looking for, Google "BBC-WW2 People's War" and your search term.
