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**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_7-2&cid=1-1#1-1 Bombay Army Records '''IOR/L/MIL/12'''] Access to Archives catalogue entry which includes links to subgroups.
 
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_7-2&cid=1-1#1-1 Bombay Army Records '''IOR/L/MIL/12'''] Access to Archives catalogue entry which includes links to subgroups.
 
:Please note that the records [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_7-2&cid=1-1-5#1-1-5 Registers of Bombay Army European Soldiers '''IOR/L/MIL/12/109-116'''] 1795-1862 commenced in 1831 and only contain men still serving in the Army at that date. These records have been transcribed by FIBIS, refer above. If a man left the Army prior to 1831 for any reason, including death, he will not appear in these records. The Muster records are an alternative source of information.
 
:Please note that the records [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_7-2&cid=1-1-5#1-1-5 Registers of Bombay Army European Soldiers '''IOR/L/MIL/12/109-116'''] 1795-1862 commenced in 1831 and only contain men still serving in the Army at that date. These records have been transcribed by FIBIS, refer above. If a man left the Army prior to 1831 for any reason, including death, he will not appear in these records. The Muster records are an alternative source of information.
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:The [[LDS]] (Mormons) have filmed many of these records as listed in this LDS Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Bombay+Army+Records&prekeyword=Bombay+Army+Records catalogue entry], after a keyword search for Bombay Army Records
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:The [[LDS]] (Mormons) have filmed many of these records as listed in this LDS Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Bombay+Army+Records&prekeyword=Bombay+Army+Records catalogue entry], after a keyword search for Bombay Army Records. ([[FamilySearch Centres#Ordering microfilms|Ordering microfilms]]).
 
:At least some of the records in the series [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_7-2&cid=1-1-4-3#1-1-4-3  Miscellaneous Bombay Army officers' marriage notifications '''IOR/L/MIL/12/108'''] have been transcribed by the British Library and are available on [http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/Home.aspx India Office Family History Search]  
 
:At least some of the records in the series [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_7-2&cid=1-1-4-3#1-1-4-3  Miscellaneous Bombay Army officers' marriage notifications '''IOR/L/MIL/12/108'''] have been transcribed by the British Library and are available on [http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/Home.aspx India Office Family History Search]  
 
:*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_2&cid=1-1-3#1-1-3 Military Department Library: Bombay Army  '''IOR/L/MIL/17/4'''] 1794-1913 includes
 
:*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_2&cid=1-1-3#1-1-3 Military Department Library: Bombay Army  '''IOR/L/MIL/17/4'''] 1794-1913 includes

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The Bombay Army was one of the three Presidency Armies of the East India Company. In 1859, following the Indian Mutiny, the armies were restructured when India was brought under the control of the British Government. The Bombay Army ceased to exist when the official Indian Army was formed in 1895.

A list of Bombay Army regiments can either be found in the Bombay Army Category or alphabetically, by type, in Bombay Army Regiments.

Divisions

FIBIS Resources

Gopal Drooge is identified as the modern Kabbal Durga. The murders took place in September 1783 when thirteen officers from the Bombay Army, including Captain Richardson of the 3rd Bombay Sepoys and four officers from the British Army were killed on the orders of Tipu Sultan.

Records

Main article: East India Company Army

British Library

  • History of the Bombay Army by Sir Patrick Robert Cadell 1938
  • Records available in the British Library India Office holdings include:
Please note that the records Registers of Bombay Army European Soldiers IOR/L/MIL/12/109-116 1795-1862 commenced in 1831 and only contain men still serving in the Army at that date. These records have been transcribed by FIBIS, refer above. If a man left the Army prior to 1831 for any reason, including death, he will not appear in these records. The Muster records are an alternative source of information.
The LDS (Mormons) have filmed many of these records as listed in this LDS Library catalogue entry, after a keyword search for Bombay Army Records. (Ordering microfilms).
At least some of the records in the series Miscellaneous Bombay Army officers' marriage notifications IOR/L/MIL/12/108 have been transcribed by the British Library and are available on India Office Family History Search

Other sources

The National Army Museum holds a card index detailing officer's services. This index is unpublished and not available elsewhere. See the NAM article for details.

External links

Historical books on-line

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