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*James Henry Miller, born 1910, was in India October 1932-1935 with the [[2nd Bombay (European) Fusiliers|2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry]]. For his memories of daily life in a regiment performing garrison duties, see [[2nd Bombay (European) Fusiliers#Between the Wars 1920-1936| 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry - Between the Wars 1920-1936]].
*Ken Clarke of the 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment served in India 1933-1938, from age 15 as a Boy Musician. For his detailed account, see [[50th Regiment of Foot#External Links|50th Regiment of Foot - External Links]].
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070819162745/http://britains-smallwars.com/India/HealthHazards.html "Health Hazards …Stationed in India"] by former Sergeant Donald C. Thyer, Royal Engineers Survey 1945-1947 britains-smallwars.com, now archived.
*[http://www.davidhorsfield.org.uk ''From Semaphore to Satellite: The memoirs of Major General David Horsfield, Royal Signals''] He served in Burma in 1942 during World War 2 and was then in India 1942-1946.
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*[http://www.royalengineers.ca/femnkid.html On the Strength: Wives and Children of the British Army], a Canadian website. Some of the information, particularly in respect of physical work performed, may not be applicable to India.
*[http://www.warof1812.ca/family.htm "A Soldier's Family in the British Army
during the War of 1812"]
by Robert Henderson warof1812.ca
*Soldiers' Stories**See [[21st Regiment of Foot]] for an article by D J Oddy about 19th Century Army family life, including three generations of family members who served in the same regiment 1829-1877.**See [[22nd Regiment of Foot]] for the story of Colour Sergeant Thomas Theobold Oldfield who served 1858-1880.**See [[72nd Regiment of Foot]] and [[93rd Regiment of Foot]] for the story of Colour-Sergt David Douglas Mackie and his son, James Mackie, including the latter's divorce proceedings. The two men served 1867-1916.**[http://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2017/07/a-soldiers-life-the-memoir-of-william-young-76th-regiment-of-foot.html "A Soldier’s Life – the memoir of William Young 76th Regiment of Foot"] British Library Untold lives blog. Written for his family in 1871 whilst stationed in [[Bangalore]]. Includes comments about his marriage in India without Army permission, one of the reasons for refusal being there was no vacancy for a wife to be taken on the strength. There is also a comment about the uncouth behaviour of the women of the regiment.**James Henry Miller, born 1910, was in India October 1932-1935 with the [[2nd Bombay (European) Fusiliers|2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry]]. For his memories of daily life in a regiment performing garrison duties, see [[2nd Bombay (European) Fusiliers#Between the Wars 1920-1936| 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry - Between the Wars 1920-1936]]. **Ken Clarke of the 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment served in India 1933-1938, from age 15 as a Boy Musician. For his detailed account, see [[50th Regiment of Foot#External Links|50th Regiment of Foot - External Links]].**[https://web.archive.org/web/20070819162745/http://britains-smallwars.com/India/HealthHazards.html "Health Hazards …Stationed in India"] by former Sergeant Donald C. Thyer, Royal Engineers Survey 1945-1947 britains-smallwars.com, now archived.**[http://www.davidhorsfield.org.uk ''From Semaphore to Satellite: The memoirs of Major General David Horsfield, Royal Signals''] He served in Burma in 1942 during World War 2 and was then in India 1942-1946.
*[http://www.littlehamptonfort.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kings-Shilling-3.pdf "The King’s Shilling: Life in army barracks 1855-1871"] in England. littlehamptonfort.co.uk.
*[https://www.victorianforts.co.uk/tommyatkins.htm Tommy Atkins]. A series of five articles including [https://www.victorianforts.co.uk/flipbook/atkinsdomestic/index.html#p=1 "The Domestic Life of Tommy Atkins"], [https://www.victorianforts.co.uk/flipbook/atkinsmarried/index.html#p=1 "Tommy Atkins Married"], about aspects of life in the Army in the late Victorian period.<ref> Originally published in ''The Redan'', journal of The Palmerston Forts Society, three articles by Duncan Williams , (originally published in 1999-2001 (issues 46, 50, 53)) and two articles by David Moore (issues 72,74). From the website [https://www.victorianforts.co.uk/index.htm Victorian Forts and Artillery].</ref> These articles in turn include quotes from a series of articles which appeared in ''Navy and Army Illustrated'' commencing in June 1898 which gave insight into the life of an ordinary soldier.
*"Information Document on the Irish Regiments of the British Army up to 31st July 1922". Irish Military Archives Dublin [http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.militaryarchives.ie%2Ffileadmin%2Fuser_upload%2Fdocuments%2FInformation_Document_on_Irish_Regiments_of_the_British_Army.pdf docs.google version], [http://www.militaryarchives.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/Information_Document_on_Irish_Regiments_of_the_British_Army.pdf original pdf]
*"Irish Soldiers in the British Army 1792-1922: Suborned or Subordinate?" by Peter Karsten ''Journal of Social History Volume 17 No. 1 (Autumn 1983)'' pages 31-64 [http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reenactor.ru%2FARH%2FPDF%2FKarsten.pdf docs.google version] [http://www.reenactor.ru/ARH/PDF/Karsten.pdf original pdf]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151120051654/http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/BRITISHARMYANIMALS.PDF "British Army Transport Animals"] by Clive Elliott 2007 hmvf.co.uk, now archived. [https://web.archive.org/web/20151120051524/http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/HORSE_TRANSPORT.pdf "British Army Horse Transport"] by Clive Elliott 2008 hmvf.co.uk, now archived.
*Military reasons for the expansion of the railways are explained in [http://www.essaysinhistory.com/articles/2011/5 "“Fire-Carriages” of the Raj: The Indian Railway and its Rapid Development in British India"] by Amit K. Sharma 2010<ref>[http://www.essaysinhistory.com/articles/2011/5 “Fire-Carriages” of the Raj: The Indian Railway and its Rapid Development in British India”] by Amit K. Sharma 2010 ''Essays In History. Annual Journal of the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia''
