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==The National Archives, Kew, England==
===Research Guides===
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/medals-british-armed-services-campaign-service.htm Medals, British armed services: campaign medals and other service medals. (Guide reference: Military Records Information 76)]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/medals-british-armed-services-gallantry.htm Medals, British armed services: gallantry medals. (Guide reference: Military Records Information 77)]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/medals-british-armed-services-gallantry-further.htm Medals, British armed services: gallantry medals, further information. (Guide reference: Military Records Information 78)]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/merchant-seamen-medals-honours/ Merchant seamen’s medals and honours]**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/merchant-seamens-campaign-medal-records-1914-1918 Merchant seamen’s campaign medal records 1914-1918]. Contains a Search facility.
===WO 100 Medal Rolls===
The National Archives records '''WO 100 Medal Rolls''' are available to '''download free of charge''' as pdfs. These records are available on the pay site Ancestry, (refer below) but those do not have access to Ancestry may find the downloads useful. They are large pdfs, which require a broadband connection . For full details refer the National Archives advice page [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/digital-microfilm.htm Digital microfilm]
====Details inscribed on the medals====
For First World War Medals, millions of which were issued, there was plenty of potential for errors in the inscriptions, given the many different clerical steps involved.<ref>Russ T. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=229411&p=2280338 Serial numbers on the Medal Roll Index Card and Medal Rolls not the sa…] ''Great War Forum'' 04 July 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015</ref>
====Merchant seamen====
Eligible Merchant seamen and officers were entitled to British War Medal and the Mercantile Marine Medal. There are Medal Index Cards available in the National Archives series BT 351/1/1, BT 351/1/2 and MT 9/1404. Refer [[Medal Rolls#Research Guides|Research Guides, above]] for a Search facility. Relevant records may be downloaded for a fee.
Members of the Indian Mercantile Marine were also eligible for the above medals, but it is probable these medals were issued by the Indian Government, and do not appear in the National Archives records.
==British Library records==
