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==India Office records at the British Library==
==India Office records at the British Library==
FIBIS Chairman Peter Bailey wrote the following about officers in the [[Second World War]], but his advice is generally applicable:
"Generally speaking the Personal Files of those who served as officers in the RIN during the Second World War, are to be found in the India Office Records at the British Library under Catalogue Number [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-1&cid=1-4-2#1-4-2 L/MIL/16/10 et sequ]. However, since there is some chance that the persons concerned may still be alive, you may have to show proof that you are the person concerned or that they are no longer with us and that you are directly related to them. Some records of service for Seamen as well as officers may be available in [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-1&cid=1-4-1#1-4-1 L/MIL/16/1-9] which cover the period c1840-1947 and an index is available on the open shelves.
Records of leave and duty pay from 1886-1950 are to be found in [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlag_1&cid=1-20-13#1-20-13 L/AG/20/13] and leave accounts and records of the payment of gratuities for officers released in the UK from 1945-47 may be found in [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlag_1&cid=1-20-13-37#1-20-13-37 L/AG/20/13/37-45]. Finally, records of service pensions paid to retired officers in the UK from 1886-1968 are in [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlag_2&cid=1-1-21#1-1-21 L/AG/21/21] or [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlag_2&cid=1-1-11#1-1-11 L/AG/21/11]"<ref>British Raj List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ/2012-10/1350659800 post] dated 19 October 2012</ref>


=== Military Department Records===
=== Military Department Records===
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_5&cid=1-2#1-2 Marine Miscellaneous Records] '''IOR/L/MAR/C''' 1600-1879. These records include “personnel records of the Company's maritime service (at all levels of employment, but including particularly the appointment and services of commanders and mates of East Indiamen), the [[Bombay Marine]], the [[Indian Navy]], and the [[Bengal Pilot Service]]”. <ref>Martin Moir, A General Guide to the India office Records 1996</ref>
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_5&cid=1-2#1-2 Marine Miscellaneous Records] '''IOR/L/MAR/C''' 1600-1879. These records include “personnel records of the Company's maritime service (at all levels of employment, but including particularly the appointment and services of commanders and mates of East Indiamen), the [[Bombay Marine]], the [[Indian Navy]], and the [[Bengal Pilot Service]]”. <ref>Martin Moir, A General Guide to the India office Records 1996</ref>
==Second World War==
*Hans Houterman & Jeroen Koppes’ [http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx.html World War II unit histories and officers] includes
**[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/rin_officers.html Royal Indian Navy (RIN) Officers 1939-1945]
**[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RINR_officers.html Royal Indian Naval Reserve (RINR) Officers 1939-1945]
**[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RINVR_officers.html Royal Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RINVR) Officers 1939-1945]
**[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/BRNVR_officers.html  Burma Naval Volunteer Reserve (BRNVR) Officers 1939-1945]


== Related articles ==
== Related articles ==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/ Indian Navy] Bharat Rakshak including
**[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/History.html Indian Naval History]
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2010-07/1279878133 thread] is about the occupation of Master Attendant, equivalent to Harbour Master. Initially it appears these men were part of [[Maritime Service|EIC Marine]], and later the  Royal Indian Marine.
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2010-07/1279878133 thread] is about the occupation of Master Attendant, equivalent to Harbour Master. Initially it appears these men were part of [[Maritime Service|EIC Marine]], and later the  Royal Indian Marine.
*Details of the 3 volume [http://www.britishmedals.us/files/chinarolls.htm ''China Medal Roll 1856-60''] by K.J. Asplin Savannah Publications London 2004 from The Asplin Military History Resources. Includes ''Volume 1: Royal Navy '' including '''Indian Marine''', which is described in this [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=696 link]<ref>  
*Details of the 3 volume [http://www.britishmedals.us/files/chinarolls.htm ''China Medal Roll 1856-60''] by K.J. Asplin Savannah Publications London 2004 from The Asplin Military History Resources. Includes ''Volume 1: Royal Navy '' including '''Indian Marine''', which is described in this [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=696 link]<ref>  
[http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=696 Thread] from Victorian Wars Forum dated August/September 2008</ref>. Available to buy through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1902366328 FIBIS Shop]. It appears that this volume should be available at the [[British Library]] (legal deposit requirement) but it does not appear in the British Library catalogue. Also see [[2nd China War]]
[http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=696 Thread] from Victorian Wars Forum dated August/September 2008</ref>. Available to buy through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1902366328 FIBIS Shop]. It appears that this volume should be available at the [[British Library]] (legal deposit requirement) but it does not appear in the British Library catalogue. Also see [[2nd China War]]
*[http://www.naval-history.net/index.htm Naval-History.net] includes various information relating to Indian Navy during WW1 and subsequent years including [http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas2520-RIN.htm ROYAL INDIAN NAVY Ship Histories, Convoy Escort Movements, Casualty Lists 1939-1947]
*[http://www.naval-history.net/index.htm Naval-History.net] includes various information relating to Indian Navy during WW1 and subsequent years including [http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas2520-RIN.htm Royal Indian Navy Ship Histories, Convoy Escort Movements, Casualty Lists 1939-1947]


===Historical Books Online===
===Historical Books Online===

Revision as of 07:03, 20 October 2012

In 1830 the Bombay Marine was renamed the Indian Navy, based at Bombay. The Indian Navy, a combatant force, co-operated with the Royal Navy in policing Asian waters and also carried out regular marine surveys. In 1863 it was disbanded and replaced by two non-combatant marine services based in Bombay and Bengal respectively. In 1877 it was decided to combine the Bombay and Bengal Marines into a new combatant service entitled HM Indian Marine, with Western (Bombay) and Eastern (Calcutta) Divisions - HM Indian Marine was renamed the Royal Indian Marine in 1892 and the Royal Indian Navy in 1934. [1]

FIBIS resources

India Office records at the British Library

FIBIS Chairman Peter Bailey wrote the following about officers in the Second World War, but his advice is generally applicable:

"Generally speaking the Personal Files of those who served as officers in the RIN during the Second World War, are to be found in the India Office Records at the British Library under Catalogue Number L/MIL/16/10 et sequ. However, since there is some chance that the persons concerned may still be alive, you may have to show proof that you are the person concerned or that they are no longer with us and that you are directly related to them. Some records of service for Seamen as well as officers may be available in L/MIL/16/1-9 which cover the period c1840-1947 and an index is available on the open shelves.

Records of leave and duty pay from 1886-1950 are to be found in L/AG/20/13 and leave accounts and records of the payment of gratuities for officers released in the UK from 1945-47 may be found in L/AG/20/13/37-45. Finally, records of service pensions paid to retired officers in the UK from 1886-1968 are in L/AG/21/21 or L/AG/21/11"[2]

Military Department Records

Marine Department Records

Second World War

Related articles

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy was the British Navy

External Links

Historical Books Online

History of the Indian navy. (1613-1863) Volume 1 by Charles Rathbone Low 1877. Covers the period 1613-1830. Volume 2. Covers the period 1831-1863

References

  1. Access to Archives Royal Indian Marine/Navy IOR/L/MIL/16
  2. British Raj List post dated 19 October 2012
  3. Martin Moir, A General Guide to the India office Records 1996
  4. Thread from Victorian Wars Forum dated August/September 2008