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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/hliguy/8225442006/ Photograph: Royal Artillery Officer in India c 1860] flickr.com
*Photographs from Soldiers of the Queen: [http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4-India.html The Jewel in the Crown]**[http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4wIndia-LtKiethRA.html Lt. John Keith], R.A. and the newspaper article relating to his death after being attacked by a wounded tiger. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 1 April 1861 and was assigned to the 13th Brigade, 8th Battery in [[Secunderabad]], India on in May 1861. He died 24 April, 1867 at [[Nagpore]]. He was stationed at the nearby cantonment of [[Kamptee]] where he was buried**[http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4bIndia-BombardierStugeonRA.html Bombardier Sturgeon of the 3rd Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery] Quetta, c 1890's**[http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4eIndia-GunnerSidaRAand17thLancer.html Gunner George Thomas Sida of the Royal Artillery] served in India with "F" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery.for only a few months - from 11 March, 1893 to 4 July, 1893 before he died from being kicked by a horse at Mhow.**[http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4India-RoyalArtilleryGunner.html Royal Artillery Gunner] Bombay c 1900**[http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4India-ArtillerySergeantandFamily.html Artillery Sergeant & family] c 1900**[http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/India-LtLeonardGeorgeWatkins.html Leonard George Watkins] Bombay 1886, with previous information on the [http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4-India.html India Home page]. He was appointed a Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military Academy on 20 September, 1878 Although is seems the Watkins remained in the Royal Artillery for his entire career to c 1914 it was while seconded to the Indian Ordnance Department
*[http://photo-sleuth.blogspot.com/2009/05/artillery-officer-and-crimean-hero-of.html Colonel James William Howard Fitzmayer] , born 1813, with his wife spent nearly six years in India from 1864, first in command of the Artillery at Meerut until January 1866, then at Benares, and in command of an army division at Oude until April 1867, during which time he was promoted to the rank of Major-General. Photo-sleuth,blogspot.com
*[http://www.stevenleake.co.uk/leake_history.asp Henry Frederick Leake] joined the Royal Artillery 18 September 1859. He sailed almost immediately for Madras and remained in India until he was discharged in 1881. Family website.
***[http://www.archive.org/stream/minutesproceedi04unkngoog#page/n576/mode/1up "The Field Gun for India"]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=dt05AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA100 The Life of Alexander Alexander Volume 1], page 100 by Alexander Alexander and edited by John Howell 1830 ( Google Books). The author arrived in Ceylon in 1803 with the Royal Artillery
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=GhodAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR3 '' Up Among the Pandies: Or, A Year's Service in India''] by Lieut. Vivian Dering Majendie, Royal Artillery. 1859 Google Books. The author came to India after the outbreak of the [[Indian Mutiny]].
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=fJMtAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR6 ‪''Camp and Cantonment‬: ‪A Journal of Life in India in 1857-1859 to which is added A Short Account of the Pursuit of the Rebels in Central India by Majot Paget, RHA''] by Mrs Leopold Paget 1865 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=tFMBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Standing Orders, Dress Regulations, and Trumpet and Bugle Sounds, for the Royal Regiment of Artillery''] 1864 Google Books. Includes
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