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*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C90992 WO 100/494-497 India General Service Medal 1930-1935 Clasps NWF 1930-31, Burma 1930-32 Mohmand 1933, NWF 1935]
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C90992 WO 100/494-497 India General Service Medal 1930-1935 Clasps NWF 1930-31, Burma 1930-32 Mohmand 1933, NWF 1935]
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C90993  WO 100/498-499 India General Service Medal  1936-1939 Clasp NWF 1936-37 Clasp NWF 1937-39] Although the implication is that all records in WO 100 are available as a download, these records do not have a download link.
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C90993  WO 100/498-499 India General Service Medal  1936-1939 Clasp NWF 1936-37 Clasp NWF 1937-39] Although the implication is that all records in WO 100 are available as a download, these records do not have a download link.
===WO 102 Medal Rolls at the National Archives===
*Long Service and Good Conduct Awards, Registers: [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C14310?v=r '''WO 102'''] are available to '''download free of charge''' as pdf files.  The records are Registers of candidates noted for, and recipients of, the Long Service and Good Conduct awards between 1831 and 1953. They are large pdf files, which require a broadband connection . For full details refer the National Archive’s advice page [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/digital-microfilm.htm Digital microfilm]
**[http://www.britishmedals.us/files/lsgcra.htm Transcription of the Long Service & Good Conduct medal register for the Royal Artillery (including RA, RFA, RGA & RHA) for 1902-12] . The List includes name, year of issue, rank and regimental number. The Asplin Military History Resources


==British Library records==
==British Library records==
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**[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1687 UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972] Based on the National Archives records ADM 171. "The rolls include medals awarded for British campaigns and service in Europe, India, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and elsewhere during the height of the British Empire and into the 20th century. This database also includes medal rolls from the First and Second World Wars".
**[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1687 UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972] Based on the National Archives records ADM 171. "The rolls include medals awarded for British campaigns and service in Europe, India, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and elsewhere during the height of the British Empire and into the 20th century. This database also includes medal rolls from the First and Second World Wars".
*India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2012-07/1343232005 post] by 'Tim B' dated 25 July 2012 which indicates that  the medal rolls for the Commissariat Department in the HEIC and Indian Army are to be found at the British Library and are different to the medal rolls for the Commissariat Department of the British Army.
*India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2012-07/1343232005 post] by 'Tim B' dated 25 July 2012 which indicates that  the medal rolls for the Commissariat Department in the HEIC and Indian Army are to be found at the British Library and are different to the medal rolls for the Commissariat Department of the British Army.
*Long Service and Good Conduct Awards, Registers: '''WO 102''' are available to download (free of cost) as pdf files from the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/digital-microfilm.asp  The National Archives Documents Online: Digital Microfilm], Registers of candidates noted for, and recipients of, the Long Service and Good Conduct awards between 1831 and 1953.
**[http://www.britishmedals.us/files/lsgcra.htm Transcription of the Long Service & Good Conduct medal register for the Royal Artillery (including RA, RFA, RGA & RHA) for 1902-12] . The List includes name, year of issue, rank and regimental number. The Asplin Military History Resources
*[http://www.usiofindia.org/Publications/Books/View/?bid=70 Details] of the book ''Indian Order Of Merit Historical Records 1837 - 1947 Volume One 1837 – 1860'' by Cliff Parfet and Sqn Ldr Rana TS Chhina (Retd), published by the United Service Institution of India. "There are two substantial nominal indexes. The first lists 2,700 Indian officers and other ranks of the H.E.I.C. Army, the majority of these being recipients of the I.O.M. The second lists over 900 British officers and other ranks, and civilians, who were somehow or other involved in I.O.M. actions" This book is available at the [[British Library]]
*[http://www.usiofindia.org/Publications/Books/View/?bid=70 Details] of the book ''Indian Order Of Merit Historical Records 1837 - 1947 Volume One 1837 – 1860'' by Cliff Parfet and Sqn Ldr Rana TS Chhina (Retd), published by the United Service Institution of India. "There are two substantial nominal indexes. The first lists 2,700 Indian officers and other ranks of the H.E.I.C. Army, the majority of these being recipients of the I.O.M. The second lists over 900 British officers and other ranks, and civilians, who were somehow or other involved in I.O.M. actions" This book is available at the [[British Library]]
*Victorian Wars Forum [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=962#p11661 thread] which includes reference to the service of the [[Surma Valley Light Horse]] in the [[Manipur]]  Expedition of 1891 which led to the  award of the India General Service Medal, 1854-95 with the clasp ‘N. E. Frontier 1891’. A later [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=962#p31665 post] advises the definitive work  is the book by William Henry Sidney Wood ''Through Fifty Years: A History of the Surma Valley Light Horse'' available at the [[British Library]]  which includes a list of medals awarded.
*Victorian Wars Forum [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=962#p11661 thread] which includes reference to the service of the [[Surma Valley Light Horse]] in the [[Manipur]]  Expedition of 1891 which led to the  award of the India General Service Medal, 1854-95 with the clasp ‘N. E. Frontier 1891’. A later [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=962#p31665 post] advises the definitive work  is the book by William Henry Sidney Wood ''Through Fifty Years: A History of the Surma Valley Light Horse'' available at the [[British Library]]  which includes a list of medals awarded.

Revision as of 10:21, 26 November 2012

The medals article has details of medals awarded for various military campaigns. Most of the nominal medal rolls for these awards are at the British Library. Many of the rolls are reprinted in books on the open access shelves. Details of the India Office Records' reference numbers can be found at Your Archives - Medal Rolls in the India Office Library.

FIBIS resources

Medal roll transcriptions:

See also

The National Archives

Research Guides

WO 100 Medal Rolls at the National Archives

The National Archive’s records WO 100 Medal Rolls are available to download free of charge as pdf files. 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 pdf files, which require a broadband connection . For full details refer the National Archive’s advice page Digital microfilm

The records are mainly in respect of British Army regiments, although there are some in respect of the Indian Army. Some medals do not appear to have rolls in the WO 100 records, and appear to be only available in the India Office records at the British Library, refer above.

The catalogue entry is WO 100 Campaign Medal and Award Rolls (General Series) The following subseries have been noted , following the order of the National Archive’s Discovery catalogue

WO 102 Medal Rolls at the National Archives

British Library records

As stated above, many of the medal rolls are reprinted in books on the open access shelves at the British Library.

Catalogue references are

  • Medal Rolls IOR/L/MIL/5/42-141 1799-1911 with links to the sub categories. (These records are those covered in the "Your Archives" link above, but the catalogue references are given again, as the accompanying information may be slightly different)

Additional to the catalogue references for Medal Rolls IOR/L/MIL/5/42-141 the following list contains both medal roll catalogue references and some catalogue references which do not specifically mention rolls but which may possibly contain medal rolls, listed (approximately) according to date of the military action.

Medal Rolls for Indian Native Troops

The information in respect of Medal Rolls IOR/L/MIL/5/42-141 1799-1911 states that the names of Indian recipients rarely appear (except, however, in L/MIL/5/87-103). These latter records are detailed Your Archives - Medal Rolls in the India Office Library, which also lists a few entries such as L/MIL/5/60 Nominal rolls of Indian Army native troops. 1870-1878. These entries may possibly be included in the Ancestry website, refer below, but it is not known whether they are or not.

For details of some medals awarded to Indian troops in the Boer War, see Boer War

External links

  • The Fee Paying Website "Ancestry" now hosts
    • UK, Military Campaign Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1949, based on the National Archives records WO 100 "This database contains lists of more than 2.3 million officers, enlisted personnel and other individuals entitled to medals and awards commemorating their service in campaigns and battles for the British Army between 1793 and 1949" Campaigns in India are included - but not WWI or WWII medal and award rolls. WWI medal information is available in the next collection.
    • British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 Based on records from the Army Medal Office WWI Medal Index Cards. "The Medal Index Cards collection is the most complete listing of individuals who fought in the British Army in WWI, containing approximately 90% of soldiers’ names"
    • UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972 Based on the National Archives records ADM 171. "The rolls include medals awarded for British campaigns and service in Europe, India, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and elsewhere during the height of the British Empire and into the 20th century. This database also includes medal rolls from the First and Second World Wars".
  • India List post by 'Tim B' dated 25 July 2012 which indicates that the medal rolls for the Commissariat Department in the HEIC and Indian Army are to be found at the British Library and are different to the medal rolls for the Commissariat Department of the British Army.
  • Details of the book Indian Order Of Merit Historical Records 1837 - 1947 Volume One 1837 – 1860 by Cliff Parfet and Sqn Ldr Rana TS Chhina (Retd), published by the United Service Institution of India. "There are two substantial nominal indexes. The first lists 2,700 Indian officers and other ranks of the H.E.I.C. Army, the majority of these being recipients of the I.O.M. The second lists over 900 British officers and other ranks, and civilians, who were somehow or other involved in I.O.M. actions" This book is available at the British Library
  • Victorian Wars Forum thread which includes reference to the service of the Surma Valley Light Horse in the Manipur Expedition of 1891 which led to the award of the India General Service Medal, 1854-95 with the clasp ‘N. E. Frontier 1891’. A later post advises the definitive work is the book by William Henry Sidney Wood Through Fifty Years: A History of the Surma Valley Light Horse available at the British Library which includes a list of medals awarded.
  • Details of The Whitewash Brigade: The Hong Kong Plague of 1894 “includes all known recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal”. www.dixonsmedals.co.uk. Available at the British Library

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