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*[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.

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