Medal Rolls
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:
- China Campaign, 1842 (Madras Artillery & Staff only) - 495 recipients of the medal for the 1st China War
- Indian Mutiny Medal Roll (British Forces) 1857-1859 Over 50,000 names of British Army soldiers awarded medals after the Indian Mutiny, transcribed by Kevin Asplin.
External links
- Iain Stewart’s The Victoria Cross has the following pages in relation to India:
- Honorable East India Company and Indian Army Holders of the Victoria Cross
- Burial Locations in India of Victoria Cross holders
- India General Service Medal 1895 Casualty Roll compiled by Anthony Farrington can be purchased from the Naval And Military Press. The listing includes a pdf preview of the first 15 pages of the book with some names. A 1987 edition of this book is available at the British Library