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*The British Library has the book, in three volumes, ''The Oriental Obituary being an impartial compilation from monumental inscriptions on the tombs of those persons whose ashes are deposited in these remote parts since the formation of European Settlements, to the present time To which is added Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc'' by William Urquhart of Madras. Published in Madras by Journal Press, 1809. Shelfmark: General Reference Collection C.55.d.23. This book must be read in the Rare Books Reading Room. The first volume of The Oriental Obituary is available online at archive.org, refer below. It appears that some or all of the contents of this book has been borrowed by M Derozario for his 1815 book ''The Complete Monumental Register'', available online, refer below.
*[http://hviewerdiscovery.blnationalarchives.gov.uk/IamsHViewerbrowse/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:r/81055h/vdc_100000000027.0x000372 Official Publications: Church Registers 867e7211-e80a-4f9b-aee9-3908dea1cc72 '''IOR/V/27/73/3-6'''] gives details of the four volumes of the book ''List of burials at Madras / compiled from the register of St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George'' by C.H. Malden, for the period 1680-1900, published 1903-05. Also available as Shelfmark OIR 929.5 open access , where the four volumes are bound in one. Volume 3, for the period 1800-1850, is available online, refer below.
*[http://hviewerdiscovery.blnationalarchives.gov.uk/IamsHViewerbrowse/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:r/81055h/vdc_100000000027.0x000373 b3bca65f-4f39-413d-92e9-e4bf20af1a53 Official Publications: Monumental Inscriptions and Monuments '''IOR/V/27/74'''] 1848-1946. Many of these items are books on the open access shelves.
**Two of these books, items '''IOR/V/27/74/69 -70''', ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest'' Part 1 by Miles Irving (1910) and Part 2 by George William De Rhe-Philipe (1912), the latter containing biographical information, have been reprinted by the Naval and Military Press under the title ''[http://www.naval-military-press.com/soldiers-of-the-raj.html Soldiers of the Raj]''. These books are also available to read online, refer below.
**An additional book at the British Library is ''List of Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions : with biographical notes'' by O.S. Crofton.1941 (UIN: BLL01001781826)
*[http://hviewerdiscovery.blnationalarchives.gov.uk/IamsHViewerbrowse/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:r/81055h/vdc_100000000015.0x0001db 18fe854d-623b-42a2-bf5c-3aa0ab5bca4f United Kingdom High Commission files relating to cemeteries '''IOR/R/4/1-539'''] 1943-1967. Transferred from Indian Public Works Department to the British High Commission, New Delhi, and from there to the India Office Records in 1972-73. Includes
**File 12a Military memorials of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in India and Pakistan IOR/R/4/87 Dec 1948-Dec 1950
**File 12b Military memorials of the Royal Artillery in India and Pakistan IOR/R/4/88 Jul 1947-May 1948
**File 18/4 Graves of foreign nationals IOR/R/4/114 Mar 1890-Sep 1950
**Also contains items "List of inscriptions". As an example, the FIBIS data base contains [http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=856&s_id=253 Transcriptions of summary data from gravestones in Chakrata taken from IOR/R4/539]
:Note these records are available on [[LDSFamily Search]] microfilm/digitised microfilm <ref>Microfilm catalogue entry [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1112010?availability=Family%20History%20Library British High Commission cemetery records, ca. 1870-1967] (See [[FamilySearch Centres#Ordering microfilms|Ordering microfilms]]for access.)</ref> where there is more detail provided about the individual items, in the "Film Notes".
*''Bengal Past and Present'' which was the ''Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society'' was issued from 1907. Some issues contained articles about burial inscriptions. Most editions are held by the British Library, although some appear to be missing. There is also an ''Index'' volume for the years 1907-1985, available on open access in the Asian & African Studies Reading Room
*There is an extensive collection of records in the BACSA archive at the British Library, refer [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia]]
===BACSA===
A very useful resource for locating ancestors buried in South Asia is the [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia]] (BACSA). This organisation is dedicated to preserving European cemeteries in the region and has completed many projects to preserve cemeteries. It has many records in its archive at the British Library. In addition, BACSA publishes many useful books on the subject of South Asia, including complete transcriptions of all the monuments in many cemeteries. To view the Cemetery Record books currently available, and also those out of print, go to [http://indian-cemeteries.org/bacsa/html/bacsa_books.html BACSA Books] and select Cemetery Record Books. Also see [[Cemeteries and monumental inscriptions reading list]].
 
For online editions of the BACSA Journal ''Chowkidar'', refer [[Cemeteries#Other external links|Other external links]], below.
===Indian-cemeteries.org===
*''[http://books.google.com/books?id=3HYIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP11 The Complete Monumental Register: Containing All the Epitaphs in the Different Churches and Burial Grounds in and about Calcutta...together with General Inscriptions from the Presidencies of Madras, Bombay etc.]]'' by M Derozario 1815 (230 pages) (Google Books). [http://books.google.com/books?id=3HYIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA225 Index of names].The author advises he has borrowed the contents of ''Asiaticus'' by Mr Hawkesworth and of the ''Oriental Obituary'' by Mr Urquhart of Madras.
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=T-HwSiLns14C&printsec=frontcover ''The Bengal Obituary: or, a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth, being a compilation of tablets and monumental inscriptions from various parts of the Bengal and Agra presidencies''] 1851 Google Books [http://books.google.com/books?id=T-HwSiLns14C&pg=PA399 Index of Names]
*[https://bookswww.familysearch.org/primo_librarysearch/libwebcatalog/action/search.do?dscnt=0&frbg=&tab=default_tab&dstmp=1388671506558&srt=rank&ct=search&mode=Basic&dum=true&indx=1&vl(freeText0)=%22List%20of%20inscriptions%20on%20tombs%20or%20monuments%20in%20Bengal%22%20&fn=search&vid=FHD_PUBLIC 65995 '' List of inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Bengal possessing historical or archaeological interest''] by C R Wilson, 1896 is available as a free pdf type download from [[Online books#Family History Books| FamilySearch]] (located, if the given link is not permanent, by [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search searching the Library catalogue]). Includes index. Part I contains the Calcutta inscriptions; part II contains inscriptions from the Lower Provinces. c 248 pages This link . There may have be download problems during maintenance night time Utah Time (Utah Time=GMT less seven hours). Try again at another time. Adobe Acrobat reader probably required.
*[https://archive.org/stream/InscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsInMadras1st1905Ed/Inscriptions%20on%20Tombs%20Or%20Monuments%20in%20Madras%201st%201905%20Ed#page/n5/mode/2up ''Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaelogical interest''] Julian James Cotton 1905 archive.org.“It includes all epitaphs of adults earlier than 1800 and such entries of later date as possess historical or local interest”. Covers the Madras Presidency. [https://archive.org/stream/InscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsInMadras1st1905Ed/Inscriptions%20on%20Tombs%20Or%20Monuments%20in%20Madras%201st%201905%20Ed#page/n15/mode/2up Table of Contents] An Index of names appears at the end.
**A revised edition, with additional information, was published in two volumes 1945-46. The first volume relates to the City of Madras, French India, Indian States and Fort Marlborough on the West Coast of Sumatra. The second volume relates to the districts of the Madras Presidency. There are two indexes at the end of each volume, an index to names on tombs or monuments, and an index to names in notes. [https://archive.org/details/ListOfInscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsMadrasVol1Cotton Volume I] [https://archive.org/stream/ListOfInscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsMadrasVol1Cotton/List%20Of%20Inscriptions%20On%20Tombs%20Or%20Monuments%20Madras%20Vol%201%20%28Cotton%29#page/n9/mode/2up Contents], [https://archive.org/details/ListOfInscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsMadrasVol2Cotton Volume II] [https://archive.org/stream/ListOfInscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsMadrasVol2Cotton/List%20of%20Inscriptions%20on%20Tombs%20or%20Monuments%20%20Madras%20Vol%202%20%28Cotton%29#page/n5/mode/2up Table of Contents] Archive.org.
:[https://web.archive.org/web/20150821220936/http://www.cwgc.org/foreverindia/memorials/2nd-world-war.php Memorials to Indian soldiers and sailors Second World War] cwgc.org, now an archived webpage.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBIk35DFMW0 Taukkyan War Cemetery Burma] Video on YouTube ([[Second World War]])
*[http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/journals/chowkidar/ Online editions of the BACSA Journal ''Chowkidar'' from 1977] Digital Himalaya, University of Cambridge.
*[https://www.poigraves.uk Download Accurate POI [Point Of Interest<nowiki>]</nowiki> Satnav files for free!] Useful when visiting CWGC cemeteries. Available for CWGC cemeteries in many countries. poigraves.uk
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