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*[[:wikipedia:Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]
**The CWGC has a long term program in India for the reinstatement of First World War Cantonment Graves which were previously declared un-maintainable<ref> [http://issuu.com/wargravescommission/docs/2ar2012?e=4065448/2666323 2011-2012 Annual Report] page 19 (located in “Learning and Resources” section of the website)</ref>
:This [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=7750 post] from the Victorian Wars Forum advises a Hong Kong grave for a soldier of the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers from the time of the 1900 [[Boxer Rebellion]] was found.
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorv_11-2&cid=1-1-7#1-1-7 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]'', available through the [http://shop.fibis.org/amazon.htm FIBIS Online Bookshop] . These books are also available to read online, refer below.
*There is an extensive collection of records in the BACSA archive at the British Library, refer [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia]]
===CWGC===
If your ancestors died this century whilst serving with Commonwealth armed forces (e.g. Great Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) then their graves will be maintained in special cemeteries by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. These are scattered throughout Asia (and other parts of the world) and are beautifully maintained.
*[http://www.cwgc.org Commonwealth War Graves Commission Homepage]
For images, see the "War Graves Photographic Project" [[Cemeteries#Other external links| below]]
*[http://www.koi-hai.com/Default.aspx?id=484949 Koi-Hai - 'Graves'] - an article covering various parts of India and Ceylon, with photographs.
*[http://www.kabristan.org.uk/ Kabristan Archives] 'Old Irish and Indian Graveyards' - has books on cemeteries in [http://www.kabristan.org.uk/kabristan-archives-publications/india.html India] and [http://www.kabristan.org.uk/kabristan-archives-publications/sri-lanka-ceylon.html Ceylon].
*[http://chespeak.blogspot.in/2013/02/malabarchristian-memorials-new-book-on.html Details] of ''Malabar: Christian Memorials 1737-1990'', by Dr John C. Roberts and N P Chekkutty, a book on European gravestones and church memorials in the Malabar towns of [[Cannanore]] (Kannur), [[Tellicherry]] (Thalassery) and [[Mahé|Mahe]] which has details on the Portuguese, Dutch, French and English gravestones in the region. This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2013-02/1360967805 thread] gives details of the background to the book
*[http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2277738 Details] of the book ''Armenian Graves, Inscriptions and Memorials in India: Dacca 1722-1977'' by Liz Chater 2011
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3206590.ece Obituary: Theon Wilkinson], 1924-2007, founder of BACSA. ''The Times'', 18 January, 2008
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20120130233237/http://twgpp.org/downloads/news/An_Indian_Idyll-David_Milborrow.pdf "An Indian Idyll: A Tour of Indian War and Cantonment cemeteries"] by David Milborrow Probably early 2011 (archive.org link)
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20131123113237/http://www.twgpp.org/downloads/news/On_the_road_to_Mandalay.pdf "On the Road to Mandalay"] by David Milborrow February 2013. Burma cemeteries (archive.org link)
*[http://www.findagrave.com/index.html Find A Grave] - millions of user added grave inscriptions from around the world, some with photos. Asian cemeteries not well covered but some with war graves/memorials have many entries.
*[https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch deceased online] which states : "The central database for UK burials and cremations". Includes [https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?AcctView=Login&SrchView=Basic&DetsView=SiteSearch&GSDOInptRFrom=1&GSDOInptRTo=10&lang=E&sessionid=564899233 database coverage]. Search for free and pay to view records.
*[http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/BackgroundAims.html Maritime Memorials] in respect of ships’ crews’ deaths, in the Location category “Rest of World” has some entries for India, and other countries such as China, Singapore etc. National Maritime Museum website.<ref> Some entries are listed in the India List post [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2014-01/1388885968 Maritime cemetery entries from National Maritime Museum website]</ref>
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o3m-obQ_XA 7 Wonders of India: Kohima War Cemetery] Video on YouTube ([[Second World War]])
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBIk35DFMW0 Taukkyan War Cemetery Burma] Video on YouTube ([[Second World War]])
