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*[http://www.familyrelatives.com/index.php Familyrelatives.com] contains the [http://www.familyrelatives.com/search/search_browseoverseas.php Overseas Indexes], which include images from the British Army Overseas Indexes which you can access for free, (even though most other records on the site require a subscription) However first you must log in. This site requires a [http://www.adobe.com/au/downloads.html?promoid=KAWQL Adobe Flash 11] plug-in. Log in from the [http://www.familyrelatives.com/index.php Home Page]. Then select 'Search' and then 'Overseas Records'. Then select the database you are interested in. '''Note, some pages from the indexes were missing at one time, so the database may not be complete'''. Missing marriage pages were noted.
→External Links: link deleted as familyrelatives.com no longer seems to exist.
== External Links ==
*[http://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=2114&id=201071 findmypast] has the British Army Overseas Indexes for which there is a charge to search. However the findmypast records have the advantage that at least some, (possibly all) indicate the relevant regiment. In addition, the database contains indexes for births in the U.K. and overseas, 1761-1924, taken from regimental registers, including births in India. The databases are called British Nationals Armed Forces Births, Marriages, Deaths. (3 separate datasets). As noted above, WO97 records are also available.
*If you have found an index reference and you then want to order a certificate, this can be done [http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates online from the GRO]. (A charge applies). This will be a transcript, not a copy of the original document.
