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**Index records (with the possibility that some records may include an image) from some of the National Archives series WO 156 are available in the [[Findmypast]] datasets described above. The overseas records appear to be WO 156/106 Cyprus burials; WO 107-110 Egypt burials; WO 156/111-117, 121-122 Malta burials; WO 156/119 Singapore burials; WO 156/594-595 Malta baptisms & marriages; WO 156/596-598 Malta baptisms.
*At The National Archives, AIR 82 RAF Chaplaincy Board: Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers contains at least some records relating to overseas including Egypt, such as AIR 82/3 Register of baptisms: RAF Abu Seuir, Egypt 1924 Jul 31 - 1955 Oct 2; AIR 82/559 Register of graves: 4 Flying Training School, Ismailia, and RAF Abu Sueir, Egypt 1922 Jun 17 - 1951 Nov 30; AIR 82/560 Register of marriages: Abu Sueir, Egypt, and Nicosia, Cyprus 1936 Dec 09 - 1973 Nov 24. There may be other relevant TNO files.
*TNA record series [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C435 Division within CO : Government gazettes from the colonies] 1794-1990. Also includes mandated territories such as Iraq, CO 813 1921-1955, and Palestine, CO 742 1919-1948, although Egypt is not included. These Government Gazettesgenerally provide information on a variety of subjects, including notices of appointments. There is also a series of publications known as ''Blue Books'' , to be found in [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C437 Division within CO: Records of Local Bodies and Other Colonial Miscellanea] which often contained occupational details, mainly in the form of a Civil List, although sometimes a ''Civil List'' was issued as a separate publication. As an example see [[Hong Kong]] or [[Ceylon]] where some of these publications are available online, and the [https://archive.org/details/colonial-office-gb-publications?sort=-publicdate Colonial Office (Great Britain) publications] Collection at Archive.org also includes some online ''Blue Book'' editions.
==Military Overseas records for BMD==
