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Indian armed forces personnel records are held at the National Archives of India <ref>[http://nationalarchives.nic.in/content/contact-us National Archives of India: Contact us]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/next_steps/researchplaces_01.shtml Tracing your Asian roots on the Indian subcontinent] by Abi Husainy
(Last updated 2011-02-17) BBC</ref> with the contact email address given as: <nowiki>archives@nic.in</nowiki>
"I enquired at the National Archives in Delhi and received 150 pages of my grandfather's service record. An enquiry doesn't cost any money until they copy documents for you. The process is slow but well worth the wait". D. Fielder 14 April 2011.<ref> WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/british-indian-army-records-where-are-they.18823/#post-360157 British Indian Army records - where are they?] by D. Fielder dated 14 April 2011.</ref> Subsequently he advised "My grandfather was in the IMS… I received it [the record] within 3-4 months".<ref>Fielder, David. [https://web.archive.org/web/20181027074238/https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/113459/ IAMC Records] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 21 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018, archived.</ref> Some earlier advice is contained in “How to Retrieve Indian War Records” a WW2Talk Forum post dated 2 July 2009.<ref>[http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/how-to-retrieve-indian-war-records.15940/ How to Retrieve Indian War Records ], a WW2Talk Forum post dated 2 July 2009 by 'Elven6'</ref>
The writer of this section sent an email request in October 2013, using the email address previously quoted. A reply was received seven weeks later, but unfortunately no record is available, (nor is there a record at the British Library).
A researcher visiting India was advised to contact the Adjutant General's Office in Delhi. Eventually she found the actual address to be Adjutant General's Office, Indian Headquarters of the Ministry of Defense (Army), Room No. 280, South Block, New Delhi 110011. Email address <nowiki>agbrancharmyhq@gmail.com</nowiki>. The files in Delhi are filed by the service record numbers, so it is necessary to have this information.<ref>''Rootsweb India Mailing List Post '' post [https://web.archive.org/web/20181027074201/https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/311534/ Address for Adjutant General's Office in Delhi] by Shirley Barbur dated 1 March 2014, with more comments in a [https://web.archive.org/web/20181027074116/https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/311503/ second post] of the same date, which also mentions the National Archives, Delhi. Retrieved 27 October 2018Archived links.</ref>
It seems probable that the files accessible through the National Archives of India and the Adjutant General's Office, both located in Delhi, are the same files, but this is not yet known.
'''Note: Microfilm ordering services ceased 7 September 2017, however selected microfilms have been digitised and are currently available for viewing on a FamilySearch computer at a [[FamilySearch Centres|FamilySearch Centre]]. Locate these records through the FamilySearch catalogue. It is expected that in time all microfilms will be similarly available in this format. Please take this into account when reading the information below.'''
''Indian Army List''s equivalent publications, under different titles, are available as Familysearch, previously known as LDS, microfilms, for the period to 1895. Refer the Fibiwiki page [[Indian Army List online]] and select the relevant period.
A limited number of additional [[FamilySearch]] microfilms are available in respect of the Indian Army: [https://familysearch.org/catalog/search Search the FamilySearch Library catalogue] using keywords “Indian Army” and “India Office”. For viewing details, see [[FamilySearch Centres]].
