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There are India Office records in the British Library, reference [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-1&cid=1-2#1-2 '''IOR L/MIL/14''']. The records include Indian Army Records of Service [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-1&cid=1-2-13#1-2-13 '''IOR/L/MIL/14/239/1-72481'''] c1901-1947. The closure period for these files has been set at 75 years from the date of entry of the serviceman/woman into the service. The files are opened on an annual basis. On 1 January 2010, files relating to persons joining the service in 1934 were opened. A complete alphabetical index to the opened files is now available on open access in the Asian & African Studies Reading Room at the [[British Library]]
Additionally, there are publications from the Military Department Library in respect of the Indian Army, catalogue entry [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_3-1&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 '''IOR/L/MIL/17/5''' ] 1854-1947 including
*''Indian Army List'' [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_3-1&cid=1-1-1-1#1-1-1-1 '''IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1-219'''] 1889-1947
*Stations of the Army in India Distribution Lists/Lists of Units [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_3-1&cid=1-1-1-23#1-1-1-23 '''IOR/L/MIL/17/5/771-1132'''] 1908-1947
Refer [[Directories online]] and [[Military periodicals online]] for Army Lists available online.
The India Office Records at the British Library include [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorv_4-2&cid=1-1#1-1 Government Gazettes '''IOR/V/11'''] 1831-1947 which contain much military information.<br>
The Government Gazettes were the official newspapers of the Government of India and its provincial governments. The series held are: ''Gazettes of India'' 1865-1947, ''Calcutta'' 1832-1947, ''Assam'' 1874-1947, ''Bihar and Orissa'' 1912-1947, ''United Provinces'', 1850-1947, ''Fort St George'' 1832-1947, ''Bombay 1831-1947'', ''Punjab'' 1872-1947, ''North-West Frontier Province'' 1932-1947, ''Central Provinces'' 1875-1947, ''Coorg 1885-1947'', ''Sind'' 1869-1947, ''Burma'' 1875-1947. Summaries of the contents of each series are to be found in the handlists in the Reading Room of the British Library.<br>
Some issues of the ''Gazette of India'' and the ''Calcutta Gazette'' are available online, refer [[Newspapers and journals online]]
[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/IndianArmy_officers_A01.html Indian Army Officers 1939-1945] from World War II Unit Histories & Officers
