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Indian armed forces personnel records are held at the National Archives of India according to this [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/next_steps/researchplaces_01.shtml BBC link], 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". From a WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/18823-british-indian-army-records-where-are-they/?p=360157 British Indian Army records - where are they?] by D. Fielder dated 14 April 2011. Some earlier advice from [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/15940-how-to-retrieve-indian-war-records 2009], a WW2Talk Forum post
===British Army records after January 1921/April 1922===
