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*[http://www.victorianwars.com/index.php?sid=bb2c47d9c5fa2d5603022b268eec2eb4 Victorian Wars Forum] is a message board for British Military Campaigns from 1837 to 1902, and in fact continues for the pre World War 1 period. Many of the posts contain detailed information and/or illustrations or photographs. A good site if you want the uniform of a soldier of this period identified, (but you need to register first). Rather than posting your photograph directly to the VWF, where file size is restricted, one option is to upload your photograph to the Fibiwiki, where maximum file size 7 MB is permitted, see [[Upload images]], and then include the image’s URL in your VWF post.
*[http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/ Great War Forum] is a message board for the First World War . It has subforums [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/f97-0.html Middle East and North Africa] and [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/f99.html India] where archived threads may be read. Note, to view the photographs attached to posts you must be a logged in member of the Forum who has completed all registration formalities, including the completion of your first post, which is an agreement to bide by the rules of the forum. If you want to post a photograph, rather than posting your photograph directly to the VWF, where file size is restricted, one option is to upload your photograph to the Fibiwiki, where maximum file size 7 MB is permitted, see [[Upload images]], and then include the image’s URL in your GWF post.
*[http://ww2talk.com/forums WW2Talk Forum] has includes subcategories [http://ww2talk.com/forums/forum/53-burma-india/ Burma and India] and , [http://ww2talk.com/forums/forum/114-british-indian-army British Indian Army]and [http://ww2talk.com/forums/forum/32-prewar/ Prewar]*[http://www.ww2f.com/index World War II Forum], an American site includes [http://www.ww2f.com/forum/40-the-cbi-theater/ The CBI Theater] The China-Burma-India Theater, including naval action in the Indian Ocean. Has links to the previous site, which is stated to be a "companion" website.
*[http://www.britishmedalforum.com/ British Medals Forum]. Its website says "The objective of the British Medal Forum is to develop and further the interest, research and collecting of British and Commonwealth medals; researching their recipients; and assisting each other with specialist issues such as research, naming styles, clasp combinations, etc". It is necessary to register.
*[http://gmic.co.uk Gentleman’s Military Interest Club] (GMIC) includes subforums "Great Britain: Empire: Colonial Including South Africa & India: Awards, Militaria & History" but the entries about India are limited. Also "Medals and Militaria: South Asia" for post independence India and Pakistan.
