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*[http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/444-Military-Army?s=1c81cbddf784783bbe670ea971bf9984 Military-Army Forum, British-Genealogy.com] There are also other forums for other parts of the military.
*[http://www.napoleonicwarsforum.com/ The Napoleonic Wars Forum 1792-1815] is a message board established May 2011 and has a sub-forum [http://www.napoleonicwarsforum.com/viewforum.php?f=51 Other Related Conflicts 1792-1815] , the description being “For all discussions regarding other related conflicts during the Napoleonic period not covered by the above [i.e. the rest of the site] (e.g. Irish Rebellion of 1798 and India 1799-1804 etc.)”
*[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). For more details about uploading 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 read this [http://www]], and then include the image’s URL in your VWF post.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=883 thread] (multiple pages)*[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://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.
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