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*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/britregiments Britregiments] is a list for general questions about British Regiments (including those in the Indian Army). The website says “Questions about a unit's history, movements, heritage, practices and regalia are most welcome and encouraged”.
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*[http://genforum.genealogy.com/ Genforum] is the website presented by Genealogy.com. Messages can be left on specific surname boards in addition to the [http://genforum.genealogy.com/india/ India Genealogy Forum] –or that of any other country. There are also general interest boards. All these message boards (or forums as they are called) can be browsed or searched by entering a specific word search. In addition to hosting message boards the site contains topics of general genealogical interest.
*[http://www.new.fibis.org/membership FIBIS Members] can post queries on the forum message board in the [http://www.members-area.fibis.org/ FIBIS Social Network]. A particularly useful feature is the facility to upload attachments - perhaps a photograph for help in identifying a uniform or place or a section of an historic document where the old handwriting cannot be deciphered easily.
*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,421.0.html Rootschat.com "Other Countries"] includes India
*[http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/forum.php British-Genealogy.com], sometimes called "Brit-Gen" has forums on various topics.
*[http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/forum Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine] has forums on general topics, mainly UK related.
==Military==
*[http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.Military.uk.britarmy/mb.ashx Rootsweb British Army Message Board]. There are also Message Boards for other parts of the British military. Photographs or other images may be attached.
*[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.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,300.0.html Rootschat.com Armed Forces Forum]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/britregiments Britregiments] is a list for general questions about British Regiments (including those in the Indian Army). The website says “Questions about a unit's history, movements, heritage, practices and regalia are most welcome and encouraged”. The number of posts on this forum appears to be decreasing.
*[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). 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.
