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*The occupation of Master Attendant, equivalent to Harbour Master.<ref>India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2010-07/1279878133 thread]</ref> Initially it appears these men were part of EIC Marine, and later the [[Indian Navy|Royal Indian Marine]]
*[http://www.mmd.gov.in/history.html History of Development of Maritime Regulations/Acts and Changing body of Controlling Authorities] Mercantile Marine Department, Mumbai
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120224181422/http://www.movcon.org.uk/History/Documents/DID/D-MCHS%200290.10.htm Troopships and Trooping] by R G Robertson movcon.org.uk, now archived. Includes mention of troopships to India.**:The [[Trooping season|trooping season]] between India and the United Kingdom lasted for about seven months each year . The gap, April-October/November in India was the same each year – to avoid the worst of the heat in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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