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**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/merchant-seamens-campaign-medal-records-1914-1918 Merchant seamen’s campaign medal records 1914-1918]. Contains a Search facility.
===WO 100 Medal Rolls===
The National Archives records '''WO 100 Medal Rolls''' are available to '''download free of charge''' as pdfs. These records are available on the pay site Ancestry, (refer below) but those who do not have access to Ancestry, (or if Ancestry has transcribed the name in the roll incorrectly, or omitted the record<ref name=CMRC >almaboy. [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=12197#p64555 Another Crimea medal roll check] ''Victorian Wars Forum'' 08 December 2017. Retrieved 09 December 2017. </ref>), may find the downloads useful. They are large pdfs, which require a broadband connection . For full details refer the National Archives advice page [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/digital-microfilm.htm Digital microfilm]
The records are mainly in respect of British Army regiments, although there are some in respect of the Indian Army. Some medals do not appear to have rolls in the WO 100 records, and appear to be only available in the India Office records at the British Library, refer above.
Some medals, whose rolls generally are part of WO 100, were issued by the Government in India to British Army soldiers still serving in India. It is unclear whether all these medal recipients are included in the WO 100 records, although some appear to be.<ref> See the discussion in blackwell, peter et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/270464-india-generl-service-medal-afghanistan-1919/ india generl service medal afghanistan 1919] ''Great War Forum'' 5 March 2019 et al. Retrieved 9 March 2019.</ref>
The catalogue entry is [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C14308?v=r WO 100 Campaign Medal and Award Rolls (General Series)] The following subseries have been noted , following the order of the National Archive’s Discovery [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C3763763?v=r catalogue]
===ADM 171 Naval Medal Rolls===
The National Archives records [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C1880?v=r ADM 171 Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Medal Rolls] 1793-1995 are available to '''download free of charge''' as pdfs. These records are available on the pay site Ancestry, (refer below) but those who do not have access to Ancestry may find the downloads useful. They are large pdfs which require a broadband connection. For full details refer the National Archives advice page [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/digital-microfilm.htm Digital microfilm]
*These records include ADM 171/62 1915-1952. Naval General Service Medal: including clasp for Persian Gulf 1909-1914; clasp for Iraq 1919-1920; clasp for North West Persia 1920. The clasp for Persian Gulf is known to include [[Indian Navy|Royal Indian Marine]] recipients.
*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/china-war-medal-1900-to-the-royal-navy-and-the-royal-marines.html ''China War Medal 1900: to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines''] is published by Naval and Military Press
*[https://www.dixonsmedals.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1008100 ''North West Frontier 1908: The Zakka Khel and Mohmand Campaigns''] by Peter Duckers dixonsmedals.co.uk
*[http://www.savannahpublications.com/info.php?itemid=153 ''Taming the Tiger: The Story of the India General Service Medal 1908–1935''] by Richard G.M.L. Stiles is published by Savannah Publications. Includes Medal Rolls and Rolls of Honour. (Sample page 221<ref>Johno7439. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/270464-india-generl-service-medal-afghanistan-1919/?do=findComment&comment=2747113 india generl service medal afghanistan 1919] ''Great War Forum'' 6 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.</ref>) This 2012 edition (496 pages) appears to be an expanded edition of a book by Stiles published in 1992, ''The Story of the India General Service Medal 1908-1935'' (158 pages).
*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/india-general-service-medal-roll-1908-1935-to-the-raf..html ''India General Service Medal Roll 1908-1935 to the RAF''] is published by Naval and Military Press
*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/naval-general-service-medal-roll-1793-1840.html ''Naval General Service Medal Roll 1793-1840''] is published by Naval and Military Press
