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*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1262 Images of the medal index cards] are also available on the commercial site Ancestry. The Ancestry database also includes the back of the cards which sometimes contain information. Additionally the Ancestry cards are in colour, whereas the National Archives images are in black and white. The Ancestry website advises some records including '''Indian Army cards are not''' included. However some Mesopotamian Railways (and perhaps other) entries which are not classified Indian Army may be included on the Ancestry database.
*[http://www.1914-1918.net/soldiers/interpretmic.html How to interpret a campaign medal index card] The Long, Long Trail
'''Note''': The Medal Index Cards appear to only contain some of the medal entitlements for soldiers in the Indian Army. It appears that some of the medals may have been issued in India but there these are no known records for these medalsnot included in the Medal Index Cards.
====Medal Rolls====
*WO 329. The Medal Rolls for some records may contain information additional to that in the Medal Index Cards.
:Catalogue reference: [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C14533?v=r WO 329 War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War] includes a free download [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details?Uri=C4435219 Index and Key to War of 1914-1918 medal rolls]. This guide was written prior to the current catalogue, and the relationship between the original index references and the modern WO 329 are described [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=196717&p=2133756 here] <ref> aussienoel [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=196717&p=2133756 WO 329 Medal Rolls - Index Download] Great War Forum 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014</ref>
:The medal rolls for the Indian Army in this series include British War Medal and Victory Medal: officers and other ranks [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C4437602?v=r WO 329/2384-2391], Officers [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C7246716 WO 329/2303 - Described at item level], [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C4437522 WO 329/2304],[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C4437565 W0 329/2347-2352]; 1914-15 Star: [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C4438158 WO 329/2940], [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C7247347 WO 329/2941]; Territorial Force War Medal: Officers: [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C7248012 WO 329/3272- Described at item level.]
:'''Note''': The WO 329 medal rolls available at the National Archives appear to only contain some of the medal entitlements for soldiers in the Indian Army. It appears that some of the medals may have been issued in India but there are no known records for these medals, except what may be found in although the the following records, whose content is unknown.:*British Library IOR Records: Roll of rewards and promotions of officers and men of the Indian Army and departments, and of Royal Artillery and Royal Engineer officers and men attached appears to Indian units, serving in have a medal roll for the undermentioned forces:1914- France (A) East Africa1915 Star, including Cameroons (B) Mesopotamia (D) Egypt, including Sudan (E) Gallipoli, including Salonica (G) Indian Frontier Indian area, including Aden, Perim, Somaliland, Gulf of Oman, and China Up to and including "London Gazette" dated 11th May 1917 and "Indian Gazette" dated 3rd February 1917 [?London: India Office, 8th edn, 1917] [http://apps.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlps_7-1&cid=1-1-8-69#1-1-8-69 it is unclear what IOR/L/PS/20/H143] 1917. It is not known whether there rolls for other medals are later publications of this rollavailable.:*Refer "British Library IOR records: Records of the British Administration in Aden, 1839-1967 [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/c4cda5b5-1e2b-4680-ab94-51587d8f680a IOR/R/20/A/5014 - File 73 British War Medal & Mercantile Marine War Medal]. It is not known whether this is general correspondence or includes a list of names" below.
:Transcription of some/all of the WO 329 medal rolls are available on the pay site "Naval and Military Archive". See [[Medal Rolls#External links| External links below]].
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C14592?v=r WO 388 War Office: Military Secretary's Honours and Awards Branch: Exchange of Army Decorations between Britain and the Allies Registers].This series of records contains medal rolls for awards from Allied foreign governments. Some of the records may be downloaded for free.
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_3-2_1-7&cid=1-1-25-1688#1-1-25-1688 Collection 425/1596 Medal rolls for 1914-1915 Star. IOR/L/MIL/7/18841] 1919-1920
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_3-2_1-7&cid=1-1-3-69#1-1-3-69 Collection 403/68 Minor operations on North West Frontier 1914-1915: operations on or beyond frontiers of India to be regarded as part of First World War for award of 1914-1915 Star. IOR/L/MIL/7/16888] 1915-1919
*[http://apps.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlps_7-1&cid=1-1-8-69#1-1-8-69 IOR/L/PS/20/H143] 1917. Roll of rewards and promotions of officers and men of the Indian Army and departments, and of Royal Artillery and Royal Engineer officers and men attached to Indian units, serving in the undermentioned forces:- France (A) East Africa, including Cameroons (B) Mesopotamia (D) Egypt, including Sudan (E) Gallipoli, including Salonica (G) Indian Frontier Indian area, including Aden, Perim, Somaliland, Gulf of Oman, and China Up to and including "London Gazette" dated 11th May 1917 and "Indian Gazette" dated 3rd February 1917 [?London: India Office, 8th edn, 1917]. It is not known whether there are later publications of this roll.
*Records of the British Administration in Aden, 1839-1967: [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/c4cda5b5-1e2b-4680-ab94-51587d8f680a IOR/R/20/A/5014 - File 73 British War Medal & Mercantile Marine War Medal]. It is not known whether this is general correspondence or includes a list of names.
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_3-2_1-7&cid=1-1-25-1778#1-1-25-1778 Collection 425/1683 Report on operations of Bushire Field Force April 1918 to March 1919, and recommendations for rewards. IOR/L/MIL/7/18931] 1919-1920
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_3-2_1-7&cid=1-1-25-1694#1-1-25-1694 Collection 425/1602 Honours and rewards for minor operations May 1919 to April 1920 (North West Frontier, Persia, Aden). IOR/L/MIL/7/18847] 1919-1921
