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:[https://issuu.com/royalpioneercorpsassociation/docs/2015_april_newsletter "23 Sikh Pioneers Kisangule Expedition"] by Norman Brown, page 44 ''The Pioneer Newsletter April 2015'' (The newsletter of the Royal Pioneer Corps Association). issuu.com. Award of the Central Africa Kisangule Expedition December 1891 Indian Order of Merit to Havildar Nand Singh [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Bengal Sikh Pioneers]], together with Central Africa Medal 1891-1898 and East and Central Africa Medal 1897-1899, clasps Lubwa’s, Uganda.
:[https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-08-176-1 East and Central Africa Medal 1897-99 with clasp: Uganda 1897-98], awarded to Sepoy Ahmad Khan, 27th (1st Baluch Battalion), Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry. The 27th (1st Baluch Battalion), Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry were one of three Indian Army regiments that took part in the suppression of a mutiny by the Sudanese troops used by the Colonial Government in Uganda. National Army Museum.
*[httphttps://wwwwww1.defence.gov.au/Medalsadf-members-families/Imperialhonours-awards/WWImedals/default.asp imperial-awards Medals: Imperial Awards]: Select World War One 1914-1918] . Department of Defence, Australian Government. Includes links to source documents for eligibility criteria for the main medals, including the Mercantile Marine Medal.** Includes [httphttps://wwwwww1.defence.gov.au/Medalsadf-members-families/_Masterhonours-awards/docsmedals/Imperial/WWIimperial-awards/WWIworld-criteriawar-Victory-Medal-1914-19one/victory-Australian-transcribed.pdf medal The Victory Medal 1914 - 1919] which includes links to definitions of Theatres of War including the actions in India which are regarded as theatres of war. Note, there were three versions of these defintionsdefinitions, published 1919, 1920 and 1923, the [https://www1.defence.gov.au/sites/default/files/doc/files/WWI-criteria-Victory-Medal-1914-19-Australian-transcribed.pdf 1923 final version ] is provided.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_War_Badge Silver War Badge] Wikipedia. Issued in World War One to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness from military service.
*[http://www.empirefaithwar.com/tell-their-story/research-your-soldier/helpful-guides/indian-army-medals A Guide to Indian Army Medals: Understanding Medals Awarded to Indian Army Soldiers in WW1] empirefaithwar.com
*[https://www.gov.uk/medals-campaigns-descriptions-and-eligibility Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility] Ministry of Defence. Medals from WW2 onwards.
*[https://www.gov.uk/the-ministry-of-defence-medal-office The Ministry of Defence Medal Office] Ministry of Defence. Includes instructions for application for unclaimed WW2 medals. For details of WW2 Index Medal Cards held by the Medal Office, see [[Second World War#Medals|Second World War-Medals]]
*[httphttps://wwwwww1.defence.gov.au/Medalsadf-members-families/Imperialhonours-awards/WWIImedals/default.asp imperial-awards Medals: [Imperial campaign medals<nowiki>Awards]</nowiki> Select World War Two 1939-1945] . Department of Defence, Australian Government. Includes links to source documents for eligibility criteria for the main medals.
*Peter Ghiringhelli‘s [http://www.petergh.f2s.com/medals.htm British Gallantry, Orders, Decorations, and Campaign ribbons']
*[https://www.hkmj.org/abstracts/v23n3/319.htm "The Hong Kong Plague Medal"] by Moira Chan-Yeung and Keith W Poon ''Hong Kong Med J'' 2017 Jun;23(3):319–20. Also see [[Hong Kong]].
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