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*[http://archive.org/stream/warmedalsofbriti00cartrich#page/n9/mode/2up ''War Medals of the British Army, and how they were won''] by Thomas Carter and W. H. Long. "Revised, enlarged and continued to the present time" 1893 Archive.org
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_for_Long_Service_and_Good_Conduct_(Military) Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military)] Wikipedia.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGregor_Medal The MacGregor Medal] (Wikipedia) is awarded to Indian Armed Forces personnel for valuable military reconnaissance.
*[https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2017/04/campaign-medals-from-the-india-office-collections.html "Campaign medals from the India Office collections"] April 2017. British Library Blog
*[http://www.king-emperor.com/Campaign%20Medals.html Campaign Medals 1902-39 - www.king-emperor.com] Medals issued to Indian Army Officers and Other Ranks
*[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk Northeastmedals.co.uk]
:[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/Imperialimperial-awards/WWI/WWIworld-criteriawar-Victoryone/victory-Medal-1914-19-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.**In respect of the 1914-15 Star, additional to the information on the Australian Government website, a limited number of 1914-15 Stars were awarded for entry to the 'Bay of Bengal' War zone, or 'Bay of Bengal Patrol'. It appears that these were in connection with gun running patrols.<ref>Stiles, Richard et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/292164-the-bay-of-bengal-war-zone-1914-15-star/ The Bay of Bengal War Zone > 1914-15 Star] ''Great War Forum'' 28 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.</ref>
*[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]].
===Historical books online===
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=cREaAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''Medals of the British Army and how they were won. Volume 3 India, China etc''] by Thomas Carter. 1861 Google Books
*[http://archive.org/stream/britishmilitary00gibsgoog#page/n8/mode/2up ''British military & naval medals and decorations. A new edition - arranged alphabetically''] by J. Harris Gibson 1880 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/stream/goldwarmedalsawa00whal#page/6/mode/2up "Seringapatam Medal"] page 7 ''Gold War Medals awarded to British Military & Naval Forces from Elizabeth to Victoria'' by J Lawson Walley 1888 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.02624/mode/2up ''Historical Record of Medals and Honorary Distinctions conferred on the British Navy, Army and Auxiliary Forces''] by George Tancred. Archive.org. No date of publication may be seen, but catalogued elsewhere as published 1891.
*[http://archive.org/stream/warmedalsofbriti00cartrich#page/n9/mode/2up ''War Medals of the British Army, and how they were won''] by Thomas Carter and W. H. Long. "Revised, enlarged and continued to the present time" 1893 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/medalsofbritishn00longrich/page/n5/mode/2up ''Medals of the British Navy and how they were won : with a list of those officers, who for their gallant conduct were granted honorary swords and plate by the Committee of the Patriotic Fund''] by W H Long 1895 Archive.org.
*''Medals and Decorations of the British Army and Navy With numerous coloured plates and illustrations'' by John Horsley Mayo 1897 [http://archive.org/stream/medalsanddecora00mayogoog#page/n8/mode/2up Volume 1] [http://archive.org/stream/medalsanddecora01mayogoog#page/n4/mode/2up Volume 2] [http://archive.org/stream/medalsanddecora00mayogoog#page/n22/mode/2up Contents] [http://archive.org/stream/medalsanddecora00mayogoog#page/n24/mode/2up List of Medals] Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/early-indian-campaigns-decorations ''Early Indian Campaigns and the Decorations Awarded for them''] by Major H Biddulph c 1899. ''Reprinted from The Royal Engineers Journal''. Archive.org. [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044081391922?urlappend=%3Bseq=5 HathiTrust Digital Library version] with rotatable pages.
*[https://archive.org/details/warmedalsdecorat00irwiuoft ''War Medals and Decorations issued to the British Military and Naval Forces and Allies 1588 to 1910''] By D Hastings Irwin Fourth edition, enlarged and corrected 1910 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/warmedalstheirhi00stewrich War ''Medals and their History''] by William Augustus Steward 1915 Archive.org
