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*[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/ww1_1914_15_star.htm 1914-1915 Star] including [http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/ww1_1914_15_star_award.htm eligibility criteria]. Includes some actions in India (scroll down) northeastmedals.co.uk
*[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/british_war_medal_1914_1918_1920.htm The British War Medal 1914-1920] northeastmedals.co.uk. Includes eligibility and images of the medals.
*[http://archive.org/stream/withindiansinfra00will#page/346/mode/2up List of ‘Promotions and Rewards'] page 347-382 ''With the Indians in France'' by Sir James Willcocks 1920 Archive.org
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*[https://www.gov.uk/medals-campaigns-descriptions-and-eligibility Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility] Ministry of Defence. Includes WW2 medals.
*[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]]
*The National Archives research guide [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/medal-index-cards-ww1.htm British Army medal index cards 1914-1920]. Includes a Search facility, information about the medals and how to read the cards, and reference to the Indian Army Medal Index Cards, catalogue references [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C11437822?v=r WO 372/25 to WO 372/29], for the period to 31 December 1918.*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1262 Images of the medal index cardsBritish Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920] are also available on the commercial site Ancestry. A researcher has commented, in respect of some particular cards, that the images are clearer on Ancestry, and you can also view the back of the cards.<ref>By email to User:Maureene dated 14 January 2011</ref>. The backs of the cards sometimes contain information. The Ancestry website advises some records including '''Indian Army cards are not''' includedco. uk
*[http://www.1914-1918.net/soldiers/interpretmic.html How to interpret a campaign medal index card] The Long, Long Trail
*Lost or stolen medals cannot be reissued officially (by the Ministry of Defence), replicas may be obtained from medal companies or dealers. <ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceFor/Veterans/Medals/MedalFaqs.htm Medal FAQs] Ministry of Defence (U.K.)</ref>
*[http://www.1914-1918.net/grandad/themedals.htm The British campaign medals of 1914-1918] The Long, Long Trail
*[http://www.petergh.f2s.com/vm1914.htm Eligibility criteria for the Victory Medal 1914 - 1919] includes the actions in India which are regarded as theatres of war (Scroll down). Peter Ghiringhelli‘s [http://www.petergh.f2s.com/medals.htm British Gallantry, Orders, Decorations, and Campaign ribbons']
*[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/territorial_force_war_medal_1914.htm The Territorial Force War Medal, 1914-1920], with eligibility criteria. northeastmedals.co.uk .
*Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, awarded after 12 years service, but war service was counted double. [http://www.medal-medaille.com/sold/product_info.php?products_id=9190 Photographs of a medalTerritorial Force Efficiency Medal] medal-medaille.com.
*Image from the [http://www.gallery.fibis.org/picture.php?/728/category/23 FIBIS Gallery: Discharge papers] of Alfred Cecil Gregory who served in the 5th Bn.[[East Surrey Regiment]] in various parts of India during WWI. The first page shows he was eligible for six medals, (one for subsequent service in Persia) including the two Territorial Force medals. Click on the ”Photo size” icon on the top left hand side of the image to enlarge.
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/distinguished-conduct-medal-citations-search-start.action?product=DCM Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations 1914-1920] findmypast.co.uk
===Historical books online===
*[http://archive.org/stream/withindiansinfra00will#page/346/mode/2up ''With the Indians in France''] by Sir James Willcocks page 347-382 List of ‘Promotions and Rewards' 1920 Archive.org
*[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/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
