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*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/spring04_8btytext.doc "The History Of 8 (Alma) Battery Royal Artillery"] Royal Artillery Historical Society Spring Meeting 22nd April 2004. Now an archived webpage (Word version), (a download to your computer, to a downloads folder, which must then be opened). This Battery was raised in 1755 and immediately proceeded to India, until it returned to England in 1765. It took part in the [[2nd China War]] and the [[3rd China War|Boxer Rebellion]] in addition to further garrison duty in India. army.mod.uk/documents/general
*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/9Bty-Text-Final(1).doc "The History of 9 (Plassey) Battery Royal Artillery"] Royal Artillery Historical Society Spring Meeting 19th April 2007. Now an archived webpage (Word version), (a download to your computer, to a downloads folder, which must then be opened). This regiment was originally part of the Bengal Artillery. army.mod.uk/documents/general
*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/spring03_10bty.doc "The History of 10 Assaye Battery, Royal Artillery"], Royal Artillery Historical Society Spring Meeting 2nd April 2003. Now an archived webpage (Word version), (a download to your computer, to a downloads folder, which must then be opened). This Battery was originally part of the Bombay Artillery. army.mod.uk/documents/general
*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/spring06_1btyra.doc "The History of 1st Battery Royal Artillery (The Blazers)"] Royal Artillery Historical Society Spring Meeting 26th April 2006. Now an archived webpage (Word version), (a download to your computer, to a downloads folder, which must then be opened). This Battery was in India 1926 to 1940, and was then part of the Divisional Artillery of the 5th Indian Division. army.mod.uk/documents/general
**[https://500px.com/photo/23071837/25-pounder-gun-nw-frontier-province-india-1945-by-scott-mcculloch Photograph: 25 Pounder Gun, NW Frontier Province 1945]
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*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C1897667/prev/C1897667 The National Archives: WO 102 - War Office: Long Service and Good Conduct Awards, Registers]. Includes records relating to the Royal Artillery, most of which can be downloaded free from TNA website.
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20191102091850/http://www.britishmedals.us/files/lsgcra.htm Transcription of the Long Service & Good Conduct medal register for the Royal Artillery (including RA, RFA, RGA & RHA) for 1902-12] . The List includes name, year of issue, rank and regimental number. The Asplin Military History Resources, now archived. The source appears to be WO 102/19.
**[http://www.thegarrison.org.uk/history/1btdiary.php War Diary of 1st Fd Bty (The Blazers) RA] Covers the period in india March 1938 until 24th August 1940 when the Battery embarked for the Middle East. thegarrison.org.uk
*[http://2heavybtyra.co.uk 2 Heavy Battery Royal Artillery Hinds Company] includes [http://2heavybtyra.co.uk/HISTORY.htm History], with details of India 1883-1920 and [http://2heavybtyra.co.uk/HISTORY2.htm deployments] and battery names during that time.
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjbullous/sets/72157625855561476/with/5367770493/ Photographs: India 1930s 14th Corunna Field Battery] taken by the father of Peter Bullous. Includes photographs at Ghalanai during the 1935 Mohmand Operations. Flickr.com. This Battery is now called [http://www.26thregra-asc.com/17bty.html 17 (Corunna) Battery] and appears to have been in India until 1939.
*Photographs from the collection of James Wilson, Royal Artillery 1940s WW2-1947 500px.com.
**[https://500px.com/photo/23071773/royal-artillery-9th-field-regiment-barracks-nowshera-india-1940s-by-scott-mcculloch Photograph: Royal Artillery, 9th Field Regiment Barracks, Nowshera 1940s]
**[https://500px.com/photo/23071731/royal-artillery-camp-nowshera-india-ww2-by-scott-mcculloch Photograph: Royal Artillery Camp, 9th Field Regiment. Nowshera]
