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*A large collection of [[FamilySearch]] microfilms, previously to be found in the London Family History Centre (part of FamilySearch), were transferred to the Society of Genealogists' collection in June 2017, and are believed to include some microfilms of original church registers in India. Online details currently (2017/07/04) do not appear to be available.
* The card index of Lt Col H K Percy Smith (1897-1975) contains records drawn from diverse sources - e.g army records, baptismal, marriage and burial records, newspaper cuttings and a sample of documents presented when British subjects from India applied for right of stay in the UK after 1948. Microfilms of these cards are in the Lower Library in the overseas filing cabinets. These comprise about 40 reels arranged alphabetically. Some of the baptism, marriage and burial information has been typed into lists by Lt Col Bullock (and others) and are on the open shelves in the Upper Library. At least some of these cards are now available online through the pay site [[Findmypast|findmypast]], but they are probably only a selection.
:Note that there are further Percy Smith card indexes/papers at the [[National Army Museum]], the [[Bengal Pilot Service#National Maritime Museum (Greenwich)|National Maritime Museum's records in respect of the Bengal Pilot Service]] and in the [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] archive at the British Library. The BACSA card indexes have been transcribed and now appear in the FIBIS database.
*Books relating to British Army – including Annual Army Lists and regimental histories.
*Material relating to the British Navy .
* Computers in the [http://www.sog.org.uk/the-library/openaccess.pdf open-access-area/ Open Access Area] provide free access to selected subscription websites including Ancestry, Origins and Find My Past and also TNA Documents Online. (This Area is open to all without charge).
For details of membership, costs for individual research sessions and opening times, please refer to the [http://www.sog.org.uk/ SOG website].
