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*Special category of Departmental and Warrant Officers [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/879040e1-3497-45d1-bdee-360a08fa084e?src=6&sK=%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23152 IOR/L/AG/21/14] 1950-1956
*Temporary British personnel (other ranks only) enlisted or re-enlisted in the Indian Army Supply & Transport Corps, 1914-1919 [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/66671ed7-f7c8-444c-a675-ff8d3a692b2e IOR/L/MIL/15/37]. Includes name, rank, military number, British Unit and next of kin. Also available on LDS microfilm [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/775057?availability=Family%20History%20Library 2030020]
Soldiers in the period to c 1860 (varies according to Presidency) should also appear in the Registers of European Soldiers, refer [[Bengal Army]], [[Madras Army]] and [[Bombay Army]].
It is possible, although not known definitely, that there may be records in the series "Indian Army Records of Service '''IOR/L/MIL/14/239/1-72481'''" c 1901-1947. For more details about this series of records, see [[Indian Army#Records|Indian Army-Records]], which also includes information about records at the National Archives of India.
:*The Madras Unattached List records "Madras Army Annual Returns and Casualty Rolls - Unattached List IOR/L/MIL/11/186-231 1863-1907" and "Madras Army Quarterly and Monthly Returns and Casualty Rolls - Unattached List IOR/L/MIL/11/232-276 1853-1907", refer above, are stated to be included in the LDS microfilm series called "Madras army muster, quarterly, annual and casualty rolls, 1762-1907", [https://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=666703&disp=Madras+army+muster%2C+quarterly%2C+annua&columns=*,0,0 film catalogue entry] which consists of India Office Collection no.: L/MIL/11/109-276. There are however 41 microfilms in this series, and it is not stated which are the films in respect of the Unattached List. As a "best guess" the Unattached List films appear to be film no. 1886057 and 1886079-1886083 (annual returns) and 1886084 onwards (quarterly returns). You may wish to try to obtain confirmation about the relevant microfilm numbers from Family Search by clicking on “Get Help” at the top right hand corner of the [https://familysearch.org FamilySearch website]
:*Bombay Army monthly returns and casualty rolls - unattached list, 1855-1907 L/MIL/12/198-265 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=773965 Film catalogue entry]
:* For years where the Town Major's List or equivalent is to be found in the general Muster Rolls, relevant microfilms may be found through links on the pages [[Bengal Army]] and [[Bombay Army]]. For the [[Madras Army]], see the pre 1863 microfilms in the LDS catalogue entry in the paragraph above. The relevant Army pages also contain links to the microfilms of the Registers of European Soldiers (to c 1860), noting the Bombay records have been transcribed by FIBIS.
:*[[FamilySearch Centres#Ordering microfilms|Ordering microfilms]]
