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In respect of the later years (1900 onwards) "...the term 'Unattached List' refers to those British Army NCOs (Non-Commissioned Officers) who were seconded from their regiments to do duty with the Indian Army mainly in the following administrative departments: Royal Indian Army Service Corps, Indian Army Ordnance Corps, Military Engineer Services and Public Works Department, Indian Army Corps of Clerks, Remount Department, Military Farms Department. There were also a number of miscellaneous appointments on the Unattached List comprehended under the term 'India Miscellaneous List'
<ref>Access 2 Archives [http://wwwdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2adetails/records.aspx?cat=059r/879040e1-3497-iorlag_2&cid=145d1-1bdee-14360a08fa084e#1-1-14 Special category of Departmental and Warrant Officers IOR/L/AG/21/14] Retrieved 28 July 2014 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk </ref> or the alternative name 'Indian Miscellaneous List',or I.M.L.. There was also an earlier Bengal Miscellaneous List.
The Supply and Transport Corps (S&T) was retitled in 1923 and became the Indian Army Service Corps (IASC) and in 1935 the Royal Indian Army Service Corps (RIASC) .<ref>Frogsmile. [httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.comorg/forumstopic/211891-what-rank-are-these-uniforms/index.php?showtopicdo=211891findComment&pcomment=2095638 "what rank are these uniforms, post 24"] ''Great War Forum'', 26 May 2014. Retrieved on 31 May 2014 6 October 2018.</ref>
Sergeant Instructors with [[Auxiliary Regiments|Volunteer or Auxiliary Regiments]] were also generally on the Unattached List for the period they were with the Volunteer Regiment. They usually returned to their original regiment, particularly if that regiment was leaving India.
(nb. For purposes of online searching it is to be noted that the word is more often spelled as "Serjeant")
The following list provides examples of the variety of occupations in which a sergeant could be employed. Many of these positions were of significant importance and standing and the chance to attain them was one of the attractions of joining the Company's army rather than the King's/Queen's army.<ref> Bailey, Peter. [httphttps://archiverlists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/thhyperkitty/readlist/india.rootsweb.com/thread/2000-0412902184/0954667043 "Bazaar Sergeant"] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'', 2 Apr 2000. Retrieved on 20 July 20146 October 2018.</ref>
*Arrack Godown Sergeant (arrack or arak, a coarse spirit distilled from grain, rice, sugar cane etc; godown, a warehouse)
*[[Barrack Sergeant]]
*Store Sergeant
Duties of one soldier while on the Unattached List included the training in weaponry of the builders of one of the Indian railways in the hills (probably the Kalka-Simla), in order to defend themselves from attacks which were an ever present threat.<ref>Benham, Patrick. [httphttps://archiverlists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/thhyperkitty/readlist/INDIAindia.rootsweb.com/2010-05thread/1273680739 1662871 "Unattached List"], ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'', 12 May 2010. When reading this post, click about half way to expand. Retrieved on 28 July 2014 6 October 2018.</ref>
==FIBIS resources==
===Microfilms held elsewhere===
*[[LDS]] (Mormon) films/digitised microfilms:
:*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/search/catalog/666703 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 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/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.
:*See '''[[FamilySearch Centres]]''' for '''information about the viewing ''' of microfilms and digitised microfilms.
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