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:Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AW9IWyqB5w "Sepoys in the Trenches: The Indian Corps on the Western Front 1914-15"] Major Gordon Corrigan MBE (Retd, Royal Gurkha Rifles), talks about the vital but unrecognised role of the Indian Army in the First World War, highlighting the Sikh contribution. A talk from a symposium convened by the UK Punjab Heritage Association on 31 August 2014. YouTube.
*[http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk/18.html Record Of Work [in France<nowiki>]</nowiki> Of Queen Alexandra’s Military Nursing Service For India] Scarletfinders
*[https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/visit/royal-pavilion-garden/our-history/ Royal Pavilion in Brighton, Sussex UK] Used as a hospital for troops from the Indian corps who had been wounded during WW1 in France and Flanders and now contains the [https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/visit/royal-pavilion-garden/what-to-see/indian-hospital-gallery/ Indian Hospital gallery]. brightonmuseums.org.uk**[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8589634.stm In Pictures: Brighton Pavilion's Indian military hospital] BBC.<br>
**[http://www.sikhmuseum.com/brighton Doctor Brighton's Pavilion] is an 'Online Exhibit' from sikhmuseum.com with much information.
**[http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/rYeYeqLcF8kAdCJ1T2U6KI/Brighton-England--Remains-of-a-faraway-battle.html Brighton, England : Remains of a faraway battle] by Sidin Vadukut May 11 2013. www.livemint.com. The Chattri Memorial to Indian soldiers who fought in World War I
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151208162121/http://www.newforestheritage.org/brockenhurst-a-first-world-war-hospital-village-1914/ Brockenhurst a First World War Hospital village 1914]. [England]. newforestheritage.org, now archived. The Lady Hardinge Hospital for Wounded Indian Soldiers, used from the outbreak of war until the end of 1915. when the Indian Army Corps which it supported, was transferred to Egypt. In 1916 it became No 1 New Zealand General Hospital. Also see [[Nurse]].
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/sets/72157644008850194 A series of photographs depicting the Indian Army in the First World War, by H.D. Girdwood] held by the British Library. flickr.com. Each photograph has a link to the British Library online photograph, where a zoom facility is available. The photographs were mainly taken on the Western Front, but some taken at the Indian hospitals at Brighton are also included. The set also includes British Army soldiers.
*[http://hiddenhistorieswwi.ac.uk/uncategorized/2016/02/north-east-india-and-the-first-world-war/ "North East India and the First World War"] by Pratap Chhetri February 4, 2016. The Indian Labour Corps: Lushai Labour Corps, Khasi Labour Corps, Garo Labour Corps, Naga Labour Corps, Manipur Labour Corps and enlistments from Tripura. "The Centre for Hidden Histories" [WW1]
:[https://www.nature.com/articles/sj.bdj.2017.503 "The first dentists sent to the Western Front during the First World War"] by F S S Gray, ''British Dental Journal'' volume 222, pages 893–897 (2017). nature.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061205105456/http://web.westernfrontassociation.com:80/thegreatwar/articles/research/theotherbritishwar.htm "The Other British War on the Western Front in the Great War: The Hygiene War."] by Dr David Payne c 2006. Archived page from westernfrontassociation.com
*[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085253815520036 "The medical response to trench nephritis in World War One"] by R. L. Atenstaedt ''Kidney International'' Volume 70, Issue 4, 2 August 2006, Pages 635-640. sciencedirect.com
*[https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30003-2 "The centenary of the discovery of trench fever, an emerging infectious disease of World War 1"] by Prof Gregory M Anstead, MD. ''Historical Review'' Volume 16, Issue 8, E164-E172, August 01, 2016. thelancet.com
*[http://edwardianpromenade.com/wp-content/uploads/Womens-War-Work-1922.pdf "Women's War-Work"] edwardianpromenade.com. Stated on the website to be from the 1922 edition of the ''Encyclopedia Britanica''. Includes details of volunteer organisations, including hospitals and other facilities run by these organisations, including on the Western Front.
*[http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=9&lat=50.0645&lon=2.7620&layers=101465290 National Library of Scotland WW1 Trench Maps]. View maps overlaid on a modern map. Allows you to swap between trench map and modern map. On the left hand side you will see a slider to change the transparency between the trench map and the underlying modern map.
*[http://www.tmapper.com Gazetteer of the Western Front - 2020] - part of the tMapper Suite. tmapper.com. An expanded update of the 2013 publication ''Gazetteer of the Western Front'' by John Reed. Search parameters include Trench name. "Each successful search elicits a trench map reference and latitude, longitude and these form the database anchor for a researcher wishing to delve deeper, asking to see nearby towns, populations, elevation, Victoria Cross recipients, battles and Commonwealth War Graves cemeteries within a defined range". Details.<ref>WhiteStarLine. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/281619-gazetteer-of-the-western-front-2020-reboot/ Gazetteer of the Western Front - 2020 Reboot] ''Great War Forum'' 17 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.</ref>
:[http://rdf.muninn-project.org/TrenchCoordinates.html?q=57d.+L.3.a+80.45 Great War British Trench Map Coordinates Converter] muninn-project.org. Allows you to enter specific map references but note "Still Experimental" and "For development purposes only". May require Chrome as browser.
*The British Library has produced some digitised maps including the Western Front, which are accessed from the catalogue [http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&dstmp=1452928171364&vid=BLVU1&fromLogin=true Search]. Using the Search term map, then filter the results by using the left hand side filters on the webpage, selecting the access option Online, and Subject filter World War, 1914-1918. If the latter filter doesn't display, go into the Creation Date filter and select the relevant date range.
*[https://digital.ncdcr.gov/collections/world-war-i-maps World War I Maps] North Carolina Digital Collections, digital.ncdcr.gov. Mainly France and Belgium. Click on maps to enlarge.
*[https://www.wdl.org/en/item/18970/ ''Carte du théâtre des opérations: (front occidental) avec répertoire alphabétique''] (Map of the theater of operations [Western Front] with alphabetical directory) is a set of 15 detailed military maps produced in 1915 by the Geographical Service of the French Army. World Digital Library, a project of the U.S. Library of Congress, from National Library of Brazil.
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1068224 Maps of the French Artillery Survey Group, 1917 - ca. 1919]. USA Army versions, based on French military maps. Contains 9 online French Trench Maps. Click on “Search within this series”, then click on “Archival Descriptions with digital objects” (Left hand side of webpage). Website of The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
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