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If the man married, had children or died out on the Sub-continent then records of these occurences can often be found in the India Office [[Church records]]. However, some regimental chaplains only filed their BMDs with the [[General Register Office]] in London and certificates of these army returns can be obtained via them by ordering them [http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates online]. The British Army Overseas Indexes can be found in genealogical libraries, the National Archives and searched on various websites including findmypast.com and familyrelatives.com. Also refer [[Chaplains Returns]].
Note that if a record is available both in the [[Church records]] and in the [[General Register Office]] records, the latter may contain more information, at least for some time periods.As an By way of example, in 1903 the additional information was the nationality nationalities of the groom and bride, and the occupation occupations of the father fathers of the groom and bride.
===Other sources===
==External links==
===Encyclopedia articles===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_British_Army History of the British Army] ''Wikipedia''.*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recruitment_in_the_British_Army Recruitment in the British Army] ''Wikipedia''.*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Army_regiments_(1881) British Army Regiments 1881 (The Childers Reforms)] ''Wikipedia''.
===Other===
*[http://www.ans.com.au/~rampais/genelogy/india/indexes/index.htm Indian portion of ''In Search of Forlorn Hope'' by John M Kitzmiller] - lists the location/year of all British regiments that served in India and related regions.
*[http://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.htm Stephen Lewis' Soldiers Memorials] lists NCO and other ranks graves in India by surname, amongst other memorials. [http://www.redcoat.info/memindex3.htm Officers Died] is the equivalent commissioned ranks site.
*Kevin Asplin’s site [http://www.britishmedals.us/kevin/intro.html The Asplin Military History Resources], which is about British Army history in the Victorian era, includes pages relevant to the British Army in India.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/britregiments Britregiments] is a [[Mailing lists|mailing list]] for general questions about British Regiments (including those in the Indian Army). Their website says “Questions about a unit's history, movements, heritage, practices and regalia are most welcome and encouraged”.
*A helpful website which has closed is ''regiments.org'', here is the [http://web.archive.org/web/20080116091340/www.regiments.org/nations/europe/uk.htm Archived Site].
===Historical books online===
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=n1ABAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''Strength, Composition and Organization of the Army of Great Britain''] by Capt Martin Petrie (1864).*[http://books.google.com/books?id=6OcKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR6 ''Camp and Barrack-room, Or, The British Army as It Is''] by John Mercier McMullen, a late Staff Sergeant of the 13th Light Infantry (1846).
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