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*[http://www.britishmedals.us/files/lsgcra.htm Transcription of the Long Service & Good Conduct medal register for the Royal Artillery (including RA, RFA, RGA & RHA) for 1902-12] . The List includes name, year of issue, rank and regimental number. The Asplin Military History Resources
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*Photographs from Soldiers of the Queen: [http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4-India.html The Jewel in the Crown]
**[http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4w-LtKiethRA.html Lt. John Keith], R.A. and the newspaper article relating to his death after being attacked by a wounded tiger. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 1 April 1861 and was assigned to the 13th Brigade, 8th Battery in [[Secunderabad]], India on in May 1861. He died 24 April, 1867 at [[Nagpore]]. He was stationed at the nearby cantonment of [[Kamptee]] where he was buried
**[http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4b-BombardierStugeonRA.html Bombardier Sturgeon of the 3rd Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery] Quetta, c 1890's
**[http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4e-GunnerSidaRAand17thLancer.html Gunner George Thomas Sida of the Royal Artillery] served in India with "F" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery.for only a few months - from 11 March, 1893 to 4 July, 1893 before he died from being kicked by a horse at Mhow.
**[http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4-RoyalArtilleryGunner.html Royal Artillery Gunner] Bombay c 1900
**[http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/page4-LtLeonardGeorgeWatkins.html Leonard George Watkins] Bombay 1886, with previous information on the [http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/indexpage4-India.html India Home page]. He was appointed a Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military Academy on 20 September, 1878 Although is seems the Watkins remained in the Royal Artillery for his entire career to c 1914 it was while seconded to the Indian Ordnance Department
*[http://photo-sleuth.blogspot.com/2009/05/artillery-officer-and-crimean-hero-of.html Colonel James William Howard Fitzmayer] , born 1813, with his wife spent nearly six years in India from 1864, first in command of the Artillery at Meerut until January 1866, then at Benares, and in command of an army division at Oude until April 1867, during which time he was promoted to the rank of Major-General. Photo-sleuth,blogspot.com
*[http://www.stevenleake.co.uk/leake_history.asp Henry Frederick Leake] joined the Royal Artillery 18 September 1859. He sailed almost immediately for Madras and remained in India until he was discharged in 1881. Family website.
*[http://picasaweb.google.com/paulnsheila/FrancisDownAndIndiaPhotos# Photographs by Francis William Downs “A Bty., 218th Bde., R.F.A.] Calcutta c 1916 (Picasa Web Albums) mentioned in a [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?actshowtopic=idx 100251&view=findpost&p=940848 Great War Forum] thread for India
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