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*''[http://www.naval-military-press.com/india-general-service-medal-1895-casualty-roll..html India General Service Medal 1895 Casualty Roll]'' compiled by Anthony Farrington is published by Naval And Military Press. The link includes a pdf preview of the first 15 pages of the book with some names. A 1987 edition of this book is available at the [[British Library]]. The book is available to purchase through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1843420295 FIBIS Shop]
*[http://www.usiofindia.org/Publications/Books/View/?bid=70 Details] of the book ''Indian Order Of Merit Historical Records 1837 - 1947 Volume One 1837 – 1860'' by Cliff Parfet and Sqn Ldr Rana TS Chhina (Retd), published by the United Service Institution of India. "There are two substantial nominal indexes. The first lists 2,700 Indian officers and other ranks of the H.E.I.C. Army, the majority of these being recipients of the I.O.M. The second lists over 900 British officers and other ranks, and civilians, who were somehow or other involved in I.O.M. actions" This book is available at the [[British Library]]
*Details of [https://www.dixonsmedals.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1001747 ''The Whitewash Brigade: The Hong Kong Plague of 1894''] “includes all known recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal”. www.dixonsmedals.co.uk. Available at the [[British Library]]
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For details of some medals awarded to Indian troops in the Boer War, see [[Boer War]]
==Publications containing Medal Rolls==
*[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/medal_collecting_books/bibliography.htm Published works: British & Commonwealth Orders Decorations and Medals] northeastmedals.co.uk
===Books currently available===
Books currently available (November 2012) which have been noted:
*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/army-of-the-sutlej-1845-6-casualty-roll..html ''Army Of The Sutlej 1845-6 Casualty Roll''] is published by Naval and Military Press
*[http://www.tomdonovaneditions.com/tde_iom_vol_1.html ''Indian Order Of Merit Historical Records 1837 - 1947 Volume One 1837 – 1860''] by Cliff Parfet and Sqn Ldr Rana TS Chhina (Retd) is published by Tom Donovan Editions, Brighton England. "There are two substantial nominal indexes. The first lists 2,700 Indian officers and other ranks of the H.E.I.C. Army, the majority of these being recipients of the I.O.M. The second lists over 900 British officers and other ranks, and civilians, who were somehow or other involved in I.O.M. actions" This book is available at the [[British Library]]
*Three companion volumes by K.J. Asplin [http://www.savannahpublications.com/info.php?itemid=121 ''China Medal Roll 1856-60: British Army''], [http://www.savannahpublications.com/info.php?itemid=120 ''China Medal Roll 1856-60: Royal Navy''], [http://www.savannahpublications.com/info.php?itemid=119 ''Despatches of the China War 1856-60''] These books are published by Savannah Publications
*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/second-afghan-war-1878-1880.-casualty-roll..html ''Second Afghan War 1878-1880 Casualty Roll''] by Anthony Farrington is published by Naval and Military Press
*[https://www.dixonsmedals.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1007844 ''Egypt 1882''] by Peter Duckers dixonsmedals.co.uk
*[https://www.dixonsmedals.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1001747 ''The Whitewash Brigade: The Hong Kong Plague of 1894''] by J.J.Platt, M.E. Jones and A. R. Kay dixonsmedals.co.uk
*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/india-general-service-medal-1895-casualty-roll..html ''India General Service Medal 1895 Casualty Roll''] compiled by Anthony Farrington is published by Naval and Military Press. A 1987 edition of this book is available at the [[British Library]]. The book is available to purchase through Amazon.co.uk from the FIBIS Shop
*[https://www.dixonsmedals.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1009537 ''Taku Forts 1900''] by Colin Narbeth dixonsmedals.co.uk
*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/china-war-medal-1900-to-the-royal-navy-and-the-royal-marines.html ''China War Medal 1900: to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines''] is published by Naval and Military Press
*[https://www.dixonsmedals.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1008100 ''North West Frontier 1908: The Zakka Khel and Mohmand Campaigns''] by Peter Duckers dixonsmedals.co.uk
*[http://www.savannahpublications.com/info.php?itemid=153 ''Taming the Tiger: The Story of the India General Service Medal 1908–1935''] by Richard G.M.L. Stiles is published by Savannah Publications. Includes Medal Rolls and Rolls of Honour
*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/india-general-service-medal-roll-1908-1935-to-the-raf..html ''India General Service Medal Roll 1908-1935 to the RAF''] is published by Naval and Military Press
*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/naval-general-service-medal-roll-1793-1840.html ''Naval General Service Medal Roll 1793-1840''] is published by Naval and Military Press
*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/naval-general-service-medal-1915-1962-to-the-royal-navy-and-royal-marines-for-the-bars_persian-gulf-1909-1914-iraq-1919-1920-nw_persia-1920..html ''Naval General Service Medal 1915-1962 To The Royal Navy And Royal Marines For The Bars Persian Gulf 1909-1914, Iraq 1919-1920, NW Persia 1920''] compiled and edited by WH Fevyer and JW Wilson is published by Naval and Military Press. The description of the book includes a reference to the Royal Indian Marine Service.
==External links==
:*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ccinarvc.htm Honorable East India Company and Indian Army Holders of the Victoria Cross]
:*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ggwwbur.htm Burial Locations in India of Victoria Cross holders]
* Kevin Asplin’s excellent [http://www.britishmedals.us/index.html British Medals Website] contains transcriptions of the following Medal Rolls
:*[http://www.britishmedals.us/resources/sutlejrolls.html Sutlej Campaign Medal Rolls 1845-1846] for four regiments
**[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1687 UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972] Based on the National Archives records ADM 171. "The rolls include medals awarded for British campaigns and service in Europe, India, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and elsewhere during the height of the British Empire and into the 20th century. This database also includes medal rolls from the First and Second World Wars".
*India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2012-07/1343232005 post] by 'Tim B' dated 25 July 2012 which indicates that the medal rolls for the Commissariat Department in the HEIC and Indian Army are to be found at the British Library and are different to the medal rolls for the Commissariat Department of the British Army.
*Victorian Wars Forum [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=962#p11661 thread] which includes reference to the service of the [[Surma Valley Light Horse]] in the [[Manipur]] Expedition of 1891 which led to the award of the India General Service Medal, 1854-95 with the clasp ‘N. E. Frontier 1891’. A later [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=962#p31665 post] advises the definitive work is the book by William Henry Sidney Wood ''Through Fifty Years: A History of the Surma Valley Light Horse'' available at the [[British Library]] which includes a list of medals awarded.
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