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Indian armed forces personnel records are held at the National Archives of India <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/next_steps/researchplaces_01.shtml Tracing your Asian roots on the Indian subcontinent] by Abi Husainy
(Last updated 2011-02-17) BBC</ref> with the contact email address given as: <nowiki>archives@nic.in</nowiki>
"I enquired at the National Archives in Delhi and received 150 pages of my grandfather's service record. An enquiry doesn't cost any money until they copy documents for you. The process is slow but well worth the wait". D. Fielder 14 April 2011.<ref> WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topicindex.php?threads/18823-british-indian-army-records-where-are-they.18823/?p=#post-360157 British Indian Army records - where are they?] by D. Fielder dated 14 April 2011.</ref> Subsequently he advised "My grandfather was in the IMS… I received it [the record] within 3-4 months".<ref>Fielder, David.
[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2016-06/1466544649 IAMC Records] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 21 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.</ref> Some earlier advice is contained in “How to Retrieve Indian War Records” a WW2Talk Forum post dated 2 July 2009.<ref>[http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/15940-how-to-retrieve-indian-war-records How to Retrieve Indian War Records ], a WW2Talk Forum post dated 2 July 2009 by 'Elven6'</ref>
