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The British Library has the book, in five volumes, covering the [[First World War]], ''Alphabetical list giving particulars of officers of the Indian Army Reserve of Officers / [issued by] Army Headquarters, India, Military Secretary’s Branch''. The catalogue entry states
"Contents: [v.1]. 26th June 1916 _ v.2. 24th January 1917 _ v.3. 31st December 1917 _ v.4. 30th June 1918 _ v.5. 31st December 1918". The shelfmark is OIR 355.37 Open Access. There are also the records, Applications for appointments to the India Army Reserve of Officers (1916-1918) IOR/L/MIL/9/552 to IOR/L/MIL/9/552. Search by name, for link see section Records.
:[http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=1039&s_id=176# FIBIS database: A List of Officers (I.A.R.O.) recruited to or Re-engaged during the Year 1916 and up to the middle of January 1917]
The writer of this section sent an email request in October 2013, using the email address previously quoted. A reply was received seven weeks later, but unfortunately no record is available, (nor is there a record at the British Library).
A researcher visiting India was advised to contact the Adjutant General's Office in Delhi. Eventually she found the actual address to be Adjutant General's Office, Indian Headquarters of the Ministry of Defense (Army), Room No. 280, South Block , New Delhi 110011. Email address <nowiki>agbrancharmyhq@gmail.com</nowiki>. The files in Delhi are filed by the service record numbers, so it is necessary to have this information.<ref>India List Post [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2014-03/1393710362 Address for Adjutant General's Office in Delhi] by Shirley Barbur dated 1 March 2014</ref>
It seems probable that the files accessible through the National Archives of India and the Adjutant General's Office, both located in Delhi, are the same files, but this is not yet known.
