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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGregor_Medal The MacGregor Medal] (Wikipedia) is awarded to Indian Armed Forces personnel for valuable military reconnaissance.
*[http://www.omsa.org/ Orders and Medals Society of America]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Africa_Medal Central Africa Medal] (Wikipedia) was a British campaign medal awarded for service from 1891–1894 in Eastern and Central Africa, and from 1894–1898 for service in British Central Africa. Most medals were awarded to members of the Indian Army and British-led local forces.:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_and_Central_Africa_Medal East and Central Africa Medal] Wikipedia:[https://webapps.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/explorer/index.php?qu=Category:medal&oid=141297 Central Africa Medal awarded to Sepoy Ram Singh] of the 23rd Bengal Infantry, part of the Indian Contingent in Africa. fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk:[https://issuu.com/royalpioneercorpsassociation/docs/2015_april_newsletter "23 Sikh Pioneers Kisangule Expedition"] by Norman Brown, page 44 ''The Pioneer Newsletter April 2015'' (The newsletter of the Royal Pioneer Corps Association). issuu.com. Award of the Central Africa Kisangule Expedition December 1891 Indian Order of Merit to Havildar Nand Singh [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Bengal Sikh Pioneers]], together with Central Africa Medal 1891-1898 and East and Central Africa Medal 1897-1899, clasps Lubwa’s, Uganda.:[http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?q=searchType%3Dsimple%26simpleText%3Dindian%2520mutiny%26themeID%3D%26resultsDisplay%3Dlist%26page%3D9&pos=5&total=299&page=9&acc=1963-08-176-1 East and Central Africa Medal 1897-99 with clasp: Uganda 1897-98], awarded to Sepoy Ahmad Khan, 27th (1st Baluch Battalion), Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry. The 27th (1st Baluch Battalion), Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry were one of three Indian Army regiments that took part in the suppression of a mutiny by the Sudanese troops used by the Colonial Government in Uganda. National Army Museum
*[http://www.defence.gov.au/Medals/Imperial/WWI/default.asp Medals: Imperial Awards: World War One 1914-1918] Department of Defence, Australian Government. Includes links to source documents for eligibility criteria for the main medals, including the Mercantile Marine Medal.
** Includes [http://www.defence.gov.au/Medals/_Master/docs/Imperial/WWI/WWI-criteria-Victory-Medal-1914-19-Australian-transcribed.pdf The Victory Medal 1914 - 1919] which includes definitions of Theatres of War including the actions in India which are regarded as theatres of war. Note, there were three versions of these defintions, published 1919, 1920 and 1923, the 1923 final version is provided.
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