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I have followed the same general procedure with respect to the Indian Native Regiments of the Bengal, Madras and Bombay Presidencies. The names and numerical designations of many regiments were changed in the years following the war (though a major reorganization did not take place until 1903), and some of the spellings (viz. Kemaoon vs. Kumaon, with the 3rd Goorkha Regt.) now seem old-fashioned, awkward, or quaint.
The order in which the regiments of the lndian Army appear here, and their numerical designations, are according to Hart's Annual Army List for 1880, with additional reference to S. Shadbolt (Historical Division, pp. 251-352), and other sources listed in the Bibliography. Additional reference has been made to the authoritative work by Boris Mollo, '''The Indian Army ''' (Poole: Blandford, 1981) to which the user of this list may wish to turn for a more exhaustive treatment of this subject. The order of the regiments as bound in the Medal Rolls occasionally differs from that of the 1861 Order of Precedence. Since it was the primary source employed in compiling this register, I have adhered to the order in the Medal Rolls.
If two "J. Smiths" appear in the same regiment, corps, brigade, or department, the one with the lower regimental number precedes the higher, irrespective of rank, Company, or Brigade. Some officers of the Staff who, during the war were not attached to a particular regiment, are listed before those of the same name with regimental affiliation. Additionally, officers of a regiment with the same name as a regular soldier with regimental number, will precede these. Officers and men attached temporarily to other regiments during the war are normally listed under their permanent affiliation (if known), with a notation of the attachment. The regiments, corps, departments of the Indian Army follow listings for the British Army. Medical officers are included with the regiments with which they served, if known; otherwise they appear in their respective medical departments, along with commissariat, transport, clergy, and civilians, following military with the same name. Transfers between regiments and brigades, when known and verifiable, are also given in annotations, but the transfers are recorded with the Regiment, Battalion, or Brigade, normally are retained where they had been at the beginning of the war.
The alphabetical organization is based primarily upon surname followed by first Christian name. When only the initial letter of the first Christian name is known, it precedes identical surnames where the full Christian name is known. Hence, "J. Smith" always precedes "Jacob, James, John, Jaylon Smith." The order in which both the "J. Smiths" and the "John Smiths" appear depends upon their regiments and regimental numbers, as previously noted. Additional names beyond the first Christian name are not considered alphabetically since so few are known. Therefore, while " J. Smith" will always precede "John Smith," in the same regiment, it is possible for "Smith, Lieut. John William" to precede "Smith, Lieut. John James," since following the first Christian name the regimental number and/or Order of Precedence, becomes the determining factor.
