Military Service
British soldiers at Lucknow, 1857-8. Photo 165(1). ©
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European
Officers
European
NCOs and Private soldiers
Indian
Officers and other ranks of the EIC and Indian Army
Medical
and Veterinary Officers
Departmental
and Warrant Officers
British
Army in India
Royal
Indian Air Force
Royal
Indian Marine / Navy
The military records (L/MIL series) reflect and
document the whole spectrum of military affairs both of the East
India Company's armies and of the armies of the Government of India.
These range from military policy, defence schemes and the organisation
of army, navy and air force in India to the careers - appointments,
pay, leave, promotions and pensions - of individual officers and
soldiers in the Indian Army, the Indian Medical Service and the
Royal Indian Navy. Medal rolls, prize and batta rolls, and soldiers'
letters are included among the Military Department records, as are
the records of soldiers' and cadets' entry into the military service
in England before embarkation.
Please note that the India Office Records cover mainly the archives
of the Indian Army. There is a small amount of material on the British
Army in India, i.e. chiefly: officers of regiments in India 1806-1865;
officers formerly on the Indian Establishment transferred to the
British Army, 1863-68, or vice-versa 1859-1861, and some embarkation
and disembarkation lists of 1871-89, and 1909-1914. Main sources
for the British Army in India are held in the Public
Record Office.
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