Sub-series
Medal Rolls
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/MIL/5/42-141
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This record is about the Medal Rolls dating from 1799-1911.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/MIL/5/42-141
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Title (The name of the record)
- Medal Rolls
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1799-1911
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Description (What the record is about)
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The volumes consist of original and copy nominal rolls, extracts from Military Letters, General Orders, correspondence and receipts, used by the Military Department at East India House and the India Office for the actual ordering and despatch of medals. The sub-series is in no sense a 'formal' one and most of the volumes were made up from loose papers at a later date with frequent duplication. Indeed only some of the medals issued to the armies in India are covered. The nominal rolls are normally arranged in order of regimental precedence and they are often annotated with details of death and next-of-kin; few are indexed. Those covering the Company's armies and the Indian Army are essentially concerned with European personnel only and the names of Indian recipients rarely appear (except, however, in L/MIL/5/87-103). The following medals are covered: L/MIL/5/42-44 East India Company's General Service Medal 1799-1826 (Army of India Medal) L/MIL/5/45-65 India General Service Medal 1854 L/MIL/5/45 General L/MIL/46-51 North West Frontier 1849-1863 and Umbeyla 1863 L/MIL/5/52-54 Pegu 1852-53 L/MIL/5/55-56 Persia 1856-57 L/MIL/5/57-60 Bhootan 1864-66 and Hazara 1868 L/MIL/5/61-62 Looshai 1871-72 L/MIL/5/63 Jowaki 1877-78 L/MIL/5/64 Naga 1879-80 L/MIL/5/65 Burma 1885-87 L/MIL/5/66 'Marine Medals' 1801-1860 L/MIL/5/67 China 1842 L/MIL/5/68 Jellalabad 1842 (second issue) L/MIL/5/69 Scinde 1843 L/MIL/5/70 Sutlej 1845-46 L/MIL/5/71-72 Punjab 1848-49 L/MIL/5/73-105 Indian Mutiny 1857-58 L/MIL/5/106-107 China 1857-60 L/MIL/5/108-109 Abyssinia 1867-68 L/MIL/5/110-121 Afghanistan 1878-80 L/MIL/5/122-124 Kabul-Kandahar 1880 L/MIL/5/125 Egypt 1882 L/MIL/5/126 Delhi Durbar 1903 L/MIL/5/127 Delhi Durbar 1911 L/MIL/5/128-141 Miscellaneous 1845-1911
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Military Correspondece with India (see section IOR/L/MIL/3) and Soldiers' References (See IOR/L/MIL/5/362-75) also contain material on the award of medals, particularly claims subsequent to the original issue.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 100 volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Anthony Farrington, Guide to the records of the India Office Military Department IOR L/MIL and L/WS (London 1982), pp.49-53
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4244654b-b33f-4362-ab88-c1006ad4b8aa/
Series information
IOR/L/MIL/5
Military Compilations and Miscellaneous Records
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/L/MIL
Records of the Military Department
Within the series: IOR/L/MIL/5
Military Compilations and Miscellaneous Records
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Medal Rolls