World War One Indian Army medal index cards and Royal Naval officers’ service records are now available online at the National Archives Website.
World War One Indian Army medal index cards
For the first time you can now search and download the medal index cards of more than 20,000 soldiers who served in the Indian Army during World War One. The cards record the soldiers who were entitled to, or made a claim for, campaign medals – in particular the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Many soldiers were also awarded one or more clasps to go with the British War Medal, and this is also recorded on the cards.
The Indian Army medal index cards can be found in the record series WO 372, within pieces WO 372/25 to WO 372/29.
Unlike the other medal index cards, which have been scanned six per page, you will only receive one medal card per download.
To search these Indian Army medal index cards see World War One medal cards in DocumentsOnline.
Royal Naval officers’ service records
For the first time you can now search and download service records of officers who served in the Royal Navy. These records were kept by the Admiralty from the 1840s and record service for warrant officers joining the Royal Navy up to 1931 and commissioned officers joining the service up to 1917.
To search them, see Royal Naval officers’ service records in DocumentsOnline.
