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IOR/L/MIL/16/10-2010
- Record Id:
- 037-000788793
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000786998
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000026.0x000069
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MIL/16/10-2010
- Title:
- Indian Navy: Naval Records of Service
- Scope & Content:
-
Administrative files relating to individual serving personnel in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN), including the Royal Indian Naval Reserve (RINR) and the Royal Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RINVR). Includes individuals on loan to the RIN from the Royal Navy, Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, as well as from other countries for example the Burma Naval Volunteer Reserve and the New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve. The majority of files relate to those appointment to the RIN during the Second World War, but some refer to those whose appointment pre-dates WWII.
Files were accumulated for administrative purposes, and do not follow a standard format. They may contain documents relating to application to the service, appointment, training, pay, allowances, travel, leave requests, promotions etc. Files may also contain information relating to post-war demobilisation and repatriation. Much of the documentation consists of naval telegrams, forms, and official correspondence. The majority of files include a covering sheet or card, which records an individual's service history. These are in a similar format to the Indian Navy Officers Service Statements found in IOR/L/MIL/16/1-9. Additionally, there may be information recorded about next of kin, family background, and children.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000256868
036-000786998
037-000788793 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MIL : Records of the Military Department
IOR/L/MIL/16 : Royal Indian Marine/Navy
IOR/L/MIL/16/10-2010 : Indian Navy: Naval Records of Service - Contains:
- IOR/L/MIL/16/10 : Adam, Alan John
IOR/L/MIL/16/11 : Adair, Gordon
IOR/L/MIL/16/12 : Adamson, George Cairns
IOR/L/MIL/16/13 : Addicott, George Eric
IOR/L/MIL/16/14 : Adlam, Kenneth William Henry
IOR/L/MIL/16/15 : Aitken, George Darling
IOR/L/MIL/16/16 : Akehurst, John Basil
IOR/L/MIL/16/17 : Akister, Frank Goodliffe
IOR/L/MIL/16/18 : Alcock, Ivor William Guest
IOR/L/MIL/16/19 : Aley, Colin Lawson
IOR/L/MIL/16/20 : Allen, Arthur John
IOR/L/MIL/16/21 : Allen, Graeme Philip
IOR/L/MIL/16/22 : Allan, H. S. [Henry Samuel]
IOR/L/MIL/16/23 : Allan, James Alexander Rennie
IOR/L/MIL/16/24 : Allan, John Neat
IOR/L/MIL/16/25 : Allensby, John
IOR/L/MIL/16/26 : Allison, Norman James
IOR/L/MIL/16/27 : Andersen, Borger Klasen
IOR/L/MIL/16/28 : Andersen, Paul Boerge
IOR/L/MIL/16/29 : Anderson, Alexander
IOR/L/MIL/16/30 : Anderson, George
IOR/L/MIL/16/31 : Anderson, Thomas
IOR/L/MIL/16/32 : Andrews, Frank
IOR/L/MIL/16/33 : Andrews, John Victor William
IOR/L/MIL/16/34 : Angell, Frederick William
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- 032-000256868[0016]/036-000786998[0002]/037-000788793
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL
- Record Type (Level):
- SubSeries
- Extent:
- 2001 files
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1912
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 1912-1948
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Closed until
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- Access Date:
- 2023
- User Conditions:
- These files are classified under the Public Records Act as 'documents about individuals, containing information which if disclosed could cause either substantial distress or endangerment from a third party, to persons affected by the disclosure, or their descendants'. As such they are held under the terms of a statutory instrument, authorised by the Lord Chancellor, under 'extended closure' of between 75 to 100 years. The reason for this closure is to protect the subject of the file whilst they are still living. In order to safeguard confidential information on the subjects of the files, who may still be living, the closure period for these files has been set at 85 years from the date of entry of the serviceman/woman into the service or 100 years after year of birth. These files will start to be available to the general public from 1 January 2023. They will then be made available on an annual basis. For files of persons who joined the service less than 85 years ago, access can only be granted to: The subject of the file (still living). The (official, i.e. legal) next of kin of the subject, if the subject is dead. Other persons, who have the signed, written permission of either the subject, or if the subject is dead, then from the official next of kin. An extended closure period is in place for files containing Medical Board Proceedings or other medical information. This closure period is 100 years from the date of the end of file.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Royal Indian Navy personal files were transferred from India to the Commonwealth Relations Office in 1947-48 for assessment and disposal. See files IOR/L/MIL/6/4919 & 4920.
- Arrangement:
- The files are arranged broadly alphabetically in two tranches, IOR/L/MIL/16/10-1832 and IOR/L/MIL/16/1833-2007.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- Full cataloguing of the Naval Records of Service series is ongoing.
- Related Material:
- Additional Indian Navy Records of Service files are continued in IOR/L/MIL/2026-2071. Further records for some individuals can be found in the Indian Navy Officers Service Statements IOR/L/MIL/16/1-9, particularly the Registers 1-6.