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 Registers of Bengal Army European Soldiers 1790-1839 L - Z

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Date transcribed2017-03-01
Transcribed byRobert Charnock
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Year  1826    
Surname  Petcher    
Given Name  William    
Rank or situation  Gunner    
Situation  4th Company 2nd Battn. Artillery    
Occupation before enlistment  Labourer    
Town and County  Chatteries, Cambridge    
When and where first enlisted  London    
Year of enlistment  22 May 1826    
Years of contracted service  Unlimited    
On what ship arrived from Europe or from what service entertained  Florentia 22 Oct 1826    
Remarks  Gunner 3rd Company 3rd Battn. 1832. Corporal 4th Company 2nd Battn. 1833. Gunner 1834. Staff Serjt.    
Date of Casualy Report or Return  Cas Report 1 Mar 1844    
Date of death  18 Feb 1844    
Place of Death  Umballa    
Amount of Estate in Money and effects. Rupees - Annas - Pice  467 - 2 - 0    
How disposed of  Mary Petcher, Chatteris, Isle of Ely, Cambridge, In the event her death, brother Thomas Petcher of Cambridge or Chatteris. General Treasury 30 Dec 1844    
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The registers give full personal details of enlisted men, including casualties, in a rougly alphabetical arrangement in date order of arrival in Bengal. They were compiled at East India House, mainly from the Muster Rolls
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