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Register - European Soldiers, Bengal Army 1790-1860 |
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Registers of Bengal Army European Soldiers 1840-1850 A - K
Description | Held by the British Library - BL ref IOR/L/MIL/10/124. Film no. P1050831 to P1070038. | Date transcribed | 2017-02-15 | Transcribed by | Robert Charnock | Comment | Please note that the Currency listed in the Estate in Money & Effects column are in Rupees / Annas / Pies, unless otherwise designated as UK pounds [pnd] / shillings [s] / pennies [d] currency |
| Source film no. | P1060729 | | Source year | 1841 | | Surname | Hill | | First names | John | | Rank | Gunner | | Situation | 1st Troop 3rd Brigade Artillery | | Occupation before enlistment | Grocer | | Town and County | Shepton Mallet, Somerset  | | Where first enlisted | London  | | Enlistment date | 12 Jul 1841 | | Contracted service | Unlimited | | Arrival ship from Europe | Warrior | | Arrival date | 1841 | | Remarks | Transferred to Town Major's List 15 Nov 1847 as Bullock Serjt. | | Casualty report or Return date | Cas Report Jul 1853 | | Date of death | 28 Jun 1853 | | Place of death | Peshawar  | | Estate in money and effects | 320 / 3 / 2 | | How disposed of | Intestate. Delivered to his brother Serjt. E. Hill |
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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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