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 Registers of Bengal Army European Soldiers 1840-1850 L - Z

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DescriptionHeld by the British Library - BL ref IOR/L/MIL/10/125. Film no. P1070040 to P1080197.
Date transcribed2017-03-23
Transcribed byRobert Charnock
CommentPlease 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.  P1070324    
Source year  1847    
View all other items of "Surname" with value "Miles alias Boswood" in "Registers of Bengal Army European Soldiers 1840-1850 L - Z" Surname  Miles alias Boswood    
First names  John alias William    
Occupation before enlistment  Clerk    
Town and County  London, Middlesex    
Where first enlisted  Dublin    
Enlistment date  12 Jul 1847    
Contracted service  12 years    
Arrival ship from Europe  Alfred    
Arrival date  1847    
Remarks  He is said in a letter from his friends to have been allowed to change his name to William Boswood. William Boswood Corporal 4th Company 2nd Battn.    
Casualty report or Return date  Cas Report 1 Jan 1853    
Date of death  21 Nov 1852    
Place of death  Dum Dum    
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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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