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 Registers of Bengal Army European Soldiers 1851-1857 A - K

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DescriptionHeld by the British Library - BL ref IOR/L/MIL/10/126. Film no. L1100938 to L1110381.
Date transcribed2019-00-00
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.  L1110036    
Source year  1852    
View all other items of "Surname" with value "Callaghan" in "Registers of Bengal Army European Soldiers 1851-1857 A - K" Surname  Callaghan    
First names  John    
Rank  Gunner    
Situation  2nd Company 4th Battn Artillery    
Regt. no.  7396    
Occupation before enlistment  Labourer    
Town and County  Mallow, Cork    
Where first enlisted  Cork    
Enlistment date  15 Jan 1852    
Contracted service  12 years    
Arrival ship from Europe  Soubahdar    
Arrival date  1852    
Remarks  Volunteered in 1861 to 2nd Battery 24th Brigade Royal Artillery Gunner 1 Dec 1862 to 16th Brigade Royal Artillery as Gunnerno.23. Discharged as Gunner in India from 15 Feb 1871, pensioned on Rs14 14a 6p per month    
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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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