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 Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription

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DescriptionOriginally transcribed by Peter Rogers in 2009. The dataset was updated by Betty Rudder in 2023. Letters attached to the forms have been transcribed separately and are downloadable, errors in the original dataset corrected and additional information added.

The following data were taken in 1896 as a snapshot of Pensioners who were formerly in service in India with the East India Company's Armies and/of the Indian Army. These data are transcribed from IOR/L/MIL/14/214.
Date transcribed2023-00-00
Transcribed byPeter Rogers, Betty Rudder
CommentNote that many of the entries were made by persons with lack of knowledge of placenames or other details unfamiliar to better education. Accordingly, some of the spelling is not standard!

View all other items of "Surname" with value "Adams" in "Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription " Surname  Adams    
First Name(s)  George    
Late of ( Regt)  Madras Veterans Infy Company    
Address  Back Street Wexford c/o Mr Stephen Wild    
Where Born  Dont know    
Birth year  Abt 1828 (1827)    
Trade  Labourer    
Enlisted where  Wexford    
Enlist date  9 Oct 1846    
Regiment(s)  1st Madras Fusiliers ; 3rd Madras Euro Regt ; Madras Vets Infy Coy    
Served Under  Col T A Duke Madras Fusilers ; Col G C Whitlock 3rd ME Regt ; Capt C Dysart 3rd ME Regt    
Discharged at  Kizagapatam Indi    
Discharge date  31 Dec 1865    
Cause of Discharge  Served 19y 85d. Allowed 2y for Indian Mutiny. Total 21y 85d    
Medals  Medal with Clasp for Bumah for 1852 and 3 for Relief of Pegu 14 Dec 52 under Major General Godwin Several other minor affairs ; Medal without Clasp for Indian Mutiny    
Regimental No(s)  Madras Fusiliers 2627 ; 3rd ME Regt 44 ; Madras Veterans 2817    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  No    
Record Date  19 Jun 1896    
Pensioners Notes  [from orig dataset entry but not on this form] Admitted a Pensioner at home 6 Sep 1866 ; [form signed by his hand]    
Officer Notes (red ink entries)  Birth: 1827    
IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f 3    
Image ref  20231010_111738    
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In 1896 the Military Pension authorities determined to take a snapshot of ex-soldiers of the EIC & Indian Armies who were receiving a pension in Europe. This snapshot provides very interesting details of the careers of each soldier and each widow receiving a pension.
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