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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 "Brown" in "Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription " Surname  Brown    
First Name(s)  John    
Late of ( Regt)  7th Light Cavelry Madras    
Address  Premier Cottage Pemberton Rd South Molesey Surrey    
Where Born  Gigs Hill Thames Ditton Surrey    
Birth date  11 Sept    
Birth year  1820    
Trade  Clerk    
Enlisted where  Westminster    
Enlist date  19 March 1841    
Regiment(s)  East India Company Artillery ; 7th Light Cavalry    
Served Under  Capt Siemour 7 years Horse Artillery D Troop ; Col Blogg 7th Madras Cavalry ; Lieut Georges 7th Madras Light Cavalry    
Discharged at  East India House    
Discharge date  25th July 1861    
Cause of Discharge  Time Expired    
Medals  2 War Medals for India    
Regimental No(s)  1690    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  None    
Record Date  7 Aug 1896    
Pensioners Notes  [form signed by his hand] ; [stated in birth section] I entered in the East India Companys Artillery 19 Mar 1841 at the age of 21 years John Brown Pensioner.    
IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f 45    
Image ref  20231010_113108    
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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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