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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 "Doherty" in "Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription " Surname  Doherty    
First Name(s)  Charles    
Alt Spelling/ Name  Dogherty    
Late of ( Regt)  2nd Bengal Fusiliers EIC    
Address  108 Reid St Bridgeton Glasgow    
Where Born  Strabane (Derry) Ireland    
Birth date  27 Aug    
Birth year  64 years    
Trade  Labourer    
Enlisted where  Glasgow    
Enlist date  1852    
Regiment(s)  2nd Bengal Fusiliers EIC    
Served Under  Col Showers ; Capt Coggle    
Discharged at  London    
Discharge date  1858    
Cause of Discharge  Wounded at the taking of Delhi    
Medals  Medal and Clasp for Delhi    
Regimental No(s)  1426    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  Yes Left jaw broken    
Record Date  8 Jun 1896    
Pensioners Notes  [form signed by his hand] Dougherty ; [name on form] Doherty ; [birth date] 64 years on 27th Aug [1832]    
Officer Notes (red ink entries)  [head of [form] Service 5yrs 1mths 6d Pension = 9d Increased to 1s 1884, Increased to 1s 3d 1890 ; Name: Dogherty ; Birthplace: Derry ; discharged] 11 August    
IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f 120    
Image ref  20231010_114736    
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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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