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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 "Geraghty" in "Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription " Surname  Geraghty    
First Name(s)  Richard    
Late of ( Regt)  Belfort    
Address  At present 2 Murphys Row Belfast    
Where Born  Parish of Manatty Co Meath Ireland    
Birth date  [see notes]    
Birth year  abt 1819    
Trade  White Smith    
Enlisted where  Beggers Bush Dublin By Sgts Plant and Little    
Enlist date  [none]    
Regiment(s)  No 3 Compy 2nd European Regt Bengall    
Served Under  Col Fishard ; Col Godby ; Adjt Atkeson ; Lieut Silver ; Capt Barr ; Capt Gaynor ; Capt McNeill    
Discharged at  Calcutta latterly London    
Discharge date  [none]    
Cause of Discharge  Dibilit brought on by wound in action at Chillianwalla    
Medals  1 Medal and Clasp for Punjaub Chillianwalla    
Regimental No(s)  302    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  Gunshot wound in left foot at Chillianwalla,Punjaub    
Record Date  19 Jun 1896    
Pensioners Notes  [form signed by his hand] ; Date of birth: at the time of my birth there was no Registry kept Present age about 77 and 6 months [as of June 1896]    
Officer Notes (red ink entries)  [head of form] Service 10yrs 5mths Pension = 9d Increased to 1s 3d 1889 ; Discharged: Pd 17th July 1852    
IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f 152    
Image ref  20231010_115441    
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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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