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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)  Thomas    
Late of ( Regt)  1st European    
Address  Maylough Post Office Parish of Maylough    
Where Born  Menlough Parish of Menlough    
Birth date  28 in 1850 [noted in pencil]    
Birth year  1850 [noted in pencil]    
Trade  Labourer    
Enlisted where  Dublin    
Enlist date  30 Jun 1849    
Regiment(s)  HEIC Infantry ; 1st European Bengal Fusiliers ; 101st Royal Munster Fusiliers    
Served Under  Lt Col James Tudor, at the taking of Rangoon in 1851 and 1852    
Discharged at  Calcutta    
Discharge date  Dec 1859    
Cause of Discharge  With a view of getting on better in the Civil Service - which I did in the Public Works Department    
Medals  1 Medal and 2 Clasps for Delhi and Lucknow ; 1 Medal and Clasp for the Burmese War 1851/52    
Regimental No(s)  1917    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  No wounds    
Record Date  3 Aug 1896    
Pensioners Notes  [form signed by his hand] ; Date of Birth: I regret that I cannot send as the old book is worn out and the pastor of the parish has died many a year since.    
Letter transcriptions  view image View file    
IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f 154 / 153    
Image ref  20231010_115516 / 115456    
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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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