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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 "Kelly" in "Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription " Surname  Kelly    
First Name(s)  James    
Late of ( Regt)  3rd Troop Bombay Horse Artillery    
Address  Ballyragget Co Kilkenny Ireland    
Where Born  Clontubrid Parish of Lisdowney Co Kilkenny    
Birth date  20 Sep    
Birth year  1831    
Trade  Labourer    
Enlisted where  Dublin, was enlisted by Sergt Carr. (see notes )    
Enlist date  abt 5 Dec 1854    
Regiment(s)  3rd Troop Bombay Horse Artillery    
Served Under  Col Turnbull ; Major Blake ; Adj Gibbert ; Lieut Leacock    
Discharged at  Bombay    
Discharge date  5 May 1858    
Cause of Discharge  Gun shot wound in inside of left knee    
Medals  Medal and Clasp for Cushshab under Gens Outrim and Stalker    
Regimental No(s)  3081    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  Gun shot wound inside left knee and marks on calf of left leg where bullet was removed by Dr Bell    
Record Date  8 Jun 1896    
Pensioners Notes  [form signed by his hand] ; Enlistment - my attestation paper got crumbled to dust hence cause of not being able to give exact date of enlistment.    
Officer Notes (red ink entries)  [head of form] Service 3yrs 5mths Pension = 1s 3d - increased '91    
Letter transcriptions  view image View file    
IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f 210/211    
Image ref  20231010_130341 / 130352    
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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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