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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 "Powell" in "Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription " Surname  Powell    
First Name(s)  John    
Late of ( Regt)  10th Hussars    
Address  4 Llandowlais Place Oakfield Cwmbran Newport Mon [Monmouthshire]    
Where Born  Milton Bryant Bedfordshire    
Birth date  15 Sep    
Birth year  1838    
Trade  Labourer    
Enlisted where  Woburn    
Enlist date  6 Dec 1856    
Regiment(s)  (1) Bedford Militia1856-1858 ; (2) 11th Hussars1858-1878 ; (3) 10th Hussars1878-1882 (see notes)    
Served Under  Col Fraser VC CB 11th Hussars    
Discharged at  Netley    
Discharge date  14 Jun 1882    
Cause of Discharge  Time Expired    
Medals  None    
Regimental No(s)  44511th Hussars    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  Scar on back of neck    
Record Date  6 Jun 1896    
Pensioners Notes  [form signed by his hand]    
Officer Notes (red ink entries)  Regts Served In: [in pencil] Drill Instr Lawrence, Military Asylum, Age 42 ; [head of form in pencil] Ref 3388/1882 [red ink] 14th June 1882 ; [struck through] Paid from Imperial Revenues    
IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f 294    
Image ref  20231010_132540    
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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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