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Soldiers' & Widows' Pension Details - 1896 |
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Soldiers Pension Details - 1896
Date transcribed | 2009-00-00 | Transcribed by | Peter Rogers | Comment | 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
Note 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'! |
| IOR Reference | L/MIL/14/214 f.50 | | Surname | Brown | | First Name(s) | William | | Record Date | 01-Aug | | Record Year | 1896 | | Address | 2,Crank Court,Glass House St., Nottingham.  | | Born | Lincoln,14th.November 1818.(See notes.) | | Trade | Barge Man. | | Enlisted | London, Soho Square.26th.May 1843. | | Regiment(s) | E(1)..I.Coys. Horse Artillery, 5th.Compy.1st.Battn. Foot Artillery.(2).1st.Compy.6th.Battn.Foot Artillery(3).Volunteered to 4th.Compy to Lood$$ana - in /50 to 2 Troop 1st.Brigade $$$$$ $$$$. | | Served Under | Major Waller,Commanding, Lieut.Holland 6th.Battn. | | Discharged | Umballa June 1855(Pd. S.C.P.). | | Cause of Discharge | Got hurt by a gun upsetting at Aboozai/54.Claimed discharge 55. | | Medals | 1 Mirwal with clasp Sobraon,2 Wheelers Divn. Punjab. | | Regimental Number | 3777 | | Wounds or Distinguishing Marks | Damaged ankle by upsetting of gun - Blind in left eye. | | Notes | Age noted as 34 in 1856. 28 in 50. |
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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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