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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.58 | | Surname | Butler | | First Name(s) | Maurice | | Record Date | 08-Jun | | Record Year | 1896 | | Address | 48,Main St., Dungarnass(Co.Waterford).  | | Born | Ballymacacliny,Waterford, Claims to be 61 years(in 1896),""Cant give exact age"". | | Trade | Labourer. | | Enlisted | Clonmel 2nd.January 1853. | | Regiment(s) | East India Co.Horse Artillery. | | Served Under | Major Henry Toombs, Gen.James Hill, Capt Perkins (Killed). | | Discharged | 25th.August 1858.Service./- Pension =1s.3d. | | Cause of Discharge | Lost right leg - amputated. | | Medals | 1 with Clasp,taking of Dullah(sic.). | | Regimental Number | 7841 | | Wounds or Distinguishing Marks | Lost leg,$$$ice ath$r. |
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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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