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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.64 | | Surname | Byrne | | First Name(s) | Thomas | | Record Date | 06-Jun | | Record Year | 1896 | | Address | Maudlin Street,Kilkenny,Ireland. | | Born | Windgap Parish,Co.Kilkenny,Ireland,1821(Exact date not known.) | | Trade | Labourer. | | Enlisted | Dublin,3rd.January 1842. | | Regiment(s) | (1).1st.Co.1st.Batt.Bengal Artillery (No. 10 Light Field Battery) (2). After Indian Mutiny enrolled for service in Royal Artillery.No 7 Light Field Battery. | | Served Under | Major McDonnell in 10 Light Field Battery. Major Christie, 7th L.F. Battery. Afterwards Major Austin. Also Col. Delamain, who commanded. Also Major Angelo, who retired Lieut. Gen. | | Discharged | Negand, India, 6th.June 1862. | | Cause of Discharge | Put in papers and was put in Governor General's Orders for pension - cleared up in England. Service.- Pension =1s.6d.(Note - Specially good War Service.). | | Medals | 1 Star for Ratchpore,Gwalior,Commander Sir Hugh Gough & Lord Ellenborough. 2nd.Medal for Punjaub Campaign against Sheer Sing & Chatter Sing (Lord Gough) Bars for Chillenwarrah & Googerat. 3rd.Medal for Mutiny 1857-8. | | Regimental Number | 3220 | | Wounds or Distinguishing Marks | None | | Notes | Added note that pension increased in 1891. Specially Good War Service. |
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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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