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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.69 | | Surname | Campbell | | First Name(s) | James | | Record Date | 03-Jun | | Record Year | 1896 | | Address | 45,North Frederick Street,Glasgow 7.  | | Born | Edinburgh. 22nd.April 1827. | | Trade | Baker. | | Enlisted | Edinburgh,26th.March 1846. | | Regiment(s) | (1).1st.Madras Fusiliers.(2).Gentlemen's Volunteer Cavalry at Cawnpore 19th.July 1857.(3). Rejoined Regiment at Lucknow 30th.Sep.1857. | | Served Under | Capt.Gosling, Lieut.Hornby,Thomas Ashton Duke, Commanding, Adjutant Seton,1st.Madras. | | Discharged | Edinburgh Castle, $$$ 2/60 (Pd 25 June 1860). | | Cause of Discharge | Wounds received in action at Sultanpore under Sir Hope Grant. | | Medals | 3 medals, Indian Mutiny, Burmah 1852, Good Conduct. | | Regimental Number | 2509 | | Wounds or Distinguishing Marks | Gunshot wound in left shoulder. Bullet unextracted. | | Notes | Added note- 9d increased to1/- 1886. |
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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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