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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.73 | | Surname | Card | | First Name(s) | William | | Record Date | 30-Jun | | Record Year | 1896 | | Address | 46,Athol St., East India Road, Poplar, London E.  | | Born | Lingfield,Surrey. 2nd.August 1832. | | Trade | Farm Labourer. | | Enlisted | Boer Head Westminster 26th.August 1850. | | Regiment(s) | 1st.Madras Fusiliers. | | Served Under | Lieut.Col.T.Ashton Dilke, Major Wm.Hill. | | Discharged | Port St.George, Madras 1858 (Pd. 21st.June).Service. 6yrs.225dys. Pension = 9d. | | Cause of Discharge | Invalided through gunshot wound in action, loss of left eye. | | Medals | Pegu,Burmah (! medal, PeguBar). | | Regimental Number | 2956 (Private.)(No.1 Company). | | Wounds or Distinguishing Marks | Loss of left eye & fracture left temple. |
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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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