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 Soldiers Pension Details - 1896

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Date transcribed2009-00-00
Transcribed byPeter Rogers
CommentThe 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.80/81    
Surname  Chapman    
First Name(s)  Henry    
Record Date  01-Jun    
Record Year  1896    
Address  3,Robertshaw Street,Bingley.    
Born  Cork,Ireland. 23rd.May 1838.    
Trade  Nil.    
Enlisted  Joined the Lawrence Military Asylum at Sanawar,Bengal in 1847. (27 Dec.1847).    
Regiment(s)  Nil.    
Served Under  Revd.John Cole,Principal of Asylum.     
Discharged  Lawrence Military Asylum 3rd.December 1869.(Pd.8th.February 1870) -Embarked 1st.January 1870.).    
Cause of Discharge  Broken down in health & Deafness -Now totally blind.    
Medals  No.    
Regimental Number  Nil.    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  No.    
Notes  Letter attached to L/MIL/14/214f.81 = Bingley, Pensioner Chapman forwards the 2 papers attached in explanation to the questions marked nil and respectfully requests that the same may be returned to him No.3 Robertshaw Street,Bingley,Yorkshire.(Returned 14.8.96). Notes on Form show ""Bengal Mily Despatches 1869-70 & Letters 1870    
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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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