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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.210/211 | | Surname | Kelly | | First Name(s) | James | | Record Date | 08-Jun | | Record Year | 1896 | | Address | Ballyragget,Co.Kilkenny, Ireland. | | Born | Clontubrid, Parish of Lisdowney, Co.Kilkenny.20th.September 1831. | | Trade | Labourer. | | Enlisted | Dublin about 5th.December 1854,(Was attested by Sergt.Carr. - See Notes.), | | Regiment(s) | 3rd.Troop,Bombay Horse Artillery. | | Served Under | Col.Turnbull, Major Blake, Adj.Gibbert, Lieut.Leacock | | Discharged | Bombay 5th.May 1858.Service.3yrs.5mths. Pension = 1s.3d. - increased ' 91. | | Cause of Discharge | Gun shot wound in inside of left knee. | | Medals | Medal & Clasp for Cushshab,under Gens.Outrim & Stalker. 6385 | | Regimental Number | 3081 | | Wounds or Distinguishing Marks | Gun shot wound inside left knee & marks on calf of left leg where bullet was removed by Dr.Bell. | | Notes | Letter attached to Form = Ballyragget,Co.Kilkenny.8th.June 1896. I beg to Certify that the Attestation paper of Pensioner James Kelly is so Completely Crumpled that it is quite impossible to make out the date of his enlistment, but his Parchment Discharge No.184 is quite fresh and gives his Description particulars as to service, Height,Age Etc. signed, Henry McShane,Sergeant,R.I.Constabulary. |
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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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