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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.231/232/233    
Surname  Mara    
First Name(s)  William    
Record Date  16-Jun    
Record Year  1896    
Address  16,Globe Lane, Woolwich, Kent.    
Born  Forrest Gate, Westham in Essex 2nd.February 1821.    
Trade  No trade,Workingman.    
Enlisted  London,July 1840.    
Regiment(s)  2nd.Bombay Regiment Light Infantry.    
Served Under  Col.Matthew,Commanding Officer.    
Discharged  Medical Board,Bombay.Discharged December 1856,(Pd.3rd.June 1857) Service 16yrs.5mths. Pension = 9d.    
Cause of Discharge  True Bad Health.    
Medals  No.    
Regimental Number  42X.    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  No.(Note; Col.Mechan, Major Lemesure, Col.Ramsey entered here!)     
Notes  Letter attached = William Mara,2nd.Bombay Regt. East India Compy on the pensioner list the 3rd.June 1857. Come home on the 27th.May 1857 in the Seringpatam, one of Greens Ships, Captain Whittle in Command of us. I come home true bad health.My Service 16 years and 5/12. I listed in 1840 in July.Number of my Discharge is 665. Pension per day Ninepence for life. Wm. Mara is 74 years old on the second of February last. Signed, William Mara,Number 6,Globe Lane,Woolwich in Kent in June 1896.    
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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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