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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.285    
Surname  Palmer    
First Name(s)  Josiah    
Record Date  08-Jun    
Record Year  1896    
Address  Offord D'arcy, Huntingdon.    
Born  Crimplesham near Downham Mk. (Market),Norfolk.29th.september 1819.    
Trade  Brickmaker or Labourer.    
Enlisted  Soho, London, September 1839.    
Regiment(s)  2nd.European Bengal Regt.    
Served Under  Col.Fishar (or some such name.) Adjutant Atkinson.    
Discharged  On the Himalayan Mountains, forgets the name of the Station,1846.(Pd.9th.June 1847.) Service, 6 yrs,10mths. Pension = 1s.3d.    
Cause of Discharge  Loss of sight - Invalided.    
Medals  None.    
Regimental Number  900 and something, forgets the odd numbers.    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  None (See notes).    
Notes  The Mayor of Huntingdon, John Samuel Smith, added the following remarks = Have known him several years, he is still sightless and feeble.    
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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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