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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.332 | | Surname | Starr | | First Name(s) | John | | Record Date | 08-Jun | | Record Year | 1896 | | Address | 90.Arlington Road, (Witnessed - Somers Town, London,NW.).  | | Born | 4,Brady's Place, Greycoats St., Westminster.23rd.July 1837. | | Trade | Tailor. | | Enlisted | Lambeth,31st.July 1857. | | Regiment(s) | 2nd.Troop, Bombay Horse Artillery. | | Served Under | H.Gibbard, G.Worsley. | | Discharged | Bombay, February 1860.Arrived in London 25th.June 1860.Service.2yrs.6mths. Pension= 9d. | | Cause of Discharge | Kick from a horse, compound fracture of left leg. | | Medals | Nil. 1764 | | Regimental Number | Unable to recollect. | | Wounds or Distinguishing Marks | Marks on left leg caused by a kick from a horse while in the Regiment. |
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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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