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 Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription

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DescriptionOriginally transcribed by Peter Rogers in 2009. The dataset was updated by Betty Rudder in 2023. Letters attached to the forms have been transcribed separately and are downloadable, errors in the original dataset corrected and additional information added.

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.
Date transcribed2023-00-00
Transcribed byPeter Rogers, Betty Rudder
CommentNote 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!

View all other items of "Surname" with value "Algar" in "Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription " Surname  Algar    
First Name(s)  Henry    
Late of ( Regt)  4th Batn Bengal Ft Arty. 3rd Sikh Regt    
Address  Fauvic Grouville Jersey    
Where Born  Near Gt Yarmouth England    
Birth year  1813    
Trade  Waiter    
Enlisted where  Tower Hill Middlesex (by Sgt Lloyd)    
Enlist date  14 Mar 1835    
Regiment(s)  4th Batn Bengal Foot Artillery ; 3rd Sikh Regt    
Served Under  Artillery Lieuts A Light 1843, C H Blunt [18]45/46 ; 3rd Sikhs Lieut Adjt W F Leicester [18]52/54 ; Capt J Carnegie Cantont Magistrate Peshawar    
Discharged at  Town Majors Office Calcutta    
Discharge date  14 Mar 1856    
Cause of Discharge  Time Expired    
Medals  one, for Ferozeshur 21 and 22 Dec 1845. Clasp for Sobraon 10 Feb 1846    
Regimental No(s)  2272    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  None    
Record Date  23 Jun 1896    
Pensioners Notes  [form signed by his hand] ; When Born: Enlisted at the age of 22 (vide attestation) ; When Discharged by Govt Gen Order dated 14 Mar 1856 ; [letter attached to this form]    
Officer Notes (red ink entries)  Discharged: Pd 25th June    
Letter transcriptions  view image View file    
IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f 6    
Image ref  20231010_111831 / 111843    
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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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