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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 "Boudler" in "Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription " Surname  Boudler    
First Name(s)  James    
Late of ( Regt)  RS Foresters Notts Militia    
Address  1 Stansted Rd Southsea    
Where Born  Dublin Ireland    
Birth date  abt 21 Apr    
Birth year  1824    
Trade  Wheelwright, Carpenter    
Enlisted where  Kensington London    
Enlist date  2 Jul 1839    
Regiment(s)  2nd B E Regt after 2 B E Fusiliers ; 1st B E Fusiliers at Delhi ; 3rd B E Regt Carlow Rifles ; 1st Hussr Lt Vol Notts Militia    
Served Under  Gen Sir C J Napier ; Gen Lord H Gough ; Col Cotton Bearomach? ; Gen Sir A Wilson ; Genl Nicholson, Delhi    
Discharged at  Morar Gwalior    
Discharge date  11 Feb 1860    
Cause of Discharge  On application on completion of 20y 9m Service, 2 years grant for turning over to Queens without bounty    
Medals  Punjaub 1848-9 Cillinawalla, Gougrat I[nidian] Mutiny, Dehli    
Regimental No(s)  784 ; 369    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  None    
Record Date  1 Jun 1896    
Pensioners Notes  [form signed by his hand]    
IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f 33    
Image ref  20231010_112441    
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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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