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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 "Coles" in "Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription " Surname  Coles    
First Name(s)  Thomas    
Late of ( Regt)  2nd Madras European Lt Infantry    
Address  Rose Cottage Wanstrow Shepton Mallet Somerset    
Where Born  Frome Somerset    
Birth date  18 Sep    
Birth year  1821    
Trade  Labourer    
Enlisted where  Soho Square London    
Enlist date  3 Apr 1841    
Regiment(s)  (1) Madras Sappers and Miners ; (2) 2nd Madras European Light Infantry (Artillery)    
Served Under  Col Law Chief Engineer Madras ; Major F W R Hands ; Col Richardson ; Major Hay ; Capt Pearce, 2nd European Light Infantry ; Col Carpenter Chief Engineer Pegu Circle, Burmah    
Discharged at  India Office London    
Discharge date  16 Aug 1859    
Cause of Discharge  Defective vision caused by a fall from my horse at Thayetmur, Burmah (Unfit)    
Medals  None    
Regimental No(s)  Sappers and Miners no 71 ; 2nd European Light Infantry No 1476    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  Loss of Left Eye    
Record Date  4 Jun 1896    
Pensioners Notes  [form signed by his hand]    
Officer Notes (red ink entries)  [head of form] Service 17yr 8mths Pension = 9d ; Regts: Artillery ; Discharge cause: unfit    
IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f 85    
Image ref  20231010_114019    
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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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