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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 "Cookes" in "Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription " Surname  Cookes    
First Name(s)  William    
Late of ( Regt)  3rd Bengal European Regt    
Address  Ashley Chambers Wild Court Great Wild Street    
Where Born  York St London Rd S E    
Birth date  26 Jan    
Birth year  1834    
Trade  Porter    
Enlisted where  Southwark Police Ct    
Enlist date  8 Apr 1853    
Regiment(s)  3rd Bengal European Regt    
Served Under  Col Grey    
Discharged at  Gravesend    
Discharge date  Dec 1861    
Cause of Discharge  Time Expired    
Medals  1 medal for Battle of Sussia and Agra 10 Oct 1857    
Regimental No(s)  205    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  No    
Record Date  3 Jun 1896    
Pensioners Notes  [form signed by his hand] ; [from orig dataset entry but not on this form] 3123 in Artillery [regl no ?]    
Officer Notes (red ink entries)  [head of form written in pencil] Cooper    
IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f 98    
Image ref  20231010_114250    
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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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