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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 "Gouldsmith" in "Forms of identification for Indian Army pensioners 1896 - Transcription " Surname  Gouldsmith    
First Name(s)  George    
Late of ( Regt)  1st Bengal Regt    
Address  Star Coffee House 9 High Street Bow E C (Witnessed - London)    
Where Born  London in the County of Surrey    
Birth date  29 Nov    
Birth year  1834    
Trade  Porter    
Enlisted where  Charles St Westminster    
Enlist date  3 Jun 1855    
Regiment(s)  1st Bengal European Regt EIC    
Served Under  Col Welchman in command the whole time    
Discharged at  East India House Leadenhall Street London    
Discharge date  29 Jul 1859    
Cause of Discharge  Gunshot wound in right leg below the knee    
Medals  1 Medal for action Delhi    
Regimental No(s)  Sir,My regimental Number I have quite forgot as it is many years back,I think it 1335    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  One wound only    
Record Date  1 Jun 1896    
Pensioners Notes  [form signed by his hand]    
Officer Notes (red ink entries)  [head of form] Service 3yrs 2mths Pension = 9d ; Discharged: Pd 20th July 1859    
IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f 163    
Image ref  20231010_115717    
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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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