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 Registers of Bengal Army European Soldiers 1851-1857 A - K

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DescriptionHeld by the British Library - BL ref IOR/L/MIL/10/126. Film no. L1100938 to L1110381.
Date transcribed2019-00-00
Transcribed byRobert Charnock
CommentPlease note that the Currency listed in the Estate in Money & Effects column are in Rupees / Annas / Pies, unless otherwise designated as UK pounds [pnd] / shillings [s] / pennies [d] currency

Source film no.  L1110351    
Source year  1852    
View all other items of "Surname" with value "Kerr" in "Registers of Bengal Army European Soldiers 1851-1857 A - K" Surname  Kerr    
First names  Peter    
Rank  Gunner    
Situation  1st Troop 1st Brigade Horse Artillery    
Regt. no.  7695    
Occupation before enlistment  Draper    
Town and County  Carlston, Roxburgh    
Where first enlisted  Edinburgh    
Enlistment date  10 Mar 1852    
Contracted service  12 years    
Arrival ship from Europe  St Croix    
Arrival date  1852    
Remarks  Sergeant 1st Troop 1st Brigade Horse Artillery. Contusion on the chest by a musket ball 23 Jul 1857.    
Casualy report or Return date  Cas List 1 Aug    
Date of death  10 Jul 1859    
Place of death  Lucknow    
Estate in money and effects  56 / 15 / 7    
How disposed of  Intestate. Rs28 7a 10p to W O Quartermaster Sergeant Armstrong 1st Troop 1st Brigade Horse Artillery 6 Dec 1859. Rs28 7a 9p to Military Sec 11 Jan 1860    
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The registers give full personal details of enlisted men, including casualties, in a rougly alphabetical arrangement in date order of arrival in Bengal. They were compiled at East India House, mainly from the Muster Rolls
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