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 Soldiers Pension Details - 1896

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Date transcribed2009-00-00
Transcribed byPeter Rogers
CommentThe 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

Note 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'!

IOR Reference  L/MIL/14/214 f.154    
Surname  Geraghty    
First Name(s)  Thomas    
Record Date  03-Aug    
Record Year  1896    
Address  Maylough Post Office, Parish of Maylough.    
Born  Menlough, Parish of Menlough. (See notes.Aged noted as 28 in 1850.).    
Trade  Labourer.    
Enlisted  Dublin,30th.June 1849.    
Regiment(s)  1st.European Bengal Fusiliers.- now the 101st.Royal Munster Fusiliers.    
Served Under  Lt.Col.James Tudor, at the taking of Rangoon in 1851 & 1852    
Discharged  Calcutta December 1859.    
Cause of Discharge  With a view of getting on better in the Civil Service - which I did in the Public Works Department.    
Medals  1 Medal & 2 Clasps for Delhi & Lucknow.1 Medal & 2 Clasps for the Burmese War 1851/52.    
Regimental Number  1917    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  No wounds.    
Notes  (1) Birth Notes = ""I regret that I cannot send the $$$$ the old book is worn out and the pastor of the parish has died many a year since. (2) .A Letter is attached to the Form by Thomas Geraghty, late Colour Sergeant,Acting Mess Sergt.1st.Bengal Fusiliers "" I beg most repectfully with the atestation Cerificate to enclose this showing the names of some of the Officers under whom I had the honour to serve at the Siege of Delhi from the 8th.June 1857 till the 14th.Sept. same and from the 14th. till 27th. before it was finally cleared out..Served under Lt.Col.Welshman also under Major Gerrett & Brevet Lieut $$.G.G.Denniss Hamilton Esq., 1st.Lieutenant Adjutant for a long time in Delhi.""     
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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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