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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.249/250    
Surname  Mcnamara    
First Name(s)  John    
Record Date  01-Jun    
Record Year  1896    
Address  Kilrush, Co.Clare.    
Born  Carnaceha, Kilrush, Co.Clare.1829.    
Trade  Labourer.    
Enlisted  Limerick - no date.    
Regiment(s)  Bombay Foot Artillery.    
Served Under  Capt Welcome.    
Discharged  Discharged followed hire.(Pd.10th.August 1861) Service 10yrs.4mths. Pension =9d.    
Cause of Discharge  Invalid.    
Medals  Nil.    
Regimental Number  2174 (Gunner).    
Wounds or Distinguishing Marks  Nil.    
Notes  Letter attached = Addressed from Burton Street,Kilrush,Co.Clare. 1st.June 1896. Sir, I beg to forward Identification paper with the answers carefully filled in to the best of my knowledge for years and climatic influences often prevented me from being as accurate as one of younger and more robust frame of mind and health and if there are any discrepencies in my discharge documents as to the length of service or dates it is owing to some error at the Army Headquarters for since my discharge from the Army I am residing in this locality convenient to which I was from and that I know of no mistake for I have made $$$$$ since the Army Paymaster were in the habit of Paying the Army pensions here and since then I have received it in the hand way of Pensioners. signed John McNamara.    
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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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