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 Soldiers Pension Details - 1896
| Date transcribed | 2009-00-00 | | Transcribed by | Peter Rogers | | Comment | 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
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.295 & 295A | | | Surname | Price | | | First Name(s) | William.alias- KING,John. | | | Record Date | 02-Jun | | | Record Year | 1896 | | | Address | 6,Avon View, Beaufort Rd., St.George, Bristol.  | | | Born | St.James, Bath, Somerset.1st.August 1824.Baptised 29th.August 1824. | | | Trade | Tailor (My sight failed in India.). | | | Enlisted | 17th.April 1846 at 2 1/2 o'clock P.M. By Sergt.Cs.Lampert,London. | | | Regiment(s) | (1).1st.Bombay Fusiliers.(2) 3rd.Bombay Europeans.(3). Town Major's Non-effective List. | | | Served Under | Col.Mignon,Commanding Fusiliers. Col.R.S.Herne,Commanding Fusiliers. Col.Liddle,Commanding 3rd.Regt. | | | Discharged | India Office, London 8th.May 1861.(Pd.15th.) Service 14yrs.9mths. Pension = 1s. | | | Cause of Discharge | General Debility.(Unfit). | | | Medals | 1 Medal & 2 Slides for Mooltan & Googerat.For Sikh War, Punjab. | | | Regimental Number | 1275in 1st.Regt. & 64 in 3rd.Regt.(Sergeant). | | | Wounds or Distinguishing Marks | None. | | | Notes | Letter attached to Form ref 295. = To The Accountant General,India Office, London. From William Price,6,Avon View,Beaufort Road,St.George,Bristol. 8th.June 1896. ""Sergeant William Price,Pensioner respectfully beg to state that the certificate of Identity which he forwarded (3rd.June 1896) respecting my enlistment. I enlisted in the name of JOHN KING and answered to that name for some time in India. I made application to my Commanding Officer,Colonel Mignon, for permition to answer in my own name, I gave him satisfactory reason, my Colonel told me that he could not do so - but that he would enquire, some months passed before I received an answer, at last I was sent for to the orderly-room by the Colonel, he told me that it had caused a deal of trouble, the application had to be sent to England the result was that I was permitted to answer in my own name (viz.) William Price. PS. I omited to send this statement on the same day as the Certificate of Identity .WP. I am Sir,Yours respectfully, William Price. |
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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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