Page 138 - Canadian Dominion Directory 1871 - Partie 1-fusionné

Records held at Guildhall. preserved at the Public Archives of
These show the volunteer's Canada, Ottawa.
originaI unit. Enlistment papers
in original unit will be found in
(W.O.108/4-6).
RECORDS OF SERVICE IN INDIA.
(ii) Imperia1 Yeomanry - Scrvice records of the Regular
Soldiers Documents (W.0.128/ Army in India will be found in
165) South African Local rnany of the sources mentioned. The
Armed Forces (i) Enrollmenf record of a man's discharge appear-
Forms; showing place of birth. ing in the Muster of a regiment in
age, next of kin (W.O.126/ 1) India gives no particulars about tlie
(ii) Nominal Rolls (W.0.127/ man. Casualty Rerurns often men-
1-23),
tion the wife's name as next of kin
j.e. when the soldjer has actually
The
documents
djed. Muçters of regirnents in India
British Regular Soldiers who served
1883-18S9 are to be found in
in
African War were, for 16,2751-2887). There are no Mus-
the greater part, destro~ed b~ enemy
terç Liere of Ar[i]lery or Engineers
bombing in World War IT'
India, A soldier discliarged on bis
which survived are beld (1967) at
return from India will be found
the :
ejther in the Depot Musters of his
Army Record Centre,
Regiment or 1863-1878 in the
Bourne Avenue,
Hayes,
Nerley
(W.0.12/ 13077-13105),
Middlesex.
1875-1889 in the Musters of the
The class of Medal Rolls from Discharge Depot, Gosport (W.0.161
1793-1904 (W.0.100/ 1-371) sorne- 2284, 2888-29 16). Those of Euro-
times contain a few details relating pean Oficers and soldiers of the
Honourable East Tndia Company's
to the soldier.
Service and of the Tndian (Imperial)
Army are preserved at the:
India Office Records,
RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN WAR
OF INDEPENDENCE (1776-83) Muster
194 Blackfriars Road,
S,E.l.
Books and Pay Lists of rnany Regi-
ments that took part in this war may
be found; but the Discharge Certi-
BOOKS OP REFERENCE.
ficates of men discharged in North
Arnerica, showing place of birth and Musters of the Victoria Hospital,
The following may be found use-
age. can very seidom be traced. A ful, in addition to those already men-
man's name, rank and date of dis- tioned:
charge rnay appear, but it js very Army Lists (Printed from 1760).
unlikely that anything else will be Hart's Army Lisfs, from 1840.
found. C. Dalton: English Army Lisfs and
For Hessian Troops, certain Regi- Commission Rrgisters 1661-1714.
mental Pay Lists have been pre- Col. Kingsley-Foster: Military
served. besides Account Books, etc. Generai Service Medal 1793-1814.
Here again a man's name may be Lists by Regiments of al1 officers
found jn a Pay List, but with per- and men who received the medals
sonal details only in a few cases. when issued in 184647:
Loyalist Regiment Muster RoIls C. Dalton: Waterloo Roll. List of
1777-1783 (ProvinciaI troops) are regirnents and officers who took
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