The registers contain the following details (or a selection of them) for each recruit: name, age, height, colour of hair and eyes, type of complexion, shape of face, place of birth, by whom and where enlisted, date of enlistment and attestation, date of joining the depot and of final approval, pe...
Registers of men embarked, compiled at the port of embarkation. They are arranged by ship, and each volume contains an index of ships' names. The list of men for each ship is divided into infantry and artillery, in roughly alphabetical order. IOR/L/MIL/9/85,89-90 & 96 give rank, place of bir...
Cadet Papers (1789-1860) and Cadet Registers (1775-1860)
Scope & Content:
The series is divided into two separate sub-series, namely the Cadet Papers (1789-1860) IOR/L/MIL/9/107-254 and the Cadet Registers (1775-1860) IOR/L/MIL/9/255-269. The Cadet Papers consist of application forms and petitions, birth or baptism certificates produced to satisfy age regulations, test...
Annual lists of cadets and assistant-surgeons appointed to each Presidency, arranged in order of seniority and giving the names of nominating Directors. Promotion in the Company's forces was taken in strict rotation as senior ranks retired or died and a cadet's position in the list could have an ...