The volumes were compiled at East India House and in the India Office Military Department during the preparation of answers to claims for pay, allowances, pension, transfer, promotion etc. They often include precedents taken from correspondence and proceedings.
The Bengal Service Army Lists provide detailed information on an officer's career to date. The initial entry usually gives 'inter alia' a cadet's date of birth, the name of his father, and the names of the person who recommended him and the director who nominated him - there then follows a contin...
The Madras Service Army Lists provide detailed information on an officer's career to date. The initial entry usually gives 'inter alia' a cadet's date of birth, the name of his father, and the names of the person who recommended him and the director who nominated him - there then follows a contin...