Papers of cadets selected for the Indian Army colleges at Wellington and Quetta. They consist of completed forms giving details of the candidate and his family background, and a certificate of age. Each volume contains an index.
Addiscombe Military Seminary: Registers of Seminary Cadets
Scope & Content:
The registers give dates of passing the committee and of entering Addiscombe, age, certificate number, by whom recommended, nominating Director, amounts and dates of expenses, date of qualification or of passing the final examination, and remarks. From 1816 the names and addresses of 'persons who...
Addiscombe Military Seminary: Monthly Reports on Mathematics and Classics
Scope & Content:
The reports list the cadets by class and rank, and give details of their application, progress and 'characteristics' in the study of mathematics and classics, with some remarks.
Papers of Assistant Surgeons (1804-1854) and of Assistant Surgeons selected by the Board of Examiners (1855-1881)
Scope & Content:
The series starts in 1804 (for information on the appointment of EIC assistant surgeons before that date see Court Minutes [IOR/B], Dispatches to India [IOR/E/4] and Lists of Rank etc. [IOR/L/MIL/9/270, 274, 278, 409-411]). The papers comprise birth or baptism certificates, testimonials, and cert...
Application papers and related correspondence on transfers from the British Army to one or three year commissions in the Indian Army, 1919-1921. The papers are arranged in anumerical sequence 1-2682.
Registers of Bengal, Madras and Bombay discharged soldiers, compiled at East India House, and giving rank, regiment, length of service, personal details and reason for discharge. Both volumes contain indexes.