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*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=appeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Code of Regulations for the Medical Department of the Presidency of Bombay'']  1849 Google Books
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=appeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Code of Regulations for the Medical Department of the Presidency of Bombay'']  1849 Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/presidentialarmi00carnrich#page/n5/mode/2up ''The Presidential Armies of India''] by Colonel S Rivett-Carnac 1890 Archive.org has chapters on the Bombay Army
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/presidentialarmi00carnrich#page/n5/mode/2up ''The Presidential Armies of India''] by Colonel S Rivett-Carnac 1890 Archive.org has chapters on the Bombay Army
*[https://archive.org/stream/BlackwoodsMagVol108/Blackwood_s_Magazine#page/n797/mode/2up "Colonel Edward Hamilton of the Honourable East India Company’s Service"] by Lieut.-General Sir J Spencer Ewart page 771 ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', Volume 208, 1920. Archive.org. Edward Hamilton was born 1733 and joined the Bombay Army c 1756. Following a massacre of Europeans at [[Patna]], he was ordered to join a force which was sent to Calcutta as reinforcements where he was involved in hard campaigning  c 1765.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/navalmilitarymag02londuoft#page/590/mode/2up "Sir Henry Oakes"]. Appointed 1775, died 1827 ''Naval and Military Magazine Volume 2'', page 590, 1827
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/navalmilitarymag02londuoft#page/590/mode/2up "Sir Henry Oakes"]. Appointed 1775, died 1827 ''Naval and Military Magazine Volume 2'', page 590, 1827
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=jIUEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 ''Memoirs of the early life and service of a field officer on the retired list of the Indian army''] by Major David Price 1839 Google Books. Born in 1762, he was recruited into the East India Company Army in London in 1780 and was in the Bombay army  until 1805.  He died in 1835 and his obituary appears on [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jIUEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA529 page 529].  Also see  [[Scholars or antiquarians]]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=jIUEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 ''Memoirs of the early life and service of a field officer on the retired list of the Indian army''] by Major David Price 1839 Google Books. Born in 1762, he was recruited into the East India Company Army in London in 1780 and was in the Bombay army  until 1805.  He died in 1835 and his obituary appears on [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jIUEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA529 page 529].  Also see  [[Scholars or antiquarians]]

Revision as of 14:20, 13 June 2018

The Bombay Army was one of the three Presidency Armies of the East India Company. In 1859, following the Indian Mutiny, the armies were restructured when India was brought under the control of the British Government. The Bombay Army ceased to exist when the official Indian Army was formed in 1895.

A list of Bombay Army regiments can either be found in the Bombay Army Category or alphabetically, by type, in Bombay Army Regiments.

Divisions

FIBIS Resources

Gopal Drooge is identified as the modern Kabbal Durga. The murders took place in September 1783 when thirteen officers from the Bombay Army, including Captain Richardson of the 3rd Bombay Sepoys and four officers from the British Army were killed on the orders of Tipu Sultan.
  • "The Memoirs of John Norton of the Bombay Mint" by Joan Harrison FIBIS Journal Number 34 (Autumn 2015) pages 18-26.
John Norton left England in November 1819 for Bombay, as an artilleryman in the Bombay Artillery. He was appointed to the Gun Carriage Manufactory and subsequently became a Sub Conductor of Ordnance. He was subsequently appointed to the Bombay Mint, where he was required to resign from the Army.
For details of how to access these articles, see FIBIS Journals.

Records

Main article: East India Company Army

British Library

Please note that the records Registers of Bombay Army European Soldiers IOR/L/MIL/12/109-116 1795-1862 commenced in 1831 and only contain men still serving in the Army at that date. These records have been transcribed by FIBIS, refer above. If a man left the Army prior to 1831 for any reason, including death, he will not appear in these records. The Muster records are an alternative source of information.
FamilySearch (LDS (Mormons)) have filmed many of these records, most of which are now available as digitised microfilm. Search the Microfilm catalogue by entering keywords such as Bombay Army. In particular, "Bombay Army muster rolls and casualty returns, 1708-1865" catalogue entry are available.
Note: Microfilm ordering services ceased September 2017, however selected microfilms have been digitised and are currently available for viewing on a FamilySearch computer at a FamilySearch Centre or FamilySearch Affiliate Library. Locate these records through the FamilySearch catalogue. It is expected that in time all microfilms will be similarly available in this format. See FamilySearch Centres for viewing details.
At least some of the records in the series Miscellaneous Bombay Army officers' marriage notifications IOR/L/MIL/12/108 have been transcribed by the British Library and are available on India Office Family History Search
  • Soldiers’ and Officers’ Wills IOR/L/AG/34/30 1825-1881 (varies according to Presidency and whether a soldier or an officer). These records are available on findmypast

Other sources

The National Army Museum holds a card index detailing officer's services. This index is unpublished and not available elsewhere. See the NAM article for details.

External links

Historical books online