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==Sergeants’ Occupations==
The following list provides examples of the variety of occupations in which a sergeant could be employed in . Many of these positions were of significant importance and standing and the chance to attain them was one of the attractions of joining the Company's army rather than the King's/Queen's army.<ref>Most of the information in this section comes from this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2000-04/0954667043 April 2000 post] by Peter Bailey </ref>
*Arrack Godown Sergeant (arrack or arak, a coarse spirit distilled from grain, rice, sugar cane etc; godown, a warehouse)
*Barrack Sergeant
