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==Sergeants’ Occupations==
(nb. For purposes of online searching it is to be noted that the word is more often spelled as "Serjeant")
The following list provides examples of the variety of occupations in which a sergeant could be employed. 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)
