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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> Bailey, Peter. [https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/12902184/ "Bazaar Sergeant"] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'', 2 Apr 2000. Retrieved 6 October 2018.</ref>There may have been opportunities to obtain financial benefits in the form of commissions or kickbacks.<ref>Similar to the Quarter-Master of the [[22nd Regiment of Foot| 2nd Cheshires]] in the early 1880s [https://archive.org/details/undertenviceroys00woodiala/page/40/mode/2up Page 41] ''Under Ten Viceroys: the Reminiscences of a Gurkha'' by Major-General Nigel Woodyatt 1922 Archive.org.</ref>
*Arrack Godown Sergeant (arrack or arak, a coarse spirit distilled from grain, rice, sugar cane etc; godown, a warehouse)
*[[Barrack Sergeant]]
