Unattached List

The Unattached List recorded Non-Commissioned Officers not attached to a regiment. This mainly covered soldiers working for the Ordnance, Commissariat and Public Works Departments. Before 1859 this list was known as the Town Major's List in Bengal/Bombay and Effective Supernumeraries in Madras.

Contents

FIBIS resources

• Peter Bailey, "The 'Unattached List'," FIBIS Journal, No 12 (Autumn 2004). For details of how to access this article online, see FIBIS Journals.
• Annual Unattached List - only 3 names transcribed but provides an example of information included.

Records

India Office Records at the British Library:

• Bengal Army Muster Rolls and Casualty Returns: IOR/L/MIL/10/181 1859 includes Unattached List
• Bengal Army Muster Rolls and Casualty Returns : IOR/L/MIL/10/183 1860 includes Unattached List
• Bengal Army Annual Returns - Unattached List IOR/L/MIL/10/201-252 1859-1907
• Bengal Army Monthly Casualty Returns - Unattached List IOR/L/MIL/10/253-300 1866-1907
• Madras Army Annual Returns and Casualty Rolls - Unattached List IOR/L/MIL/11/186-231 1863-1907
• Madras Army Quarterly and Monthly Returns and Casualty Rolls - Unattached List IOR/L/MIL/11/232-276 1853-1907
• Bombay Army Monthly Returns and Casualty Rolls - Unattached List IOR/L/MIL/12/198-265 1855-1907
• Bombay Army Annual Returns - Unattached List IOR/L/MIL/12/266-280 1893-1907
• Supply & Transport Corps: Register of services of British subordinates of the Supply & Transport Corps, 6th Poona Division, Bombay Army IOR/L/MIL/12/289 1872-1914
• India Unattached List Annual Returns IOR/L/MIL/14/144-175 1908-1944
• India Unattached List Annual Returns - Burma Division IOR/L/MIL/14/176-182 1904-1910
• India Unattached List Monthly Increase and Decrease Statements IOR/L/MIL/14/183-190 1907-1914
• India Unattached List Monthly Increase and Decrease Statements - Burma Division IOR/L/MIL/14/191-194 1904-1907

Microfilms held elsewhere

• LDS (Mormon) films:

• Bombay Army monthly returns and casualty rolls - unattached list, 1855-1907 L/MIL/12/198-265 Film Catalogue

External links

This India list post lists a number of the various types of Sergeants to be found on the Madras 'Effective Supernumeries'. These were positions 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.