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- '''A Pilkington''' ...uOpK8&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQ-Pba0IbOAhUJWhoKHQ1xCzEQ6AEIMDAC#v=onepage&q=A.Pilkington%20Madras%20Railway&f=false Google Books “Southern India: Its His ...2 KB (228 words) - 06:56, 23 July 2016
- '''Unattached List A''' is a military service to which [[Non-commissioned officer|NCO]]s could be tempor ...343 bytes (46 words) - 20:53, 28 January 2014
- '''H A Yorke''' Lieut. R.E. (1872) [[Category:Railway People|Yorke, H A ]] ...580 bytes (81 words) - 04:55, 8 August 2016
- '''A M Saunders''' [[Category:Railway People|Saunders, A M ]] ...920 bytes (123 words) - 19:07, 25 April 2020
- '''G A Barnett''' [[Category:Railway People|Barnett G A ]] ...531 bytes (70 words) - 07:26, 26 April 2020
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- '''W A J Wallace''' Lieut. R.E.(1872) [[Category:Railway People|Wallace, W A J]] ...936 bytes (131 words) - 13:30, 25 April 2020
- ...ok.php?pid=20201216 ''Mirror of Dreams''] by "Ganpat" 1928. fadedpage.com (A Canadian website) ...o Lamaland: Impressions of a Journey to Western Thibet''] by "Ganpat" (M L A Gompertz) [1926] Archive.org. ...1 KB (195 words) - 05:55, 28 December 2022
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- ...titular role only, and led by a Lieutenant-Colonel. It generally comprised a ‘Headquarters' Company, plus 2 to 5 other Companies ...265 bytes (37 words) - 19:32, 14 June 2015
- ...y three battalions in strength; whereas, in the [[Artillery]] it refers to a regiment. ...249 bytes (34 words) - 07:04, 15 June 2015
- ...oy]] non-commissioned officer in the [[Indian Army]] and the equivalent to a British [[Sergeant]]. It is an infantry rank. A Havildar wears three rank chevrons. ...234 bytes (34 words) - 05:49, 26 June 2015
- A '''pensioner''' is a man in receipt of a [[pension]]. ...172 bytes (23 words) - 16:14, 28 January 2014
- ...r.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'31st Lancers - Daffadar' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]] ...ian Army]] [[Cavalry]] [[non-commissioned officer]], equivalent in rank to a [[Sergeant]]. ...309 bytes (45 words) - 19:15, 17 June 2015
- A '''Squadron''' is a sub-division of a [[Cavalry]] regiment, usually comprising two or three [[Troop|troops]]. ...215 bytes (28 words) - 19:20, 28 January 2014
- ...' was a [[muster]] of men in a particular Corps of the Army which includes a description of the individual soldier concerned. ...253 bytes (35 words) - 05:37, 26 June 2015
- ...a soldier transferred out of his regiment for any reason whatever. Either a simple transfer, or retirement or, sometimes, death. ...221 bytes (30 words) - 06:03, 16 June 2015
- ...'colour serjeant''' is a senior serjeant ([[Non-commissioned officer]]) in a regiment. Usually there were three or four nominally charged with holding a ...242 bytes (33 words) - 06:12, 16 June 2015
- ...pany of [[Sepoy|Sepoys]] below a [[Subadar]]. It was roughly equivalent to a second lieutenant. ...350 bytes (53 words) - 05:51, 26 June 2015
- ...]]. The rank is equivalent to First Lieutenant in the [[British Army]] and a [[Subadar]] in the Indian Infantry. ...384 bytes (55 words) - 18:23, 28 January 2014
- A '''captain''' may be either: *[[Captain (maritime)]] a Commander of a vessel ...242 bytes (36 words) - 19:10, 27 January 2014
- ...he removal of a military officer from his office, usually as the result of a [[Court Martial]]. ...192 bytes (28 words) - 07:05, 15 June 2015
- ...without leaving a will. It is also the state of having died without make a will ('he died intestate'). ...185 bytes (30 words) - 17:23, 28 January 2014
- ...This should be essential reading for researchers with an ancestor who was a Preventative Officer or worked in the Excise and Salt Department. ...722 bytes (119 words) - 07:59, 27 April 2013
- ...a man in receipt of a [[pension]], or the date on which he first received a [[pension]]. ...260 bytes (38 words) - 16:14, 28 January 2014
- ...time '''captain''' was the commander of a vessel. Not to be confused with a naval [[Captain (naval)|captain]]. ...176 bytes (25 words) - 19:12, 27 January 2014
- ...e Waiter''' was a Customs Officer who checked the goods being carried when a ship landed in order to secure payment of customs duty. This was often achi There were usually a number of Tide Waiters attached to a particular Customs Department and they would be organised by the Tide Surve ...594 bytes (99 words) - 17:28, 28 April 2012
- ...Servant]] in charge of a District. After 1858, this position was known as a [[Collector|Collector-Magistrate]]. ...237 bytes (29 words) - 05:39, 26 June 2015
- ...which [[railways|railway]] workers lived, usually in the neighbourhood of a major railway works, junction, etc. ...265 bytes (36 words) - 06:11, 16 June 2015