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• A Pilkington
  '''A Pilkington''' ...uOpK8&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQ-Pba0IbOAhUJWhoKHQ1xCzEQ6AEIMDAC#v=onepage&q=A.Pilkington%20Madras%20Railway&f=false Google Books “Southern India: Its H
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• Unattached List A
  '''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
  '''H A Yorke''' Lieut. R.E. (1872) [[Category:Railway People|Yorke, H A ]]
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• A M Saunders
  '''A M Saunders''' [[Category:Railway People|Saunders, A M ]]
  920 bytes (123 words) - 19:07, 25 April 2020
• G A Barnett
  '''G A Barnett''' [[Category:Railway People|Barnett G A ]]
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• W A J Wallace
  '''W A J Wallace''' Lieut. R.E.(1872) [[Category:Railway People|Wallace, W A J]]
  936 bytes (131 words) - 13:30, 25 April 2020
• T A Martin & Co
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• M L A Gompertz "Ganpat"
  ...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.
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• Battalion
  ...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
• Brigade
  ...y three battalions in strength; whereas, in the [[Artillery]] it refers to a regiment.
  249 bytes (34 words) - 07:04, 15 June 2015
• Havildar
  ...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
• Pensioner
  A '''pensioner''' is a man in receipt of a [[pension]].
  172 bytes (23 words) - 16:14, 28 January 2014
• Daffardar
  ...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
• Squadron
  A '''Squadron''' is a sub-division of a [[Cavalry]] regiment, usually comprising two or three [[Troop|troops]].
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• Descriptive Roll
  ...' 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
• Casualty
  ...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
  ...'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
• Jemadar
  ...pany of [[Sepoy|Sepoys]] below a [[Subadar]]. It was roughly equivalent to a second lieutenant.
  350 bytes (53 words) - 05:51, 26 June 2015
• Risaldar
  ...]]. 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
• Captain
  A '''captain''' may be either: *[[Captain (maritime)]] a Commander of a vessel
  242 bytes (36 words) - 19:10, 27 January 2014
• Cashiered
  ...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
• Intestate
  ...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
• Travel reading list
  ...This should be essential reading for researchers with an ancestor who was a Preventative Officer or worked in the Excise and Salt Department.
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• Pensioned
  ...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
• Captain (maritime)
  ...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
• Tide Waiter
  ...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
• District Officer
  ...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
• Colony
  ...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

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