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From: Elizabeth Dolan <>
Subject: Re: [India-L] Bengal Army List Film Nos
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 18:48:30 +1000
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Hi Peter,

Thank you very much for you detailed reply. It is much appreciated.


>As Elizabeth indicates, it is first necessary to look in the Index
>(Z/L/MIL/10/1) for the Name of the Officer concerned. This is in LDS Film.
>1886143 (for Bengal).

I found Charles Crane's details from the A2A catalogue. If I hadn't would
I have had to order
the above film?

>There will be a reference number for an individual officer which will remain
>the same for all years after 1843 until he leaves the service. It looks as
>if Charles Joshua Crane's number was 102. So, apart from 1843, he should be
>found in all years as indicated. I have listed the LDS Film numbers after
>Elizabeth's references (102 only applies to Crane) below:
> >
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/23/291 [n.d.] 1843
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/36/102 [n.d.] 1844 1867258
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/38/102 [n.d.] 1845 1867259
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/40/102 [n.d.] 1846 1867259
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/42/102 [n.d.] 1847 1867260
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/44/102 [n.d.] 1848 1867261
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/46/102 [n.d.] 1849 1867262
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/49/102 [n.d.] 1850 1867262
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/51/102 [n.d.] 1851 1867263
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/53/102 [n.d.] 1852 1867264
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/55/102 [n.d.] 1853 1867287
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/57/102 [n.d.] 1854 1867288
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/60/102 [n.d.] 1855 1867289
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/62/102 [n.d.] 1856 1867290
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/64/102 [n.d.] 1857 1867291
> > ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/66/102 [n.d.] 1858 1867292

I had a look at the Familysearch site and it looks as if the 1867258 film
covers 1843 as well. So in 1843
will Charles be listed but just not with the 102 number?

> > (23rd NI, ret 46)?
>
>He served in the "23rd Bengal Native Infantry - and it looks as if he
>retired in 1846 and so may not feature in the later volumes (films)

Again the above references came from A2A so, does that not confirm that he
is mentioned?

>To be able to quote the references (film nos.) for his service prior to
>1843, it would be helpful to have the remainder of the reference.

I am not sure just what remainder of the reference there is. This is the
whole downloaded reference
for 1858.

Bengal Army
[Access Conditions] No restrictions

Bengal Service Army Lists

Bengal Service Army Lists

FILE - Bengal Service Army List - ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/66 -
date: 1858
item: Crane, Charles Joshua 23rd NI, ret 46 -
ref. IOR/L/MIL/10/66/102 [n.d.]

>However, the records are largely accumulative, so probably little is lost
>by going to
>the later records. The system of records was introduced in 1843 and a record
>was compiled in that year for all officers who had served prior to that
>date. These are contained in 16 volumes!
So if I ordered the 1858 film then I should retrieve all the information
from earlier years?

I'm sorry for the delay in replying to you email but my network card
decided to die and had a day or so
enforced break.

Again many thanks for all the wonderful information you have given me.

Regards
Liz Dolan

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