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Title: King's Warrant
Post by: skaterigg on Wednesday 24 March 10 11:50 GMT (UK)

I have an ancestor discharged from the 78th Regiment of Foot in 1833 "under the conditions prescribed in Articles 4 and 47 of the Regulations annexed to the King's Warrant of the 14th. November 1829".

Can any of you clever people tell me what articles 4 and 47 say?

Title: Re: King's Warrant
Post by: Pete Keane on Wednesday 24 March 10 22:43 GMT (UK)

I can tell you it was the Army Pensions Regulations, but not what the exact sections were.

Pete.

Title: Re: King's Warrant
Post by: skaterigg on Thursday 25 March 10 16:30 GMT (UK)

Many thanks, Pete Keane, for your prompt and knowledgeable reply.  Makes sense, for according to his discharge papers, in spite of 21 years and 91 days of service with good conduct and character, because the discharge is at his own request he relinquishes all claim to pension.  Tough!

Title: Re: King's Warrant
Post by: Pete Keane on Thursday 25 March 10 18:20 GMT (UK)

Particularily tough if he was signed on for 22 years!

Interesting to see where the Regt. were, or maybe were being posted to, at that time.

cheers

Pete