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Title: india 1853 millitary campaigns
Post by: nomie on Thursday 27 October 11 18:47 BST (UK)

Able moses Butterworth Bell was married in Ballery India.
His rank on the wedding list is farrier 3rd LC.
It doesn't have his regiment though?
You would think with a name like that it would be easy ???
 have tried FIBIS
 any help would be really good thank you

Title: Re: india 1853 millitary campaigns
Post by: KGarrad on Thursday 27 October 11 18:50 BST (UK)

Reckon that would be 3rd Light Cavalry?

If it was the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, then they were part of the Mutiny of 1857, Meerut.
Or it could be the 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry.

Rather depends on which Army he signed up to? Bengal or Bombay - the British Army only took over after the Mutiny.

Title: Re: india 1853 millitary campaigns
Post by: nomie on Thursday 27 October 11 19:16 BST (UK)

His grandson was born in pradesh so i guess he didn't leave the country. not sure what differance that makes but thank you for the start

Title: Re: india 1853 millitary campaigns
Post by: AnjyW on Sunday 08 January 12 17:17 GMT (UK)

Hi - Abel Moses is a relation of mine too.

I had understood he was in the 3rd Light Cavalry, and probably like his dad he just went under the name Bell.  I think the hyphen is a later adaptation.