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Title: Indian Army Garrison?
Post by: sallysmum on Sunday 14 October 18 14:43 BST (UK)
Can anyone help me decipher this text - I believe it to be the name of an army garrison in India.  This originated from muster rolls and listed as reason for the soldier being absent. 

Thank you
Title: Re: Indian Army Garrison?
Post by: despair on Sunday 14 October 18 14:53 BST (UK)
Could it be “At Landour”

Roger

Title: Re: Indian Army Garrison?
Post by: Regorian on Sunday 14 October 18 14:59 BST (UK)
Looks spot on Roger.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landour.

Title: Re: Indian Army Garrison?
Post by: sallysmum on Sunday 14 October 18 15:09 BST (UK)
fabulous - thank you for your quick responses and also another little snippet in my increasing knowledge of the British Army in India!

Sallysmum
Title: Re: Indian Army Garrison?
Post by: Regorian on Sunday 14 October 18 15:58 BST (UK)
A bit more for you Sallysmum, only 10 year after Waterloo and our tentacles were spreading over the Globe. This was the famous North West Frontier, soon to confront Russia via Afghanistan. On the other side of India, we overran Nepal which gave us the Gurka's, a splendid fighting force in the British Army today, the only enemy the Japanese in WWII were frightened of.   
Title: Re: Indian Army Garrison?
Post by: despair on Sunday 14 October 18 16:17 BST (UK)
Reminds me of an enjoyable read

The Great Game.   Peter Hopkirk

Roger-