morning mareith and roger
here we go then service/pension record for
joseph price
parish of birth colcullen
town of birth castlecomer
age at att [ when he joined up ] 19 yrs
att date 7 sep 1855
discharge rank cr sgt soldier no 2 90th regt of the line
served east indies 12 yrs 2 mos
character
character has been very good and in possesion of 2 good conduct badges and if not promoted would have 5 good conduct badges , he is in possesion of the indian mutiny medal with clasps for relief and capture of lucknow .
in possesion of 2nd class education school cert
his name appears 5 times in defaulters book and once court martialled
he was never wounded
now his service time
88th att private 7 sep 1855 - 30 nov 1856
transferred to 90th reg on 1st dec 1856 per authority dated horse guards 29 nov 1856 making a total service to the 3 nov 1856 of 1 yr 85 days
90th transferred private 1 dec 1856 - 26 sep 1857
promoted corporal 27 sep 1857 - 26 sep 1859
promoted sgt 27 sep 1859 - 2 feb 1860
in arrest sgt 3 feb 1860 - 5 feb 1860
twice reduced to private 6 feb 1860 - 11 mar 1864
additional service of one year allowed to reckon toward good conduct pay & pension for the relief of lucknow authority dated 11 apr 1861
reengaged at lahore for 11 yrs
private 12 mar 1864 - 24 oct 1866
good conduct pay at 1d 6 feb 1868
promoted corporal 25 oct 1866 - 16 june 1868
good conduct pay 2 6 feb 1868
promoted sgt 17 june 1868 - 14 nov 1872
good conduct pay 3 6 feb 1870
appointed cr sgt 15 nov 1872 - 27 aug 1875
good conduct pay 4 7 sep 1872
total service 20 yrs 353 days
further service 28 aug 1875 - 14 sep 1875
total service 21 yrs 6 days
militia
kilkenny fusiliers soldier no 271
enrolled 1 mar 1855
released 5 sep 1855 to join the 88th
description
height 5 feet 9 ins
complexion fresh eyes grey hair light brown
intended residence 60 stanley rd battersea london
thats the lot , so somewhere there is an indian mutiny medal with his name on it and a shame if it,s not in the family some place , he had a some what chequered career but pulled himself back to full promotion good on him .
as to the indian mutiny part it,s worth reading up on that as it makes for a very sad and terrifying time for those civilian brits who were out in india especially women and children as no quarter was shown to them .
if you are interested i can recommend this book written by saul david entitled the indian mutiny
it,s a very comprehensive view of the whole episode and has quotes from letters written by folk who were there .
sorry for the history lesson but it does help to put meat on the bones of josephs time out in india and his luck in coming through unscathed .
best wishes to you both
trevor
