Gail My understanding of the term "east Indies" meant what is now Indonesia. However, if my high school geography is any good from 40 years ago, Britain was never in Indonesia, as it was a Dutch Colony. I am not even sure if they had settled in Singapore by 1828. Fife is an Shire in Scotland, while Dublin is in Ireland. They did have an Army Hospital - similar to the one at Chelsea in London, so he may have been ill before discharge. The other reason might have been that the Regiment was stationed in Ireland as that is the time of the potato famine. Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter and Gail Gilmore <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 12:46 PM Subject: Re: 26th Regiment of Foot > Don't know if anybody on this list will be able to help, but perhaps you > could refer me on to another email address. I have checked the Regiment > website but there is no email address that I could find to write to for > answers. > I am interested in James SCOTT a sargeant with the 26th Foot. > He enlisted on 9 February 1826 at Cupar, Fife. I have a copy of his Army > records and have a few questions. > He served in the East Indies from 9 September 1828 to 31 December 1828. > Where precisely would this have been? > He was promoted to Sergeant on 18 December 1838. However at his marriage in > Glasgow in 1837, he is shown as Sergeant. Would it be possible he as in an > acting position at this time? > He was discharged in May 1848, apparently in Dublin. Was it the practice > then for the soldiers to return to their home town? > Thank you very much for your time, > Gail > Qld Aust > > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > First AIF Order of Battle 1914-1918 > http://www.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/index.html >

I believe the East Indies were in fact India; cf. the Honourable East India Company. The Army Hospital similar to the one at Chelsea in London was known as the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Since 1991 it has been home to the Irish Museum of Modern Art. As for the reason the Regiment was stationed in Ireland; there was no separate Irish state at that time and the 'British Army' had been in Ireland since it emerged in its modern form after the Restoration of 1660, Dublin was as much a 'Home' posting as Aldershot. Regards, Donnacha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 5:07 AM Subject: Re: 26th Regiment of Foot > Gail > My understanding of the term "east Indies" meant what is now Indonesia. > > However, if my high school geography is any good from 40 years ago, Britain > was never in Indonesia, as it was a Dutch Colony. > > I am not even sure if they had settled in Singapore by 1828. > > Fife is an Shire in Scotland, while Dublin is in Ireland. They did have an > Army Hospital - similar to the one at Chelsea in London, so he may have been > ill before discharge. > > The other reason might have been that the Regiment was stationed in Ireland > as that is the time of the potato famine. > Mike Boyd > Brisbane > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peter and Gail Gilmore <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 12:46 PM > Subject: Re: 26th Regiment of Foot > > > > Don't know if anybody on this list will be able to help, but perhaps you > > could refer me on to another email address. I have checked the Regiment > > website but there is no email address that I could find to write to for > > answers. > > I am interested in James SCOTT a sargeant with the 26th Foot. > > He enlisted on 9 February 1826 at Cupar, Fife. I have a copy of his Army > > records and have a few questions. > > He served in the East Indies from 9 September 1828 to 31 December 1828. > > Where precisely would this have been? > > He was promoted to Sergeant on 18 December 1838. However at his marriage > in > > Glasgow in 1837, he is shown as Sergeant. Would it be possible he as in > an > > acting position at this time? > > He was discharged in May 1848, apparently in Dublin. Was it the practice > > then for the soldiers to return to their home town? > > Thank you very much for your time, > > Gail > > Qld Aust

Hello Mike, the British did in fact take control of Batavia/Java for a period around 1800-1812 while Holland was controlled by Napoleon. As they did in Mauritius and South Africa. Eventually they gave Java back to Dutch control. Singapore was started by English at the time they were forced to leave Java due to it being given back to the Dutch. Not sure of exact dates. Hope this helps Robert Heal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 9:07 PM Subject: Re: 26th Regiment of Foot > Gail > My understanding of the term "east Indies" meant what is now Indonesia. > > However, if my high school geography is any good from 40 years ago, Britain > was never in Indonesia, as it was a Dutch Colony. >