Hello List Ainslie, this is just a thought, but perhaps there were no vacant Corporal roles in the regiment he returned to. Perhaps he may have become a Corporal the next time there was a vacancy, but he was invalided out before then. I do know that when soldiers in the British Army in India elected to change regiments, perhaps because their original regiment was returning to Britain, and they wished to stay on in India, they lost any NCO positions they held and reverted to being privates again. However, in practice I think they were promoted again reasonably quickly. Cheers Maureen On 05/04/2015, at 10:29 PM, Ainslie via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Thank you Noel for your information. I am still puzzled as to why he was > demoted to gunner, after previously being a Corporal. However, after a > period of unemployment following his discharge because of ill health, he > joined the Police Force as an Inspector, and later Bailiff in the Small > Cause Court, so I guess it wasn't something of terrible consequence anyway. > Again, thank you > Ainslie Sharpe > > -----Original Message----- > From: india-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Noel Clark via > Sent: Saturday, 4 April 2015 6:49 PM > To: INDIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [INDIA] "Remanded to" > > Simply means "sent back to." Not necessarily as the result of a breach of > discipline. Could be, for example, if new requirements were introduced for > particular soldiers (e.g. physical characteristics, qualifications) then > those not meeting them would be "remanded to" their original units. > >