Ian, You may be interested in the following. http://maltaramc.com/regmltgar/sellstromr/2nd10th.jpg This page shows the movements of the 2nd Battalion from 1859. Shows the 2nd Battalion arriving in Madras on 24th February 1865, and returning from Burma on 7th January 1873, arriving Portsmouth 19th February 1873. I then checked some other material I am compiling, and found that by 10th April 1869 the battalion was at Bangalore, but thereafter they are not listed as being in India. Indicating, perhaps, that they were by 1870 they were in Burma. I confirmed this to be so from the 1871 Army List, which shows that they had moved from Madras to Rangoon. The next year they are shown in Rangoon, and in 1873 on passage home. Theres also here a reference to the Andaman Islands http://boards.ancestrylibrary.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1983&p=topics.Milita ry.uk.britarmy On FindMyPast I found two births that may be of interest, on the GRO Regimental Birth Indices. In both cases these are listed for the 10th foot. Maud M. Gillingham in 1872 in Rangoon, and Victoria E. Gillingham in 1874 "at sea." Alfred H. Gillingham is also shown there. These are the only three Gillingham births for the 10th Foot. These two girls are shown in the 1881 census at an orphanage in Prittlewell, Essex, as "orphans." If they were Robert's children then he must have been dead by then. I have found Victoria in both 1891 and 1901, Maud in 1901. It might be necessary for you to follow the muster rolls to find out what happened to Robert Gillingham. This would require research at The National Archives London. Best wishes, Noel [email protected]