MILITARY HISTORY SHEET

 

1 – Service at Home and Abroad (including former service of re-enlisted men, when allowed to reckon towards G. C

Pay or pension).

 

COUNTRY

FROM

TO

YEARS

DAYS

Service during voyages
to Hong Kong (30.11.94
to 15.12.94) reckoned
as British Service
for the purposes of
Deferred pay and
Indian Service for

Pension purposes.
Aurha Acct Genl

H Gds   1023 of

            2859   11.8.97

 

HOME

15-Sep-1881

26-Aug-1884

2

344

 

EGYPT

27-Aug-1884

01-Aug-1885

 

340

 

HOME

02-Aug-1885

20-Oct-1885

 

80

 

GIBRALTA

21-Oct-1885

10-Jun-1886

 

233

 

HOME

11-Jun-1886

04-Oct-1886

 

116

 

EAST INDIA

05-Oct-1886

06-Dec-1886

 

63

 

UPPER MUR???

07-Dec-1886

14-Dec-1888

2

8

 

E INDIA

15-Dec-1888

15-Dec-1891

3

1

 

HOME

16-Dec-1891

25-Nov-1892

 

345

 

EAST INDIA

26-Nov-1892

29-Nov-1894

2

4

 

HONG KONG

30-Nov-1894

22-Nov-1896

1

358

 

SINGAPORE

23-Nov-1896

12-Feb-1898

1

82

 

HOME

13-Feb-1898

27-Oct-1899

1

257

 

SOUTH  AFRICA

28-Oct-1899

29-Oct-1902

3

2

 

HOME

30-Oct-02

31-Oct-1902

 

2

 

 

 

 

21

47

2. Next of Kin

Father Henry  Mother Ellen        Paisley Cross St, St Helens, Lanc

Older Brother John         Younger do: Tho., Harry, William

Sisters:- Elizabeth, Lucy, Mary Ellen, Margaret, Esther

3. Campaigns

 

Egypt 1882-1885

Upper Burmah 188……………………….9

 

4. Wounded

Abu Klea Left arm +  ……………… (slightly)

 

 

5. Effects of Wounds

 

 

6 .Special Instances of
gallant conduct

 

 

7. Medals, decorations
and annuities

Egyptian + clasps for Abu Klea + Nile 1884-5

Upper Burmah 1885 .7 + 1887.9

Khedives Star.  DCM South Africa 1899, 1900 + 1901

Long Service and good conduct 5.5.02

8. Injuries in or by the
Service

 

 

           To whom

9. Married

           Date and Place

 

 

 

10. Passed Classes of
Instruction

Mounted infantry 1887

Musketry Hythe  4.10.92

11. Certificates of Edu-
cation

Jro Class: 2nd Class 12 mar 82

Group I 1st Class 28.8.97

12. Character on being

Passed to Reserve

 

 

 

13. Character on being
Discharged

 

 

 

14. Place of Discharge

 

15. Cause of Discharge

 

 

16. Pension Awarded

 

17. Died

 

18. Notes

 

 

 

STATEMENT of the SERVICES of No 5013 Name.  Joseph Finney

Corps
in which

Served

Promotions, Reductions

Casualties, &c

Army

Rank

Period of Service in
each Rank

Amount of
Service towards

Iam. Engngt.

Amount of
Service towards

Pension

Amount
of service
towards
G. C. Pay

From

To

years

days

years

days

years

days

Sth Lanc Regt

Attested

Private

15 Sept 81

15 Nov 81

 

62

 

62

 

662

        Transferred to the Rifle Brigade 15 Nov 81

 

62

 

62

 

662

We Certify the above to be a cancel statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of the Services of Joseph Finney to the 15 Nov 1881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Col  MBill

Copl unreadable  SO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commanding Paymaster Adjutant

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        40 Regimental District

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 RB

Transferred

Private

16 Nov 1881

1 May ‘84

2

168

2

168

2

168

 

G. C. Pay @ 1d

15th September 1883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appointed

A’Corpl

2 May ‘84

31 May ‘84

 

30

 

30

 

30

 

Promoted

Corpl

1 June ‘84

21 Oct ‘85

1

143

1

143

1

143

 

Appointed

A’Sergt

22 Oct ‘85

9 March 86

 

139

 

139

 

139

 

Promoted

Sergt

10 March 86

12 Sept 86

 

187

 

187

 

187

 

 

 

 

Total

4

364

4

364

4

364

 

Service extended under
G. O. 5b of 85 to 17 years

Sergt

13 Sept 86

4 Oct 86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With Colors authority
d/- AAG Office Colehocter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H o R J 12409.13.9.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/Rifle Bde

Transferred

Sergt

5 Oct 86

12 Oct 88

2

8

2

8

2

8

 

Entitled to 2d G C Pay 15 9 87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promoted

Cr Sergt

13 Oct 88

15 Dec 91

3

64

3

64

3

64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L .U. C. O.

Total

11

92

11

92

11

92