1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders

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Hi Rootschatters,

1 Batt. Seaforths were in India from 12Feb1903-30Dec1914.

(Playing lots of very successful football matches it would appear, and being proclaimed the best ever at tests.)
That aside, I'm looking to get a list of ALL officers present at this time especially 1905 onwards. How do I go about this?
Or do any of you already have, or have access to, this information?
Also, a colour-sgt. ... if promoted becomes a what?
Hope someone here can help, thanks VM.

[ShaunJ]

Army Lists: https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/100739612

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Thanks Shaunj,
I'd completely forgotten about them, I have trawled through them, and very recently too.
Any ideas on ranking of colour sgt?
I had another question also which I  never asked: is there anyway to reverse check pension payments? i.e Know who the payments were made to, but don't know who they were made on behalf of, nor which dept./pension number they came from.
Did all pension payments come from one dept. or were there various?

[Jebber]

Colour Sgt.= Staff Sgt.

[ShaunJ]

On the pension question, I have no experience of tracing army pensions but I was able to trace a naval officer's widow's pension in the Paymaster General ledgers ( PMG19 in my case)  in the National Archives from 1884 through to 1929.

See http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C229

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Thanks Jebbers, ShaunJ.
More queries:
Could a colour sgt eventually become a major?
Apologies for my complete ignorance on ranking.
If the person is a medical man, is there a separate register, list available or are they just another army corp, and listed the same as any other? (Hope that makes sense)

[ShaunJ]

Could a colour sgt eventually become a major?

Yes - if he was commissioned his first commission as a 2nd Lieutenant and subsequent promotions would appear in The Gazette.

If the person is a medical man, is there a separate register, list available or are they just another army corp, and listed the same as any other? (Hope that makes sense)

Medical officers would be listed in the Army Lists under Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC).

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ShaunJ,
Many thanks for all your help.