Military terms from the1860s

[4b2]

Dear RootsChatters,

I need a little help with the following image.



My transcription is:

2[n]d B[attalio]n 1833. Eff? Sup?r 15 May 1833. Laby[rator]y Corp[oral] 1833. Store Serj[ant] [18]42. Died 8 Oct[ober] 1865. C. N Per? 1866.

Thank you in advance.

[4b2]

A second I have as follows:



List of military embarked on board the Ship Britannia 11th August 1805. This ship was last off the Brazils? on the 4th December 1805 _ a number? of the men arrived at Madras on board the Simpson in the year 1806

[Andy J2022]

I think it is this ship was lost not last, hence why the men (the crew?) came to be aboard the second ship, whose name, I believe, is not Simpson. The first letter in unlike the 'S' of ship. For what it is worth, if the latter ship was a Royal Navy ship, there was no HMS Simpson.

[Andy J2022]

As for the first piece of writing, if you are right about the laboratory part (and I don't have a better explanation) this suggests he was employed at the laboratory in the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, so he was in the Royal Artillery. That would also fit with the stores sergeant reference. Sup^r  suggests supervisor, although I have no idea what the Eff part stands for.

[KGarrad]

I have no idea what the Eff part stands for.

Effective?

[Little Nell]

The Britannia was an East Indiaman, according to contemporary newspaper reports. Unfortunately no mention of the Simpson.

Nell

[ShaunJ]

Could be Sup^t = Superintendent

May we know whose record this is?

[AlanBoyd]

There is an article about the loss of the Britannia in the Calcutta Gazette of 3rd July 1806.

Extract from the Proceedings of a Court of Enquiry, held on board His Majesty's Ship Diadem, dated St. Salvador, November 18, 1805...

The article mentions two other ships by name: the Honorable Company's ship Streatham (which collided with Britannia), and  Comet (Captain Moring) which helped with the rescue. However it also states that thanks are due to "such other Commanders who afforded any assistance and comfort to those who had the misfortune to be in the Britannia when she struck.", so other vessels must have been involved.

Britannia's commander was Captain Birch. Streatham's Captain is not named in the article.

And, of course, the men who arrived in Madras on board the "Simpson" could have transferred on to that ship from another that was directly involved in the rescue.