Old Soldiers

Alfred PIGGINS 1903 GB PRO
Alfred Piggins, Gloucester Regiment (son of Stephen)
Enlisted Bristol, 18 August 1891
born Horfield, Bristol, Gloucs.
father: Stephen S. Piggins, Worcester Barracks
Age 14 years, 11 months, no trade
5ft 2ins, 92lbs, fresh complexion, hazel eyes, light hair
Service record includes conviction for drunkenness and assault September 1902
drummer boy, promoted to private 1896, lance corporal 1899.
East India 1892-94, South Africa 1899-1901
Discharged 17 August 1903
- WO 97/5692 (part of fifth series 1900-1913), Army Discharges, extracted 1994/09/30 at PRO Family

Alfred PIGGINS 1914 C
regimental number 3160
member of Canadian Expeditionary Force, First World War
Canadian Archives box 7829 - 77
extracted from: http://www.archives.ca/
The Manitoba Free Press of 1916/08/24 reported he was wounded, with the service number ...6877. Family

Arthur PIGGINS 1911 GB PRO
Arthur Piggins, private, 1st Royal Dublin Fusiliers (son of Stephen)
Enlisted 21 September 1893
born Norton, Worcestershire
father Stephen S. Piggins, Norton Barracks, near Worcester
age 14 years, 5 months, already serving in 4th Battalion, Worcs. Regiment
height 4 ft, 11¾ins, sallow complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair
Service record shows he spent most of his service in the band and that he left when he received an offer of a position as guard on the Great Indian and Peninsular Railway.
Discharge 1 December 1911 at Ahmedragar, Deccan, India
aged 32 years 7 months
height 5 ft, 11 ins, sallow complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair
musician
to live c/o The Stationmaster, G.I.P. Railway, Khandura
- WO 97/5692 (part of fifth series 1900-1913), Army Discharges, extracted 1994/09/30 at PRO. Family

Charles PIGGINS 1860 GB PRO
serviceman in British Army, born 1846, Continuous Service Number 13263
ADM 139/1021, year 1860, noted 1991/03 in English Public Records Office but not further followed up Family

Charles PIGGINS 1880 GB Regimental Records
Joined 2nd Battalion of Worcester Regiment on 1880/08/18 aged 14, regimental no. 2506;
eventually became drummer-sergeant 1st Battalion of Worcester Rgmnt; date of Discharge after 1903.
He re-enlisted 1914/09/19 in the 6th (special reserve) battalion of the Worcester Regiment, no. 6/9303; discharged 1917/07/16 (sickness); issued with Silver Badge 212279. Did not serve overseas at this time.
-- regimental records searched by G. MacPherson.
Note also a February 2001 posting to the RootsWeb mailing list ENG-WORCESTER-L that shows a Piggins (no first name given) among those in A Company, 1st Battalion sent to the Boer War: the source was a handwritten list on a commemorative document. Family

Charles Redvers PIGGINS 1940 GB Army Lists
major in Berkshire Royal Regt. (no. 48787 RAOC)
# See WWI and WWII commissions in The London Gazette
# lieutenant, Royal Berkshire Regiment Princess Charlotte of Wales (49th)
- title 1182a, 3090a, Army List 1940
# captain (temporary major), R.A.O.C., death listed
- Army List 1950
(both references compiled 1991/03) Family

Charles William PIGGIN 1914 C
regimental number 406877
member of Canadian Expeditionary Force, First World War
Canadian Archives box 7829 - 76 Family

Colonel PIGGIN 1780 GA
U.S. revolutionary soldier
no first name or town of origin given
Early in 1780 the British forces reoccupied Augusta, GA and strengthened their works. They were attacked by Elijah Clark and Major James Jackson, but they resisted. When Governor Wright was placed in his seat again he called a meeting of a loyal assembly, and they at once retaliated on the Whigs by passing an act of attainder and confiscation. This roll of honor has been preserved and is herewith given. It aimed to take in all those who were obnoxious to the crown, and contained the names of sundry persons. These men were: ... Piggin, colonel ...
Date: 1997 Jan 6
From: Angus Robinson
Subject: More Georgia Rev. War information
Posting in 1997 on ROOTS-L mailing list
Again referred to 2002 Aug 8 on McDONALD-L@rootsweb.com mailing list:
After the British re-took Savannah they created their own little English controlled General Assembly and did the same thing to many of the rebel leaders. Specifically mentioned in their act of 1780 include ...
_____ PIGGIN, rebel colonel.
From: John R. Clarke

D. PIGGINS 1865 US
private, E company, 58 Na. Regiment, Admitted April 8, 1865, discharged April 15, 1865. Also on roll, number 175 at page 28
Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 Family

Edward PIGGINS 1883 GB PRO
Registers of Seamen's Services (Royal Navy) Official Number: 203742
Place of Birth: Long Sutton, Lincolnshire
Inducted on 17 October 1883 ADM 188/354 Family

Edward John PIGGIN 1889 GB PRO
Registers of Seamen's Services (Royal Navy) Official Number: J57252
Place of Birth: Islington, London
Inducted 01 September 1889 ADM 188/761 Family

Ernest Frank Herbert PIGGINS 1884 GB PRO
Registers of Seamen's Services (Royal Navy) Official Number: 208893
Place of Birth: Horfield, Gloucestershire
Inducted on 19 May 1884 ADM 188/364 Family

F PIGGIN 1921 GB PRO
British Army officer
War Office: Officers' Services, First World War, personal files (alphabetical)
Piece Title: PIGGIN, Capt F
Series Date: 1914-1921
In PRO, Kew. http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk Document reference: WO 374/54116 Family

F.W. PIGGIN 1919 GB PRO
British Army officer
War Office: Officers' Services, First World War, personal files (alphabetical)
Piece Title: PIGGIN, Capt F W
Series Date: 1896-1919
In PRO, Kew. http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk Document reference: WO 374/54117 Family

Frederick George PIGGIN 1889 GB PRO
Registers of Seamen's Services (Royal Navy) Official Number: M3626
Place of Birth: Preston, Lancashire
Inducted 04 July 1889 ADM 188/1025 Family

G.W. PIGGINS 1863 USA
private, 58th Va. Regiment, captured Fredericksburg VA, May 3, 1863.
Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 Family

George PIGGIN 1911 GB PRO
George Piggin of Corps of Military Police, Mounted Battalion
Attested 25 October 1892 at Yarmouth
born Catton, Norfolk
age 18 years 3 months
shoemaker
5ft 7½ins, 124lbs, inspected Great Yarmouth
father George William Piggin, 7 Wellington Terrace, Waterloo Road, Norwich
formerly in Norfolk Artillery, he had enlisted for R.A.
married to Foundy Elizabeth Reed at Chorlton, Kent 1905/07/10, child George Arthur born 1906/04/11 at Shorncliffe, baptised 1906/05/06
Discharged 21 January 1911 at Cunagh Camp
36 years 5 months,
5ft 10½ins, fresh complexion, grey eyes, dark brown hair
shoemaker
to: Free Hospital, Edinburgh, medically unfit
very good conduct, accustomed to horses, good groom and groomsman, no medals
- WO 97/5692 (part of fifth series 1900-1913), Army Discharges, extracted 1994/09/30 at PRO Family

George PIGGIN 1885 GB PRO
28th Infantry Brigade
enlisted 7 December 1878 at Rugby
attested 11 December 1878 at Warwick
born Skeffington, Leics.
age 20 years, 6 months
trade: navvy
6 feet 0 in, fresh complexion, grey eyes, light brown hair, C of E (religion), vaccinated 1874, apparent age 20½
Next of kin: father William, mother Mary, brother William, sister Esther
Service history: lance corporal 22 June 1881, recalled to private 1 July 1881, to corporal 6 March 1883
Embarked for India 29 Sept 1879, landed at Bombay 28 Oct 1879, Calcutta 1882, Calabar 1885 (medical record: sick)
Discharged 9 June 1885 following accident with loss of fingers and partial paralysis of hand from machinery, status single
- WO 97/3655 (part of fourth series 1883-1900), Army Discharges, extracted 1994/09/30 at PRO Family

George PIGGIN 1854 DBY PRO
George Piggin, trade: framework knitter
born Parish of St. Alkmund, Derby
5 ft 10¼ ins, fresh complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair
Attested at Coventry 21 Feb 1825 at age of 18 years
East Indies 12½ years, Service credit of 18 years and 362 days
suffering hernia
Discharge 25 November 1844
- WO 97/600/83 Service and Pension Record, page 152 (on LDS microfilm, but seen at Reading Room, PRO Kew, also listed on PROCAT)
# Monthly Return of Changes which have taken place among the out-pensioners of Chelsea and Greenwich Hospitals in the Derby District from the 1st of February to the 28th of February 1849 (inclusive):
I. Pensioners transferred from the District:
Regiment Rate of Pension Date of Admission Rank
45th Foot 4 14 Jan 1845 Private George PIGGIN
District to which transferred: for enrolment in New Zealand
- WO 22/25 Pension Returns Derby 1842-1852
Note by me: 45th Foot became 1st Battalion of Sherwood Foresters in 1881
# George Piggin
rate: 6 (presumably pence per day)
date of admission ?? date of pension ??
Keelach 1849-
Derby
1849 June qtr £2.5.6
1849 Sept qtr £2.6.0
1849 Dec qtr £2.6.0
1850 Mar qtr £2.5.0
1850 June qtr £2.5.6
1850 Sept qtr £2.5.6
1850 Dec qtr
all the pensions end around this point
- WO 22/276 Chelsea Pensions, New Zealand 1854-1862, page 71, 45th Regiment of Foot
George and his wife Marion arrived in Auckland on the Berhampore on 1849/06/16 and settled at Onehunga: see NZ Archives for copy of WO 43/89 which details this.
George committed suicide 1855
Thereafter: Intentions to Marry:
Terence McMurrer, bachelor, shoemaker, 25, of Chancery Lane, one year (in NZ), and
Marion Piggin, of Chancery Lane, one year, Wesleyan Chapel
source: material in Fencible Collection, Otahuhu Public Library, extracted by Felicity Piggin, May 1987 Family

George Fort PIGGINS 1856 GB PRO
Registers of Seamen's Services (Royal Navy) Official Number: 101464
Official Number: Place of Birth: Fort George, Inverness-shire
Inducted on 24 May 1856 ADM 188/117 Family

George PIGGIN 1873 GB
Royal Navy
joined Inverness in 1873-1895 period
CS No. 37982
in: ADM 188, Index to Register of Seamen's Services, at PRO, Kew
seen 1991/03/07 Family

H. PIGGINS 1914 GB PRO
British Army officer
War Office: Officers' Services, First World War, Long Number Papers (numerical)
Piece Title: PIGGINS H
Header Title Officers Services (Including Civilian Dependants, and Military Staff Appointments): Long Number Papers
In PRO, Kew. See http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk Document reference: WO 339/89651 Family

H.A. PIGGIN 1920 GB PRO
British Army officer
War Office: Officers' Services, First World War, personal files (alphabetical)
Piece Title: PIGGIN, Lieut H A
Series Date: 1915-1920
In PRO, Kew. http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk Document reference: WO 374/54118 Family

Henry PIGGIN 1891 GB PRO
Royal Artillery
joined Woolwich 16 January 1891
born Battersea (Surrey), age 22 years 4 months
profession: harness maker
not married, not out of father's house 3 years
5 ft 3¾ ins, fair, dark brown eyes, black hair, C of E (religion), 126 lbs, age physically 21
Next of kin: William John Piggin (father), 10 King Street, Chelsea, London
No discharge information: record marked duplicate.
- WO 97/3655 (part of fourth series 1883-1900), Army Discharges, extracted 1994/09/30 at PRO Family

Ismeal PIGGINS 1887 US
62209 (number of certificate): Ismeal Piggins (name of claimant)
39.00 (pay of two and three year volunteers, 1871 and prior years) 100.00 (bounty to volunteers and their widows and legal heirs, 1871 and prior years) 0.00 (bounty under act of July 28 1866, 1880 and prior years) 139.00 (total)
62210, ditto
10.00 (pay of two and three year volunteers, 1871 and prior years) 10.00 (total)
From:
(1) Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of claims allowed by the accounting officers. February
Date: 1887-02-28; U.S. Congress. Senate: page 4: Claims Allowed by Accounting Officers Reported by the Second Auditor and Second Comptroller:
War Department
(2) Claims allowed by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury.
Date: 1887-12-16; U.S. Congress. House: page 66: Claims Allowed by Accounting Officers Reported by the Second Auditor and Second Comptroller:
War Department

J PIGGIN 1914 GB PRO
British Army officer
War Office: Officers' Services, First World War, Long Number Papers (numerical)
Piece Title: PIGGIN J
Header Title Officers Services (Including Civilian Dependants, and Military Staff Appointments): Long Number Papers
In PRO, Kew. http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk Document reference: WO 339/92328 Family

James M. PIGGIN 1863 Thompson, CT
Catalogue of Connecticut Volunteers 1861-1865
Thompson;
Date of Muster Dec. 14, 1863; Deserted Aug. 11, 1865; page 149 of above catalogue, in First Regiment Artillery C.V., Recruits for Company C, First Artillery
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/4791/windhamcountymilitarypage1.html

Supplemental list of claims allowed by the accounting officers of the Treasury. Letter from the Acting Secretary ... Date: 1886-05-08; Author: U.S. Congress (House); Page 13: Claims Allowed by Accounting Officers of Treasury, Reported by the Second Auditor and Second Comptroller:
War Department
48157 (number of certificate of claim): James M. Piggin (name of claimant)
Appropriation from which payable: pay of two and three years' volunteers, 1871 and prior years
$2.76 (amount)

Described in American Civil War Soldiers (Historical Data Systems, comp. [database on-line] Provo, UT) as private in Company C, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment (based on five records). This database states he was discharged.

James PIGGINS 1913 GB PRO
Sergeant James Piggins of Army Service Corps, 36th company
Attested at Flitcham 1 April 1892
age: 21 years 6 months, groom
apparent age: 19 years
5 ft 4 5/8 ins, 122 lbs, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair
Next of kin: mother Sophia Piggins, father James Piggins, Flitcham, Norfolk [surely father should be Robert?]
Service record included South Africa campaign 1899-1902
Discharged 31 May 1910 at Aldershot aged 39 years 8 months
5 ft 6 ins, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair
trade: groom
intended place of residence: Flitcham, Norfolk
medically unfit
character: very good, sober, hard working
- WO 97/5692 (part of fifth series 1900-1913), Army Discharges, extracted 1994/09/30 at PRO Family

James Robert PIGGIN 1912 GB PRO
James Robert Piggin of 1st Life Guards Household Cavalry
Enlisted 4 May 1900
born St Lukes, London
age 20 years 1 month
car man
6ft 0ins, 167lbs, fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair
father James Robert Piggin, 74 Bath Street, St Lukes, London
younger brothers: William, Albert, address as above
Discharged as trooper, 3 May 1912
- WO 97/5692 (part of fifth series 1900-1913), Army Discharges (certificate described as duplicate), extracted 1994/09/30 at PRO Family

John PIGGON 1826 GB PRO
John Piggon, born Kidderminster, Worcestershire, served in 39th Foot Regiment, discharged aged 37. Listed in Chelsea Pension series 1807-1826 at Public Records Office, file WO 97/557/37 (see PROCAT online catalogue)

John PIGGON 1890 NJ U.S. Veterans
soldier
State: New Jersey
County: Mercer
Location: Hopewell Township E.D. 160
Microfilm Page: 3
From the 1890 Veterans Schedule. It provides the information needed to find the veteran on the microfilm.
The microfilm includes the unit in which the veteran served, date of enlistment and date of discharge, and details any injury or disability
incurred in the war. The microfilm is available at the National Archives or through inter-library loan.

John Alfred PIGGIN 1919 GB PRO
Registers of Seamen's Services (Royal Navy) Official Number: J57261
Place of Birth: Holloway, London
Inducted 16 August 1897 ADM 188/761 Family

John Walter PIGGIN 1909 GB PRO
John Walter Piggin of Leicestershire Regiment
Attested 27 November 1908
born Billesdon, Leics
age 19 years, 0 months
labourer
5ft 6 7/8ins, 135lbs, fresh complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair
father Samuel Piggin, mother Lizzy Piggin, brothers: J. Richard, William, Albert, Percy, Alfred, sisters: Lizzy, Elsie, Lilly, May, Louise
address: Billesdon, Leics.
Discharged 7 January 1909 having claimed this on payment of £10 within 3 months of enlisting
- WO 97/5692 (part of fifth series 1900-1913), Army Discharges, extracted 1994/09/30 at PRO Family

M C PIGGINS 1864 US
private, 2nd Kentucky Cavalry, captured Cynthiana, Kentucky on June 12, 1864, discharged (terms??) 1864, September 19
Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 Family

Reginald William PIGGIN 1900 GB PRO
Registers of Seamen's Services (Royal Navy) Official Number: J85366
Place of Birth: Norwich, Norfolk
Inducted 19 March 1900 ADM 188/817 Family

Robert PIGGEN 1780 MA
U.S. Revolutionary War soldier, probably American Indian, from Bridgewater, Massachusetts
"PIGGEN, Robert, Bridgewater. List of men raised for the 6 months service and returned by Brig. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster in a return dated Camp Totoway, Oct. 25, 1780." [These were men of the Continental Army.]
from: Military Records: Revolutionary War Soldiers & Sailors, Family Tree Maker CD147, extracted 1999/02.
"PEGINS, Robert, Bridgewater. Private, Capt. James Allen's co,. in a regiment commanded by Maj. Eliphalet Cary; service, 23 days; company stationed at Bristol, R.I., April 19, 1777; also, Capt. Luke Bicknell's co., Lieut. Col. Enoch Putnam's Regt.; enlisted Sept. 3 1781; discharged Dec. 3, 1781; service, 3 mos. 13 days, at West Point, including 12 days (240 miles) travel home; company raised in Plymouth Co.; regiment raised to join army under Gen. Washington for 3 months."
from volume 12 of Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution (17 volumes)
extracted from http://www.ancestry.com in 1999/02
Ancestry's American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) refers to same book with name PEGIN (without S):
birthdate: 175?
birth place: Massachusetts
biographical info: priv., Indian
further bibliographical info: "by secy. of the commonwealth, Ms. Boston. 1896-1908. (17v.):12:69-70

Robert PIGGINS 1852 NFK
British Army soldier
Born West Newton, Norfolk
Served in 66th Foot Regiment
Discharged aged 35
In English National Archives, Kew, Document reference: WO 97/795/122 (period: 1838-1852)
See PROCAT search.

Robert PIGGIN 1917 NFK
British Army soldier
Ministry of Pensions and successors: First World War Widows' Pensions Forms
Piece/Item Title: Name and Regiment: PIGGIN Robert Rifle Brigade Disability: Killed in action
In PRO, Kew. http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk Document reference: PIN 82/142 Family

Stephen S PIGGINS 1876 GB PRO
clerk, 28th Regiment
attested at (Hoct? my own note illegible) 16 August 1854
house painter and plumber
aged 18 years 6 months
born St Andrews the Sef, Cambridge
Service history: corporal 1873, clerk 1874, sergeant 1875, reduced to private (arrest), colour sergeant 1876
Discharged 25 October 1876 at age of 40 years, 8 months
5 ft 7¼ins, light complexion, dark brown eyes, brown hair
- WO 97/2077 (part of second series 1855-1872), Army Discharges, extracted 1994/09/30 at PRO (at the this point the file was very untidy, as if it had been dropped once) Family

Stuart F. PIGGINS 1942 NARA
U.S. Army private
Enlisted 1942/06/03 in California, serial number 39243138. Stated he had four years of high schooling and was single, home Wayne Co., Michigan.
See searchable file at http://aad.archives.gov/aad/title_list.jsp Family

T.A. PIGGIN 1922 GB PRO
British Army officer
War Office: Officers' Services, First World War, personal files (alphabetical)
Piece Title: PIGGIN, Lieut & QM T A
Series Date: 1891-1922
In PRO, Kew. http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk Document reference: WO 374/54119 Family

Thomas PIGGING 1738 GB PRO
received warrant in British Army?
Pigging, Thomas 1738 15/153, 1739 15/238
English Public Records Office ADM 6, Commission and Warrant Books, index to 15-16:
documents not seen, reference noted 1991/03 Family

Thomas William PIGGINS 1879 GB PRO
Registers of Seamen's Services (Royal Navy) Official Number: F37029
Place of Birth: Leicester, Leicestershire
Inducted 20 July 1879 ADM 188/629 Family

William PIGGON 1847 GB Civil Registration
William Piggon was evidently serving in the 41st Regiment when he married in Ireland in 1847 and had children in 1847 and 1849. These events are entered in the army's civil registration records, but no discharge or pension papers for William Piggon could be found in the catalogues to the PRO military papers. Family

William Stanley PIGGIN 1903 GB PRO
William Stanley Piggin, Royal Engineers
Attested 29 September 1891 in Derby
born Lenton
age: 18 years 7 months, trade: engineer apprenticed to Mr Earles at Hull for four years
apparent physical age: 18 years
5ft 6½ins, 125lbs, fresh complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair
tattoed, indistinct mark on left forearm
Service history: to reserves (sapper) 1898/09/28, recalled 1899/12/04, South Africa 1899/12/17-1902/08/27
Discharged 1903/09/28
Address: 131 Nottingham Road, Basford
- WO 97/5692 (part of fifth series 1900-1913), Army Discharges, extracted 1994/09/30 at PRO Family