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182 were serving in India. One of these was stationed at Trichinopoly, and German as well as English names occur. In 1784 Pohle wrote:

'I buried also, besides others, a German named Rothmuller, who died suddenly, and whom I had in the forenoon exhorted.'

(1783) 'August 1st I buried a Serjeant, and on the 2nd, buried Mr. Kohlhoff ' (i.e. Mr. Kohlhoff buried) 'a man, the casualties of whom we never got though we desired them.'

(1783) 'Buried in the churchyard——Savage, an Ensign, quite young.'

(1785) 'Of the two Europeans I buried this morning,, one was a Corporal Morgan.'

Apparently the names of the men who were committed to the grave were not always to be ascertained. More than once the entry merely contains the words, 'Buried two soldiers,' with the date.

Occasionally Pohle was unable to perform the service himself. With scrupulous honesty he recorded the reason why he failed to fulfil his duty as chaplain.

(1786) 'Buried by the soldiers (as I had to perform divine service) John Turner, Private, 78th Regiment, aged about 30.'

(1786) 'Buried by the soldiers, (as I take physic), Charles Fossett, Corporal, European Invalids, native of England, 34 years.'

(1786) 'Buried William Robinson, Serjeant, 1st European Infantry, native of England, 30 to 35 years, who, being asleep last evening, fell into the tank about the Main Guard and was drowned.'

(1786) 'Buried James Mc.Bane, Serjeant, 20th Native Infantry, who died by being wounded. He is reported to be a Scotchman.'

(1787) 'Buried by Mr.——(on account of my bad