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Major Pillinger was born 13th May 1860, and although he was destined to become a civil engineer by his parents, he did not find those prospects attractive and so enlisted in the 61st Foot in October 1876 with whom he stayed until his discharge was purchased in 1879.
31st August 1876
Enlisted with 61st Foot Harfield Barracks, Bristol
16th November 1876
Joined Regiment in Aldershot
1878
Moved to Dover and on to Malta
16th April 1879
Discharge Purchased £18
Extracted from The 10th Royal Hussars Gazette July 1913
Joined the Tenth Royal Hussars, Canterbury Depot.
Moved to Rawal Pindi, India
Moved to Lucknow (Appointed Lance Corporal Jan 10th)
Appointed Orderly Room Sgt
Suakim (Medal and Star for Eastern Sudan. 1 Clasp); Trinketat; Shornecliffe
Moved to Aldershot (Promoted troop Sgt Major)
Moved to Hounslow
Moved to York (Promoted Quarter Master Sgt)
Moved To Curragh
Moved to Dublin
Moved to Carhir
Moved to Ballincollig
Moved to Newbridge
Moved to Aldershot (Granted medal for Long Service and Good Conduct)
Moved to Canterbury ( Promoted Regimental Quarter Master Sgt)
Moved to Aldershot
South Africa War (2 Medals, seven clasps. Promoted Hon Lieut. And Quarter Master 7th Feb 1900)
Mhow, Central India
Rawal Pindi (Promoted Capt. 7th Feb 1910, promoted Major 16th Dec. 1911
Moved to Tempe, Bloemfontein
Moved to Potchefstroom, Transvaal. Left for home Saturday 31st May 1913
Joined Egyptian Camel Corp, Cairo
Joined Army Service Corps, Gallipoli. Appointed ADC 8th June 1915
Joined Staff, Middle East
Eleven days of civilian life so disgusted him that he decided to try another shillings worth and :-
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