This paper analyzes the records of over 85,000 recruits from the British Isles serving in the East India Army between 1802 and 1860. It computes average heights corrected for age, occupational status, and place of origin. ...
This article compares the heights of 1,000 Irish and English men recruited for service in India by the East India Company in the late 1770s and early 1780s. The height data serves as a guide to determining the economic ...
This article compares the heights of 1,000 Irish and English men recruited for service in India by the East India Company in the late 1770s and early 1780s. The height data serves as a guide to determining the economic ...