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Another query on Military Records.

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Patricia

Patricia Report 15 Oct 2007 16:29

What's his name?

Do you need help in deciphering / understanding some of the army shorthand?

Patricia

Patricia Report 15 Oct 2007 16:28

So you have his papers - what else are you expecting to find - these are what are commonly known as a Service Record

The papers should give you a list of dates and places - you could look in muster rolls or medal rolls but you're really not going to get much more than what you have.

Details of medical - always an eye opener

Sometimes wife's name - remember families did travel with units

Margaret

Margaret Report 15 Oct 2007 16:14

Patricia,

I came across his 'enlistment papers' on Ancestry today.

The document was dated 3.1.1809. His age is given as 20yrs. and 11 months.

M. Steer

Patricia

Patricia Report 15 Oct 2007 16:10

How do you know he enlisted in 1809?

What age would he have been in 1809 or what age did he give when he enlisted - no proof was requried so it's a given age.

Margaret

Margaret Report 15 Oct 2007 15:57

Sorry ladies,

Army - The Bedfordshire Rgt.

M. Steer

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 15 Oct 2007 15:49

Service records for those who were discharged to pension up to 1854 are indexed by name on the National Archives catalogue. Records aren't available online though. If your man isn't there, you would need to know his regiment to trace him through muster rolls etc. If you do know his regiment, there may be a little information on him at the relevant regimental museum.

Patricia

Patricia Report 15 Oct 2007 15:47

Army or Navy?
What regiment?

Margaret

Margaret Report 15 Oct 2007 15:43

How far back do they go?

It appears that my Gt.Gt.Gt.Grandfather enlisted in 1809, would there still be records of him?

Thanks,

M. Steer

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