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WW1 Disciplinary

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Kerin

Kerin Report 22 Jul 2009 19:16

Mayfield - I think that keeping a low profile might have been a good idea, my father was in the RAF as a Corporal and knowing a lot of NCOs I think they shouldve followed your ancestors example

George - thanks for the google tip, I did try but probably wasnt putting in the right search field

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 22 Jul 2009 18:46

Thinking back to my Army days, i think it is

"When on active service neglect to the prejudices of GOOD ORDER and military discipline"


Plent of info on GOOGLE about this
George

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 22 Jul 2009 18:21

My guess is the first part is Good Conduct, the later one relates to forfiting his enhanced sargent's pay for that period.

The army seemed to come down hard on NCO's to make an example of them, I got my dad's record from WW2, two severe reprimands one for oversleeping the other because the hut he was in charge of didn't pass inspection.

The next entry a month later, was that he had returned his corporal's stripes and was reduced to private at his own request, he decided a low profile was best!
After that he had no further trouble on his record!

Researching:
Moribus facit homo,

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 22 Jul 2009 17:03

good behaviour maybe?

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Kerin

Kerin Report 22 Jul 2009 16:56

thanks for that, I'm new to the military records as the record for my great grandads who served in world war 1 have all been destroyed but luckily for my partner his both his who served we have records for. although one of them we only have 2 pages for and they are a bit singed

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 18 Jul 2009 16:32

I've looked at loads of service records and it is fairly rare for a man NOT to have some sort of misdemeanour in his records!

Kerin

Kerin Report 18 Jul 2009 14:23

I've gotten a copy of my partners g grandads WW1 record and thankfully its mostly complete, what is really intriguing is there is a record of a disciplinary and due to the combination of old fashion writing and bad copies all I can make out is below

5th November 1916 - When on active service neglect to the prejudices of goo???? and military discipline

failure?? of seniority. to take no such precedence as if his appointment to the rank of sgt for date 22nd June 1916 six months of forfeiture and ??????

from what I can work out he neglected military discipline in some way and lost the priviledge of his rank for 6 months, I wish they had put down what he did as I am intrigued now. Looking at the date now he may have had a bit to much fun on November 5th. Has anyone else found a disciplinary report when looking through military records and whether that is just a standard remark