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Having found my Grandfathers military record.

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Slartibartfast

Slartibartfast Report 6 Mar 2012 18:59

Today, if a member of the services get done by the civil powers, they automatically get put on a charge by the military.

I researched a soldier recently who joined up in 1914 and was discharged after 90 days for committing robbery with violence by the civil powers. He spent 1 month in jail and then rejoined in 1915.

Alot of soldiers deliberately got themselves arrested by the civvy police knowing full well they would get discharged as a result.

Lynn

Lynn Report 5 Mar 2012 21:37

I have had this with my Grandfather. Sent of for his records from the coldstream guards. He caused a fight and wrecked the barracks bar. sent to wandsworth prison for a short while. :-D

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 4 Mar 2012 23:12

Thanks everyone, I think it must have been quite serious and he was indeed very lucky as he was imprisoned and a civil power was involved.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 4 Mar 2012 22:31

Misconduct could be anything from answering an officer back - to being drunk on duty.

He was very lucky, many young men were never discharged and were Shot At Dawn for some very minor misdemeanours.

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 4 Mar 2012 22:16

If WW1 then take a look at this site

http://www.forrestdale.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/KingsRegs1912/Para392Introduction.html

Does it not give any type of reference

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 4 Mar 2012 21:38

It says on there that he was discharged for misconduct, but don't say what he did, is there somewhere i can search and find out what he did to deserve that. :-0

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.