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Any WW1 experts out there?

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Sheila

Sheila Report 8 Mar 2007 12:46

Great great uncle Fred volunteered in September 1914 in Leicester at the age of 22 years and 332 days. He was apparently discharged from the army the following March under Para 392 (iii) cc 'as not likely to become an efficient soldier'. Any idea what this means in practice? Sheila

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 8 Mar 2007 13:07

You will find the paragraph you mention on this page of the King's regulations:- http://www.iwm.org.uk/upload/pdf/dischargetables.pdf I imagine that it means that he didn't come up to the standard that the army expected of him (either medically or otherwise). Kath. x

Deryn

Deryn Report 8 Mar 2007 13:46

http://1914-1918.invisionzone(dot)com If you post on this WW1 Site they will help you - they are fantastic on there and believe me they know their stuff!

imp

imp Report 8 Mar 2007 15:16

The 'cc' means that recruits with more than three months service left to do are considered unfit to continue in service. Steve Attwater has a page on The Long Trail, with explanations on Discharge Regulations. http://www.1914-1918.net/discharged.htm Gail. x

Sheila

Sheila Report 8 Mar 2007 15:33

Thank you everyone - I spent my lunch break familiarising myself with the discharge regulations! On the face of it then he was not medically fit for further service. Full stop. Must have been a bit of a blow to someone who volunteered so early in war... I don't suppose there's any way of finding out why he was medically unfit. I'm trying to solve a family mystery and any health information is always useful. Sheila

HeatherofOz

HeatherofOz Report 8 Mar 2007 16:05

Sheila, My Great Grandfather was discharged for the same reason early in WW1 but I have since found out he was conscripted in late 1916 for the army. So maybe they weren't so picky later on. Regards, Heather

imp

imp Report 8 Mar 2007 16:15

At least it was not for the reason that I found one chap on the new pension records on Ancestry being discharged for.. He 'joined' the Welsh Horse Guards on the 9th of the month, and was 'discharged' on the 11th of the month - reason - 'cannot ride a horse'..... I am sure they found something else for him to do...that did not involve anything equine.. Gail. x

Sheila

Sheila Report 8 Mar 2007 17:18

Now that was going to be my next question Heather. I wondered whether he might have got back in when conscription came in. Maybe he did. Is it any wonder I get bogged down in the nineteenth century when everybody else is heading for 1600? But there are so many interesting alleyways to explore... Sheila