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A couple of Army questions

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Susanne

Susanne Report 22 Oct 2004 12:50

Hi Gemma, Thank you for that information. I should have said it is around 1870/1880's. On my G Grandad's birth cert, his father is listed as a corporal in the Royal Engineers, I am pretty sure I have found his fathers birth and that would make him 26 in 1881. Sue:-)

Gemma

Gemma Report 22 Oct 2004 12:41

ps.... Yes a soldier could have reached that rank....especially during the thimes of war. As senior ranks died then people would be awarded "field promotions". Also he may have done a course which he passed therefore he would have been promoted due to quallifications

Gemma

Gemma Report 22 Oct 2004 12:38

Hi Firstly what time frame are you on about, eg 1800, 1900? There is one thing I know which even stands today and that is..... When a soldier enlists (not counting his two years for the queen) the army does not let soldiers "live out" for the first 5 years...this is because they feel that for the first 5 years the soldier needs to "bond" with the other people in his battery. This stands even in today's times. It is very very hard for permission to be granted to a soldier in his first 5 years to obtain the right to live out, eg with another person. He can get married but it does not automatically give him the right to a married quarter (although mostly it is granted).

Susanne

Susanne Report 22 Oct 2004 12:06

Hi, Can anyone please tell me whether it would be possible to attain the rank of corporal in the Royal Engineers by the age of 25/26? Also, I read a message on here that said that the Army did not allow men under the age of 30 to marry, would they accept a man under that age who was already married? and did the same regulations apply to Territorials (not sure if he was regular of territorial). Sue:-)