February 9, 20251 yr #2 In the UK, they were the papers completed when enlisting in the Armed Forces. A legal document signed by the applicant and witnessed by the Recruiting Officer.
February 10, 20251 yr Author #3 Would the forms show information like age, birth place, parents names. The ones I am looking at are from the mid 1800s. I found them for download but at a cost $ . I want to use them to verify my great-grandfather.
February 11, 20251 yr #4 Yes British ones do - address, physical details etc. Was he a British Soldier? If you want to post details or PM me I will have a look.
February 13, 20251 yr Author #5 Yes he was with the Seaforth Highlanders(#4440) from 1892 to 1901 then with the HLI in WWI
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