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Title: PARAGRAPH 1805
Post by: ancestry9 on Monday 23 May 11 11:01 BST (UK)

Please can anyone tell me the meaning of Paragraph 1805 ( 5) which is given  as reason for discharge on payment of £10 which was only one week after Attestation in January 1906 ?

Thanks for reading this.   ancestry 9

Title: Re: PARAGRAPH 1805
Post by: km1971 on Monday 23 May 11 15:54 BST (UK)

Kings Regulations, para 1805 (v) is " Having claimed it on payment of £10 within three months after his attestation - At home or abroad".

After three months it was £20. He should have joined the Militia first to see if he could take to army life. Discharge by purchase from the Militia only cost £1 or £2.

Ken

Title: Re: PARAGRAPH 1805
Post by: ancestry9 on Monday 23 May 11 19:48 BST (UK)

Many thanks for that Ken. His son ( who never knew him ) is going to be very disappointed though ! :(