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Re: discharge Papers
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 22 September 11 09:33 BST (UK) »
Milly...You have attestation papers to serve in the Militia, not the regular army. Normal enlistment was for six years not 14. If he served 14 years it should say when he was discharged as he must have extended. The 3rd Bn served in St Helena during the Boer War. They were embodied 18 January 1900 to 17 July 1901. Any man not agreeing to be embodied was normally discharged.

Angela...If he was a Regular he would have signed up for 12 years, and again must have extended - probably in the army reserve. Or he enlisted under age and attested until his 30th birthday. The 2nd Battalion was in South Africa. The 1st was in India.

His papers should say which battalion he was in, plus the medals he was awarded. If you are unsure you should check the pre-WW1 medals rolls on Ancestry.

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« Reply #10 on: Thursday 22 September 11 10:10 BST (UK) »
Angela..the service record includes discharge papers. They were kept together.

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Re: discharge Papers
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 22 September 11 11:04 BST (UK) »
Hi Ken... doh!  That'll teach me to look at stuff when I'm half asleep.

Quite correct - the are militia attestation pages... (they say 3rd Bn) And looking more closely...

The 1873 ones look like they say 14  but actually there is every possibility that is a poorly written "six".
The 1870 ones definitely say "six"

But there are still two men of same name with same number in same regiment...
So - is this the same person messing about with their age...  or is it a HUGE coincidence?

Milly

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Re: discharge Papers
« Reply #12 on: Monday 26 September 11 14:14 BST (UK) »
Hi, Thank you everyone for your help.
 Milly has found John Connell O'Brien,he's the one born in Islington in 1873. A relative has his baptism record.[He was Catholic.]
Looking again at his papers,and yes they are Militia, the term of testament could well be six.
As for the questions about his wife Mary,she came to England to look for work[or for John?] but as I said she married again in 1905.When her sons from marriage one came knocking,she turned them away. Her younger son was my grandad and he never spoke of his mother,even though he married his cousin,the daughter of his mothers sister.
I still have found no trace of John after his marriage.

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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 27 September 11 17:27 BST (UK) »
I think I am getting the hang of this,John Connell O'Brien joined the Militia in October 1890,He was transferred to the East Kent Regiment[3rd.] on 5/12/1890. Great,right so why can't I find him? the N.A./Find my past only give me Militia records. Help please.
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