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Offline FidgeJ

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Difference between corporal & seargent
« on: Thursday 30 August 12 09:51 BST (UK) »
Just discovered my great grandfather was both a corporal and a seargent in world war one.
I was just wondering if anyone knew the roles of the two? And was it usual to be both within an army career?

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Re: Difference between corporal & seargent
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 30 August 12 09:58 BST (UK) »
They are different ranks - so quite normal to 'rise up the ranks'!   

http://www.alanharding.com/Military/ranks/ranks.html

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Gaunt, Ransom, McNally, Stanfield, Kimberley. (Tasmania)
Brown, Johnstone, Eskdale, Brand  (Dumfriesshire,  Scotland)
Booth, Bruerton, Deakin, Wilkes, Kimberley
(Warwicks, Staffords)
Gaunt (Yorks)
Percy, Dunning, Hyne, Grigg, Farley (Devon, UK)
Duncan (Fife, Devon), Hugh, Blee (Cornwall)
Green, Mansfield, (Herts)
Cavenaugh, Ransom (Middlesex)
 

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Re: Difference between corporal & seargent
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 30 August 12 10:37 BST (UK) »
Maybe this can explain one answer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal_of_horse
ABELL-Hfds & Glouc. AWFORD-Glouc, Hfds & Worcs. DANTER-Glouc,Hfds & Worcs. DAUNTER-Hfds, Glouc & Worcs. BAYLISS-Worcs & Glouc. BILLINGHAM-Hfds. JENKINS-Glam, & Hfds. PIPER-Suffolk, Glam & Hfds. CULLUM-Hfds, Suffolk & Mom.
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