Help - Looking for details of Great Great Grandfathers Service - 77th Foot

[millymcb]

There is a book from 1860 in google books which is a little early for you but if you want to read up about it.

National Rifle-shooting Match: The Royal Rifle Match on Wimbledon Common by John Scoffern

There are details of what the various competitions and prizes are - including the Queen's Prize

http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/National_Rifle_shooting_Match.html?id=n7oUAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y

Milly

[BigIve]

And here is his service record - http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwo97%2f4123%2f048%2f001&parentid=gbm%2fwo97%2f4123%2f329988&highlights=%22%22

Ken

Hi Ken,

Sorry for the late reply, but I had to get approval from 'the boss' to sign up for a Find my Past Membership.  But now that I have one I was able to access the link you sent me.  Many many thanks for this.  This does appear to line up with other documents we have on him (i.e. Ranks listed on Census and Birth certs etc).

I was wondering if anyone can help me decipher/translate some items in the documents. 

On the document (attached) 05 it lists promotion dates for Thomas Webb.
Corporal  - 30 Oct 1869
Sergeant - 14 August 1875
Crl Sergeant - 1 Jan 1881 (Guessing this one is Colour Sergeant?)
?? Sergeant - 1 Aug 1884 (this one I can't work out.  It looks like it could be Quartermaster Sergeant, but I don't convince myself of this).

Below where the promotions are listed is another entry for a test of some sort.  It lists failed on 26 March 1872 but Successful on 2 April 1872.  Any thoughts on what it means?

[km1971]

Yes, Colour Sergeant and Quarter Master Sergeant.

The Failed/ Successful is for re-vaccination.

Ken