Old Bid Posted 12 December , 2022 Share Posted 12 December , 2022 Hi All, I know there are experts on here who can decipher backwards when a soldier may have joined the Army, so anyone care to work out Charles Gardiner’s joining date? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 12 December , 2022 Share Posted 12 December , 2022 (edited) That number is, I believe, actually 3/8669.(edit, I mean 8869) Near number 3/8862 attested 12/9/14. Hopefully Craig's gratcalc comes up with same? Edited 15 December , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 12 December , 2022 Share Posted 12 December , 2022 (edited) Looking at a few more near nos, they fall between 2/9 and 12/9/14. Note they are all old soldiers time expired who have attested under this (source Findmypast) 3/8872 attested 7/9/14. Many of these men were immediately promoted Sergeant Major or similar. Edited 12 December , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 12 December , 2022 Share Posted 12 December , 2022 I suspect you will find he previously served in the Northumberland Fusiliers as a Regular under no 4752. That man's service record is available on FindmyPast. From South London with wife Eliza Louise, which matches Effects register. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 12 December , 2022 Share Posted 12 December , 2022 (edited) And prior to that his milita attestation to 4th East Surreys under no 8404 and is available again on FindmyPast. Birth c 1876/7 Edited 12 December , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bid Posted 15 December , 2022 Author Share Posted 15 December , 2022 Superb stuff thank you. Why are these records not on ancestry? Or have I just missed them.. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 15 December , 2022 Share Posted 15 December , 2022 On 12/12/2022 at 20:33, charlie962 said: That number is, I believe, actually 3/8669. Near number 3/8862 attested 12/9/14. Hopefully Craig's gratcalc comes up with same? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 15 December , 2022 Share Posted 15 December , 2022 Very good. Just in the last days of your bracket, Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 15 December , 2022 Share Posted 15 December , 2022 6 hours ago, Old Bid said: Superb stuff thank you. Why are these records not on ancestry? Or have I just missed them.. Regards They will be hidden in Fold3 and with Ancestry's appalling transcription/lack of validation they've created a new unit, the Northamptonshire Fusiliers. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61068&h=762315&tid=&pid=&queryId=2f3af37d3331bb005eda1f39112b9781&usePUB=true&_phsrc=nnD867&_phstart=successSource Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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