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The Regulations for Recruiting for the Regular Army published in 1903 laid out the criteria under which boys aged between fourteen and seventeen years could be recruited and the roles they were permitted to take on.
Mar 31, 2015 · When Lord Kitchener called for volunteers for the British Army he could not have predicted the rush that occurred. In scenes witnessed all over the UK, tens of thousands went to their nearest recruitment office to volunteer. One ‘Boy Soldier’ was Tommy Gay:
Sep 5, 2010 · By 1914 there were between 3,000 and 4,000 boys in the British Army the overwhelming majority being musicians. They could serve overseas but not as combatants and the numbers who could do so was further restricted.
- Never come across it in the Guards, that's not to say that it didn't exist.
- Kevin, I have the medals and service records of a chap who joined the Dragoon Guards in March 1896. His records show him as age 14 yrs 2 months and...
- Many thanks for the replies thus far. Here's why I ask. In searching for the IFTC project I came across this chap Name: DRAKE Initials: T Nationali...
- Kevin, I notice he was 3rd Battalion. Was this the reserves ? Also he is buried in London so maybe he died of sickness or accident ? I have never s...
- 3rd wasn't reserve Btn, only heard of Boy rank prior and including Boer War not WWI, intriguing to say the least.
- Found him on Ancestry... He did die at home as suspected. Name:Thomas Drake Birth Place:Woking, Hants Residence:Westminster, London Death Date:8 Ma...
- Nice find! I see that is slightly muddled as Woking (where I am now), is in Surrey. Resided in London, enlisted in Essex, born in Woking - this boy...
- Thanks Centurion, New the rank existed in earlier wars, rather like the rank of Kings'/ Queens Corporal - heard of it- never seen it! I hold a near...
- Found him!!! T Drake rank Drummer on the Guards Roll Of Honour! File to large to upload can email a copy
- WO 32/6896 in the NA covers much relevant stuff, 1911-1913.
The Duke of York approved of Le Marchant's idea, and on the 19th June, 1801, the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, opened to educate the children of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, beating the Royal Military College, which was not to be established for another five days as a Staff College and Cadet Corps, on the 24th June. [30]
British Army ranks. A soldier’s rank indicates his position in the military hierarchy. But what ranks are there in the British Army and how are they denoted?
At the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, the British regular army numbered 247,432 serving officers and other ranks. [1] [2] This did not include reservists liable to be recalled to the colours upon general mobilization or the part-time volunteers of the Territorial Force.
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This article will briefly describe the rank structure amongst enlisted men before examining the influence on promotion of such factors as literacy, previous civilian employment, nationality, length of service and previous military service. Rank Structure of the Enlisted Men. The most junior military rank was, of course, that of Private.
