| 1. What is your name? | Frederick Nursey |
| 2. In what Parish, and in or near what Town, and in
what County were you born? | Desborough,
Market Harboro, Northampton |
| 3. What is your Age? | 19 years --- months |
| 4. What is your Trade or Calling? | Rivetter |
| 5. Are you an Apprentice? |
No |
| 6. Are you Married? |
No |
7. Do you now belong to the Militia, or Army or
Militia Reserve, or to the Naval Coast Volunteers? or to the Royal Naval
Reserve Force?
Do you belong to any Regiment, Brigade or Corps in Her Majesty's Army? |
No
No |
| 8. Have you ever served in the Army, Marines,
Militia, or Navy? |
No except in the Northampton & Rutland Militia from which I have got my
discharge |
| 9. Have you ever been rejected as
unfit for Her Majesty's Service, upon any prior Enlistment? |
No |
| 10. Have you ever been marked with the letter "D"
or the letters "BC" ? | No |
| 11. Where, when, by whom, and for what Regiment,
Brigade or Corps, were you enlisted, or were you enlisted for General
Service? | For 29 Brigade At Northampton on the 2
day of June 1876 at 7:30 o'Clock. P.M.
By Sergt Major Jas Newling 29th Brigade Depot |
| 12. Did you receive a Notice, and did you
understand its meaning? |
Yes |
| 13. For what Bounty and Kit did you enlist? |
For a free Kit |
| 14. Have you any objection to make to the manner of
your enlistment? |
No |
| 15. Are you willing to be attested to serve for the
term of twelve Years, provided Her Majesty should so long require your
services; the first six years in Army Service, and the six remaining years
in the 1st Class of the Reserve? | Yes |
| 16. Are you willing to serve for a further term of
twelve months if abroad, or if a state of War exists between Her Majesty and
any Foreign power, if you should be directed so to serve by the Secretary of
State for War, or by the Commanding Officer on any Foreign, Colonial, or
Indian Station? | Yes |
| 17. Do you understand that during the term of your
Service in the Reserve, you may be called upon to serve in [any Regiment of]
Infantry by Her Majesty's Proclamation in
time of imminent national danger or of great emergency? | Yes |
Recruits, when once posted to an Infantry Brigade, Cavalry
Regiment, or Corps, will not subsequently be liable to be transferred to any
other Brigade, Regiment or Corps, without their own consent, except in the
cases provided for by the 7th and 11t Sections of the Army Enlistment Act
1870. But this regulation will not apply to men enlisted for General
Service, as Schoolmasters, n the Corps of Armourers, for the School of
Musketry, or for the Band of the Royal Military College.
Signature of Recruit Mark of X
Frederick Nursey Witness
C Smith |
DECLARATION TO BE
MADE BY RECRUIT ON
ATTESTATION
I, Frederick Nursey do solemnly and sincerely declare, That to the
best of my Knowledge and Belief the above answers to the foregoing questions
made and signed by me, are true ; and that I am willing to be attested
for the Term of Twelve Years provided Her Majesty should so long require my
Services, and also, if abroad, or if a state of War exists between Her
Majesty and any Foreign Power, for such further term, not exceeding Twelve
Months, as shall be directed by the Secretary of State for War, or the
Commanding Officer on any Foreign, Colonial, or Indian Station.
Mark of X Frederick Nursey Signature of Recruit
C Smith
Signature of Witness
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OATH TO BE TAKEN BY RECRUIT ON
ATTESTATION
I,
Frederick Nursey do make Oath, that I will be faithful and bear
true Allegiance to her Majesty, Her Heirs, and Successors, and that I will,
as in duty bound, honestly and faithfully defend Her Majesty, Her Heirs, and
Successors, in Person, Crown, and Dignity against all enemies, and will
observe and obey all orders of Her Majesty, Her Heirs, and Successors, and
of the Generals and Officers set over me. So help me God.
Witness my hand. SIGNATURE
OF RECRUIT Mark of
X Frederick Nursey
WITNESS PRESENT C Smith
The above questions were asked of
the said Frederick Nursey and
answered by him in my presence, as herein recorded; and the said
Frederick Nursey made the above
Declaration and Oath before me at Northampton this 5th
day of June One Thousand
eight hundred and seventy six
at 2.30 o'Clock,
P M.
Signature of the
Justice Wm Adkins
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