| What is your name? | Mark Coe |
| In what Parish and in or near what Town, and in what County were you born? | Desborough,
Northampton, Northampton |
| What is your age? | 21 years - months |
| What is your Trade or Calling? | Groom |
| Are you an Apprentice? |
No |
| Are you Married? |
No |
| Are you willing to be attested to serve in the
Royal regiment of Artillery
for the term of Twelve Years, provided Her
Majesty should so long require your services, and also for such further
term, not exceeding two years, as shall be directed by the commanding
Officer on any Foreign Station? | Yes |
| "This blank to be filled up with Ten Years for Infantry, and
Twelve Years for Cavalry or Artillery, or other Corps, If the person is of
the Age of Eighteen Years or upwards, but if under that age, then the
difference between his age and Eighteen is to be added [???] or Twelve
Years, as the case may be." |
| Do you now belong to the Militia or to the Naval Coast Volunteers? | No
|
| Do you belong to any Regiment or Corps in Her Majesty's Army? |
No |
| Have you ever served in the Army, Marines, Ordnance, Militia, or Navy,
or in Her Majesty's Indian Forces, (or in the Forces of the East India
Company)? |
No |
| If so, the Recruit is to state the particulars of his former
Service, and the cause of his Discharge, and is to produce the Certificate
of his [???] if he has it with him |
| Have you ever been rejected as unfit for Her Majesty's Service, or
for Her Majesty's Indian Forces, (or the Forces of the East India Company),upon any prior Enlistment? |
No |
| Have you ever been marked with the letter "D"? |
No |
| Signature of Recruit Mark Coe
Witness Charles Stewart Sergt 28th Foot |
Description of Mark Coe
Age, apparently 21
Height 5 feet
4 inches
Complexion Fresh
Eyes Brown
Hair Gray
Any distinctive Mark None |
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MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
ON ENLISTMENT
I have examined the
above-named Recruit, and find that he has no Rupture nor Mark of any old
Wound or Ulcer adhering [to th]e Bone; he is free from Varicose Veins of
the Legs, and has the full power of Motion of the Joints and Limbs. He
is well formed, and has no Scrofulous Affection of the Glands, Scald
Head, or other inveterate Cutaneous Eruptions; and he is free from any
trace of Corporal Punishment, and not marked as a Deserter with the
Letter D. His respiration is easy, and his Lungs appear to be sound. He
has the perfect use of his Eyes and Ears. His general appearance is
healthy, and he possesses strength sufficient to enable him to undergo
the fatigue to which Soldiers are liable I consider him fit for Her
Majesty's Service. He has the following particular Marks or Scars: viz.
Dated at
Birmingham this
7th day of March 1863
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