| 1. What is your name? | Joseph Slow |
| 2. In what Parish, and in or near what Town, and in
what County were you born? | Desborough, Kettering, Northampton |
| 3. Are you a British Subject? | yes |
| 4. Where do you now reside? 53 Bedford Street, Leicester |
Parish of St Margaret, Leicester, Leicestershire |
5. Where have you resided for the last twelvemonth?
Two Months in Leicester
Twelve Months Queen St, Kettering |
same place |
| 6. What is your age? |
19 Years 2 Months |
| 7. What is your Trade or Calling? |
Shoe Finisher |
| 8. Are you an Apprentice? |
No |
| 9. What is the Name and Residence of your present (or former) Master? |
Mr Crick, Leicester |
| 10. Are you Single, Married, or a Widower? | Single |
| 11. If Married, or a Widower, how many Children have you under 14 years
of age? | None |
| 12. Have you ever been sentenced to Penal Servitude? |
No |
| 13. Have you ever been discharged from any part of Her Majesty's Forces
with Ignominy, or as Incorrigible and Worthless, or on account of conviction
of felony, or of a sentence of penal servitude or have you been dismissed
with disgrace from the Navy? And you are warned that you are liable to Penal
Servitude if you make a false answer to this question |
No |
| 14. Do you now belong to, or have you ever served in, any Regiment,
Brigade, or Corps in Her Majesty's Army or in the Army Reserve? |
No |
| 15. Do you now belong to, or have you ever served in, the Marines? |
No |
| 16. Do you now belong to, or have you ever served in, the Militia, or
Militia Reserve? | No |
| 17. Do you now belong to, or have you ever served in, the Royal Navy? | No |
| 18. Do you now belong to the Volunteers, or to the Naval Artillery
Volunteers, or to the Royal Naval Reserve Force? | No |
| 19. Have you truly stated the whole, if any, of your previous Service? |
Yes |
| 20. Are you in receipt of a pension for any such Service? | No |
| 21. Have you ever been rejected as unfit for Her Majesty's Service? |
No |
| 22. Did you receive a Notice and do you understand its meaning? |
Yes |
| 23. Who gave you the Notice? | Serjt Major Veasey 3 Leic
Regt |
| 20. Are you willing to be attested for the term of Six years (provided
Her Majesty should so long require your services) as a Militiaman for the
County of Leicestershire to serve in the 3 Leic.
Regiment? | yes |
| 20. Are you willing to be attested for the term of Six years (provided
Her Majesty should so long require your services) as a Militiaman for the
County of Northampton to serve in the 3 Northampton? | yes |
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I, Joseph Slow do solemnly declare
that the above answers made by me to the above questions are true and that I
am willing to fulfil the engagement made.
Joseph Slow Signature of Recruit
Charles
Turner
Signature of Witness
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OATH TO BE TAKEN BY
MILITIA RECRUIT ON
ATTESTATION
I,
Joseph Slow do solemnly promise and swear that I will be
faithful to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, her heirs and successors, and that I
will faithfully serve in the Militia, until I shall be discharged.
Joseph Slow Signature of Recruit
Charles
Turner
Signature of Witness
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CERTIFICATE OF MAGISTRATE OR OF A COMMISSIONED
OFFICER OF RECRUIT'S REGT.
The Recruit above-named was cautioned by me that if he made any false
answer to any of the foregoing questions he would be liable to be
punished.
The foregoing questions were then read to the Recruit in my presence.
I have taken care that he understands each question, and that his
answer to each question has been duly entered as replied to, and the
said Recruit has made and signed the declaration and taken the oath
before me at Leicester on this
5
day of July 1883
Signature of Magistrate or Commissioned Officer of Regular Army or Militia.
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