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Jesse Marlow
Military Records

Description of Jesse Marlow on Enlistment

Age apparently23   years  5   months
Height 5   feet   5  inches
Chest Measurement 35   inches  
Complexion Fresh
Eyes   Grey
Hair   Red
Religious denomination   Ch of England
Distinctive Marks   None

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE - ON ENLISTMENT

I have examined the above-named Recruit and find that he does not present any of the following conditions, viz.:-
Scrofula; phthisis; syphilis; impaired constitution; defective intelligence; defects of vision, voice, or hearing; hernia; haemorrhoids; varicose veins beyond a limited extent; inveterate cutaneous disease; chronic ulcers; traces of corporal punishment, or evidence of having been marked with the letters D., or B.C.; contracted or deformed chest; abnormal curvature of spine; or any other disease or physical defect calculated to unfit him for the duties of a soldier.

He can see at the required distance with either eye, and he declares that he is not subject to fits of any description. I consider him fit for Her Majesty's Service.

Dated at  Bedford      

this 23rd day of  August  1880 

MEDICAL EXAMINATION - ON APPROVAL.

Re-examined by me at  Bedford  on the  23rd  day of   August  1880, and finally approved as fit for Service.

J Crosse Johnston Brigade  Surgeon, Recruiting District, Brigade Depot, or   Regiment

 
Certificate Superintending Officer or Adjutant

I hereby certify that the above-named  recruit  Jesse Marlow  was inspected by me, and I consider him in every respect fit (or unfit, as the case may be) for Her Majesty's Service, and that I have examined this attestation and find it properly filled up.

N S Whittuck Captn  16th Regt , Adjt Beds Militia   Superintending Officer, Recruiting Service.

Certificate of Approving Field Officer

I certify that this Attestation of the above-named recruit Jesse Marlow, is correct, and that the required forms appear to have been complied with. I accordingly approve, and appoint him to  33rd Brigade  for the period of his Army Service.

Date August 26th 1880
     W H Hawley Colonel
     Commanding 33rd Bde Depot


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