| 1. What is your name? | William Henry King |
| 2. In or near what Parish or Town were you born? | Desborough,
Market Harborough, Northamptonshire |
| 3. Are you a British Subject? | Yes |
| 4. What is your age? | 18 years 1 month |
| 5. What is your Trade or Calling? | Shoe trade |
| 6. Are you, or have you been, an Apprentice? if so, where? to whom? and
for what period? | No |
| 7. Have you resided out of your Father's house for three years
continuously in the same place or land of the yearly value of £10 for 1
year, and paid rates for the same, and, in either case, if so, state where? |
No |
| 8. Are you Married? | No |
| 9. Have you ever been sentenced to Penal Servitude? |
No |
| 10. 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 there is a special provision
in the army act which renders you liable to [illegible] if you make a false answer to this question . . . | No |
| 11. Do you now belong to, or have you ever served in, the Army? | No |
| 12. Do you now belong to, or have you ever served in, the Marines? | No |
| 13. Do you now belong to, or have you ever served in, the Militia or Militia Reserve? |
No |
| 14. Do you now belong to, or have you ever served in, the Royal Navy? |
No |
| 15. Do you now belong to the Volunteers, or to the Naval Artillery Reserves? or to the Royal Naval
Reserve Force? | 1st Vol. Battn Leicestershire Res |
| 16. Have you truly stated the whole, if any of your previous service? |
Yes |
| 17. Have you ever been rejected as unfit for His Majesty's service? If
so, on what grounds? | No |
| 18. Are you willing to be vaccinated or revaccinated | Yes |
| 19. For what Corps are you willing to be enlisted? or are you willing to
be enlisted for General Service? | The Dorsetshire Regiment |
| 20. Did you receive a Notice, and do you understand its meaning? | Yes |
| 21. Who gave it to you? | Sergeant [illegible], paid pensioner recruiter |
| 22. Are you willing to serve for the term of twelve years, provided Her Majesty should so long require
your services, for the first seven years in Army Service, and for the remaining five years in the 1st
Class of the Army Reserve, or if at the termination of such period of Army Service, you are serving beyond
the seas, then for the first Eight years in Army Service and for the remaining four years in the first
class of the Army Reserve. | Yes |
23. Are you aware that if, at the expiration of the above-mentioned term of Army Service,
whether of seven or eight years, a state of war exists, then, if so directed by the competent Military
Authority, to serve in Army Service for a further term not exceeding 12 months
| Yes |
| 24. Are you aware that if the above-mentioned term of twelve years expires while you are on service
with the Regular Forces beyond the seas, or while a state of war exists with a Foreign Power, or while
soldiers in the Reserves are required by proclamation to continue in or re-enter upon Army Service, you
will be liable to serve for a further period not exceeding twelve months? | Yes |
I, William Henry King do solemnly declare that the above
answers made by me to the above questions are true, and that I am willing to fulfil the engagements
made.
William Henry King SIGNATURE OF RECRUIT
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SIGNATURE OF WITNESS
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OATH TO BE TAKEN BY RECRUIT ON
ATTESTATION
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CERTIFICATE
OF MAGISTRATE OR ATTESTING OFFICER
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