| 1. What is your name? | Alfred Coe |
| 2. In or near what Parish or Town were you born? | Desborough,
Kettering, Northampton |
| 3. What is your age? | 23 years - months |
| 4. What is your Trade or Calling? | Labourer |
| 5. Are you an Apprentice? |
No |
| 6. Are you Married? |
No |
7. Do you now belong to the Militia, or Army, or Militia Reserve, to the
Volunteers, 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? |
No |
| 9. Have you ever served in the Marines? |
No |
| 10. Have you ever served in the Militia? |
In the Northampton & Rutland Militia from which I have received my
discharge |
| 11. Have you ever served in the Royal Navy |
No |
| 12. Have you truly stated the whole, if any, of your previous Service |
Yes |
| 13. Have you ever been rejected as unfit for Her Majesty's Service, upon any prior Enlistment? |
No |
14. Where, when, and by whom, and for what Corps, were you enlisted, or
were you enlisted for General Service?
| For 29 Brigade
At Desborough on the 27 day of Dec 1876, at 10 o'Clock AM By Sergt
Goss of Northampton & Rutland Militia |
| 15. Did you receive a Notice, and did you understand its meaning? |
Yes |
| 16. For what Bounty and Kit did you enlist? |
Free a Kit |
| 17. Have you any objection to make to the manner of your enlistment? |
No |
| 18. 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 |
| 19. 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 |
| 20. Do you understand that during the term of your Service in the
Reserve, you may be called upon to serve in any Infantry
Brigade by Her Majesty's Proclamation in
time of imminent nation danger or of great emergency? | Yes |
| Signature of Recruit Mark
of X Alfred Coe
Witness C Smith |
DECLARATION TO BE
MADE BY RECRUIT ON
ATTESTATION
I,
Alfred
Coe 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.
Witness my hand. SIGNATURE
OF RECRUIT Mark of
X Alfred Coe
SIGNATURE OF WITNESS
C
Smith
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The above questions were
asked of the said Alfred Coe
and answered by him in my presence, as herein recorded; and the said
Alfred Coe made the above Declaration and Oath before me at
Northampton this
28th day of December One Thousand eight hundred
and Seventy Six at 1.30 o'Clock,
P.M.
Signature of the
Justice E Laws J.P.
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