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Subject: Re: British army uniform from between 1860 and 1900
Author: JeffH01
Date: Sunday, March 08, 2015
Classification: Query
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I don't know if you looked at the pics, on some it looks like 2, on the other it looks like 3, I don't know if a soldier would move between them.

***No matter what the subject or document it’s always better to attach a larger part or at least state what the document the section comes from; it saves people trying to guess.

The fragment showing the text, “yes, 3/East Yorks Regiment” looks like a response to question 10 on his Attestation asking if he presently belongs to any part of HM Forces. His response was that at the time of his enlistment he was a member of the 3rd (Militia) Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment.
Many soldiers first enlisted into the Militia to gain a head start in basic training and see if an army life was for them.

Anywhere there is a 2 before East Yorkshire it refers to the 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment that was a line battalion.

A soldier could be moved between line battalions, 1st & 2nd, either on draft or by request. For as soldier to move from Militia (part-time battalion) to a regular battalion would require him to re-attest as in this case. Senior NCOs and some Officers moved from a regular line battalion to become members of the permanent training staff of the Militia; that still applies to all British Reserve units today.

Does the writing in this part of his file have any obvious meaning? The first column is depot or battalion, the second: promotions, reductions, casualties. One of the words looks like Curragh.

***That image looks to be from a Statement of Service and assuming the text is continuous reads:

Authy [Authority]: C.S.O. [Commanding (or Chief) Staff Officer?] Curragh Dist [District]:
Letter No: 19/89/2 dt [dated] 10.4.97

If I recall correctly that refers to his medical discharge that I mentioned in my post of 28 Feb as:

“George was discharged medically unfit in April 1897 after being found to have valvular disease of the heart.”
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