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74-177;
                                                                    Regimental  Districts  as  at  the
                                   vice  (W.0.6911-16,
                                                                    time  the  Regiments  were  re-
                                   626-64 1)
                                   These terminate about  1877.
                                                                    designed by  their  district rather
                                                                    than  their  number,  a  practice
                                 Marriage  and  children  of  soldiers
                                                                    that  had  been  out  out  of  use
                                  may  be  found  in : Lists, except
                                                                    for  the  previous  skty  years
                                  for  Regiments  in  India  where
                                                                    (about  1820-1880).  In  1880 the
                                   they  generally  appear  at  the
                                  beginning. They only exist from
                                                                    Regiments  numbered  1-25 con-
                                                                    sisted  of  two  battalions,  those
                                  about  1868. Certain  Regimental
                                  Registers  of  their  chiidren  are
                                                                    bearing nurnbers higher than 25
                                                                    consisted  of  one  battalion.  At
                                   preserved  at the General Regis-
                                                                    this  time,  when  the  territorial
                                   ter  Office,  Somerset  House,
                                   Strand, W.C.2.
                                                                    names
                                                                            were
                                                                    many  of  the  regiments  consist-
                                                                    ing of one battalion  were amal-
                                Rccruits:  The  entry  of  a  recruit
                                                                    gamated  to form  Regimeols of
                                   in  the  Musters  generally  states
                                                                    two  battalions.  Thus  the  84th
                                   his  age  and  where  he  joined,
                                                                    Foot  becarne  the  2nd  battalion
                                   but does not give bis birthplace.
                                                                    of  the  York  and  Lancaster
                                                                    Regiment  (formerly  the  65th
                                                                    Foot).  The  numbers  of  the
                                Monthly  Returns
                                   When  the  unit  in  which a man
                                                                    Regiment's  Districts correspond
                                   served is not known, but a place
                                                                    with the Eormer  numbers  of  the
                                   and  date  are  given,  the  Regi-
                                                                    Regiments;  but  where  Regi-
                                                                    ments  were  amalgamated,  the
                                  ments  stationed  at  that  place
                                                                    number  which  the  new  second
                                   can  be  found  from  monthly
                                  Returns  (W.0.17  and,  froin
                                                                              fonnerIy  bore  is
                                                                    battalion
                                   1859 W.0.73)
                                                                    dropped.  Thus  there  is  a  65th
                                                                    Regimental District but no 84th
                                       -1872  Up  to  about  1872
                                  (
                                                                    Regimental  District.  The  Regi-
                                   these  are  generally  bound  in
                                                                    ments  with  which  Regiments
                                                                    were amalgamated  are given  in
                                   with  the  other  Musters  of  the
                                  Regirnents at home. If they  are
                                                                    the list of  Musters  (W.0.16).
                                   not  there  look  at  the  end  of
                                  Vol.  2  of  the  (W.0,12)  List
                                                                    A few Militia  soldiers qualified
                                   W.0.12/12122-13184).
                                                          The
                                  depot  of  the  Regiment  can  be
                                                                    for pensions  during  the French
                                                                    Revolutionary  and  Napoleonic
                                   found from  Hart's  Army  Lists.   Milifia Records   re-introduced.
                                   (1 873- 1880) Musrers  of  Brigade   Wars.  Discharge  Certificates
                                  Depots  (~.0.12/10216-10335.      showing place of éirth  and  age
                                   W.0.16/2177-2283)   covering     on  enlistment  will  be  found  in
                                   the  period  1873-1880  are  only   the  class  Soldiers  Docurnenrs
                                  for  infantry.                    (W.0.97/1091-1108).
                                  N.B. : The number  of  the  Bri-   Militia  Attestation  Papers  from
                                  gade  Depot  does  not  corres-   1860-1914    (W.0.96/ 1-1522
                                  pond  with  the  number  of  the   show  place  and  date  of  birth,
                                   Regiment.  The  number  of  a    employer  etc.
                                  Regirnent'sBrigade Depot shoiild
                                   be  found, in  the  Army Lists.   South  African  War  1899-1 902
                                   (188b1888)  Brigade  Depots      British Auxiliary Forces (i) City
                                  were  succeeded  in  1880  by     Imperia1  Volunteers.  Certain
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