A look at army forms and attestation papers issued by the British Army since the 1700s. There is no particular order to the posts so use the ATTESTATION FORM INDEX in the right hand margin to find your way around.
Sunday 15 June 2014
Army From E.595 - Imperial Yeomanry (UK) attestation
There are quite a few of these forms to be found tucked away in WO 363 and WO 364 service and pension records. The notable question appearing on this form and absent on every other from that I've seen is question 6: Do you own a Horse or can you obtain one for the Annual Training of the Regiment? This was an essential condition for joining the yeomanry. Cavalry recruits could join a regiment without ever having ridden a horse, but yeomanry recruits were expected to be able to ride and lay their hands on a horse.
As with Form E.594 (Volunteers), the actual date of attestation appears on the reverse of this form.
All document images reproduced on this post are Crown Copyright, The National Archives. Service and Pension records can be searched and downloaded from Ancestry and Findmypast. Both companies offer FREE 14-day trials.
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