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, 23 November 2014
Army Form B.121 - Squadron Troop, Battery & Company Conduct Sheet
Here's a fairly full conduct sheet completed for 4267 James Nugent of the Royal Irish Rifles. These forms are useful for today's historians because, as in this case, they can give a nice summary not only of misdemeanours during a man's army service but also his movements between battalions (and regiments), where he was located when the offences were committed, the names of witnesses and commanding officers, and also the award of Good Conduct Pay and Badges.
James Nugent's original form was destroyed and what we have here is a copy, dutifully recording various offences of drunkenness and disorderly behaviour over a 14 year period. Despite his brushes with the bottle, it should be noted that James Nugent nevertheless still managed to notch up three Good Conduct Badges.
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