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Description of soldiers on joining Royal Horse Artillery. This entry appears on...
Catalogue reference: WO 69/1/1596
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- 1803 - 1804
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Description of soldiers on joining Royal Horse Artillery.
This entry appears on folio 91; this number is imprinted at the top right of each folio.
Line 15: John GOLDSMITH of Soldiers Unit HB. Born Southover, Sussex. Enlisted 1803 aged 22 years. Discharged 1804. Discharge reason: Drowned.
Covering dates indicate enlistment and discharge years.
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WO 69
Ordnance Office, Military Branch, and War Office: Royal Artillery Records of Service...
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