Paragraph
392, King’s Regulations
Many of the men listed on this site left
the Army under King’s Regulation 392, which was followed by Roman
numerals and sometimes letters. There were many reasons for a soldier
to be discharged, and the Regulation 392 had a variety of catagories attached
to it dependent on the reasons for leaving. This lists has been compiled
from various entries found in the discharge papers of various soldiers
listed here.
- (i) References
on enlistment being unsatisfactory
- (ii) Having
been irregularly enlisted
- (iii)
Not being likely to become an efficient soldier
- (a)
Recruit rejected both by medical officer and approving officer
- (b)
Recruit passed by medical officer, but rejected by a recruiting
officer stationed away from the headquarters of the recruiting area,
or by approving officer
- (c)
Recruit within three months of enlistment considered unfit for service
- (cc)
Recruits with more than three months service considered unfit for
further military service
- (d)
Recruit who after having undergone a course of physical training
is recommended by an examining board to be discharged, or in the
case of a mounted corps is unable to ride
- (e)
Soldier of local battalion abroad considered unlikely to become
efficient
- (f)
Boy, who, on reaching 18 years of age, is considered to be physically
unfit for the ranks
- (iv) Having
been claimed as an apprentice
- (v) Having
claimed it (i.e. discharge) on payment of 10/- within three months after
his attestation
- (vi) Having
made a mis-statement as to age on enlistment
- (a)
Soldier under 17 years of age at date of application for discharge
- (b)
Soldier between 17 and 18 years of age at date of application for
discharge
- (vii)
Having been claimed for wife desertion
- (a)
By the parish authorities
- (b)
By the wife
- (viii)
Having made false answer on attestation
- (ix) Unfitted
for the duties of the corps
- (x) Having
been convicted by the civil power of ___ or of an offence comitted before
enlistment
- (xi) For
misconduct
- (xii)
Having been sentenced to penal servitude
- (xiii)
Having been sentenced to be discharged with ignomony
- (xiv)
At his own request on payment of ___ under Article 1130 (i), Pay Warrant
- (xv) Free,
after ___ years service under Article 1130 (ii), Pay Warrant
- (a)
Free under Article 1130 (i), Pay Warrant
- (b)
Free. To take up civil employment which cannot be held open
- (xvi)
No longer physically fit for service
- (xvii)
Appears not to have been used
- (xviii)
At his own request after 18 years service (with a view to pension under
the Pay Warrant)
- (xix)
For the benefit of the public service after 18 years service (with a
view to pension under the Pay Warrant)
- (xx) Inefficiency
after 18 years service ( with a view to a pension under the Pay Warrant)
- (xxi)
The termination of his ___ period of engagement
- (xxii)
With less than 21 years service towards engagement, but with 21 or more
years service towards pension
- (xxiii)
Having claimed discharge after three months notice
- (xxiv)
Having reached the age for discharge
- (xxv)
His service being no longer required
- (xxvi)
At his own request after 21 (or more) years service (with a view to
pension under the Pay Warrant)
- (xxvii)
After 21 (or more) years qualifying service for pension, and with 5
(or more) years service as warrant officer (with a view to pension under
the Pay Warrant)
Discharge
document using James Walmsley of Blackpool as an example:
Last
updated:
18 February, 2020
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