View Full Version : Enlistment Ages of Soldiers and Officers
robsnicta
19-05-2016, 2:54 PM
Hi can anyone tell me what the enlistment age range was for soldiers and officers during the Crimean war?
Thanks
Robsnicta
IceTater
20-11-2017, 5:10 AM
My relative was 18 when he enlisted in 1853. His father co-signed the enlistment papers, though.
Peter Goodey
20-11-2017, 9:26 AM
You could get 12 year old boy drummers. However I think they didn't attest until they reached age 18.
helachau
20-11-2017, 7:36 PM
Hansard - Feb 1856
http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1856/feb/22/supply-army-estimates#S3V0140P0_18560222_HOC_89
Tab down to (or screen search) "AGES OF THE ARMY"
IceTater
30-04-2018, 8:53 PM
My relative was 16 when he enlisted in the Royal Artillery a bit beforehand, but his father co-signed his enlistment papers.
IceTater
30-04-2018, 8:54 PM
Sorry, made a typo. He was 16, not 18.
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