Enlistment Ages of Soldiers and Officers

[robsnicta]

Hi can anyone tell me what the enlistment age range was for soldiers and officers during the Crimean war?

Thanks
Robsnicta

[IceTater]

My relative was 18 when he enlisted in 1853. His father co-signed the enlistment papers, though.

[Peter Goodey]

You could get 12 year old boy drummers. However I think they didn't attest until they reached age 18.

[helachau]

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]

My relative was 16 when he enlisted in the Royal Artillery a bit beforehand, but his father co-signed his enlistment papers.

[IceTater]

Sorry, made a typo. He was 16, not 18.