Category Archives: British Army

Echoes of the Old New Year’s Day

Posted on 27 January 2016 by

As I’m sure many of you realise, the start of the New Year in England was usually taken as 25 March (“Lady Day”), until Great Britain adopted the Gregorian Calendar in 1752, when the official date was moved to 1 … Continue reading →

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A Cruel & Unusual Punishment?

Posted on 21 April 2014 by

Just writing up the military career of Private 292, Joseph Bateman, of 6th Dragoon Guards (born 6 May 1808, Haslington), a cousin of my three-greats grandfather James Newton. He appeared for the first time in the Regimental Defaulters Book on … Continue reading →

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