Tony B Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 And in the cut version 'Without Appendix!! (I'll go and take my pill) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Tony not an appendix in sight! Just abstracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Still quite a lot of non combat losses even then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Still quite a lot of non combat losses even then. Oh yes between the Crimea & WW2 there were more deaths due to disease than any enemy action. Apart from that as a general trend diseases of their various kinds are higher amongst less experienced troops. During peace time STDs go up but malaria & dysentery goes down. In conflicts the ratio is reversed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Clive Now I know where you get your 'encyclopedic' knowledge from. I like the description 'constantly sick' - I know a couple of people who could fall into that category! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Tim you've rumbled me, any knowledge is simply knowing were to look it up Some of these documents give a great insight to the health of the population & attitudes of the time. In the recruiting period 1903-1912 some 580,799 recruits were examined & some were rejected on these diverse grounds: Flat feet - 6,050 Over height - 191 Under height - 5,945 Under chest measurement - 27,333 Diseases of heart - 17,477 Defective vision - 15,672 Defective intelligence - 752 Haemorrhoids - 441 Syphilis - 1,167 Impediment of speech - 812 Decayed teeth - 31,721 Not likely to be an efficient soldier - 1,449 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Just started on this, even prefaced with a picture of none other than Lord Cardwell, responsible for many reforms. This was published in Jan 1914 so is a nice adjunct to Hampden Gordon's 1935 The War Office. I have been looking for Capt Wheeler's book since seeing it quoted in Dr Sweetman's 1984 War & Administration - The Significance of the Crimean War for the British Army. Only paid £10 for this on ebay, no other bidders. Being Jan 1914 I suspect if it was published a year or two later there would have been some competition, strange. I suppose not being about a specific war or campaign it does not command much interest. I notice this attitude in many antiquarian book shops when I enquire about the location of the military section. I am usually asked "What particular campaign are you interested in?" When I reply "None in particular" I can see the expression indicating that there is pleb in their shop. When pressed further I say "Sanitation, administration just basically anything to do with the British Army other than guns or uniforms" that really confirms that they don't think they have a serious collector in their shop. So being allowed to look in the locked glass cupboard can be difficult. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Wow adrenaline still flowing from an auction.:nut: Just bought a copy of Queen's Regulations, with postage about 70 quid. Never paid that much before for a book. I do have a copy of QR already but it is relatively recent, so hope the one coming has some significantly different content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Wow adrenaline still flowing from an auction.:nut: Just bought a copy of Queen's Regulations, with postage about 70 quid. Never paid that much before for a book. I do have a copy of QR already but it is relatively recent, so hope the one coming has some significantly different content. So, is this one from Queen Victoria's reign? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 So, is this one from Queen Victoria's reign? As always you are on the ball Richard, not a moderator for nothing Some years ago I paid £5 for a 1959 copy, but this one 1859 & is indeed VR. It will be interesting to see how the Regulations & indeed penalties have changed. Although I suspect there have all manner changes from 1959 to now even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 As always you are on the ball Richard, not a moderator for nothing Some years ago I paid £5 for a 1959 copy, but this one 1859 & is indeed VR. It will be interesting to see how the Regulations & indeed penalties have changed. Although I suspect there have all manner changes from 1959 to now even. We will await some of your more interesting snippets from this book when you get into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Yes because it pre-dates things like the Contagious Diseases Act & the deduction of pay whilst being treated for VD (which wasn't a great public health message). These Regulations were in the period (1851-1879) when deserters were branded. So it will be interesting to see what it says about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Just received "A history of motor vehicle registration in the United Kingdom". I cant wait to start this one. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Couldn't resist this for £1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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