RECRUITING POSTLR – 1845

Gun Flash, Issue XXI, 22 May 1943, Page 2

RECRUITING POSTLR - 1845

FINE” YOUNG MEN of respectable parents and good character have anopportunity (if not mar: icd or apprentices) of joining the ROYaL ARTILLERY, in which superior service they may be made gentlemen and treated accordingly. They must measure 5 £cct 8 inches in height and be between eighteen and twenty two years of age. Growing lads of not more than seventeen may ba admitted. They will all receive the same liberal bounty of a 5.15.6. On their arrival at Headquarters they will be taught th«, arts of riding, driving, drawing, fencing, gunnery, and the mechanics, the making and use of gunpowder, sky rockets, end other foreworks, and by the power of the lever to move a 42 pdr. battering gun with th<, same facility us a penny whistle. The cannon used

in the field arc culled PLYING aRTILaaEY from the astonishing rapidity of their movemen ts. Thu GUNNEHu (for. so Artillerymen are called) wear a BPENBID UNINORM and are well mounted on turfing the field. They are lodged in the finest barracks in the world.

i They have light work and good pay, the best beef that Kent cun afford, [and a comfortable place in the bur!racks culled ’The Canteen” set apart for them to see their friends in and take u cheerful glass, also a splendid library and reading room, a park and pleasure grounds with a select number of ho, sea for their instruction and amusement. after their education is completed they 'will have an opportunity afforded them to travel toforeign Countries, where they may drink | their wine at twopence per bottle by the new tariff. If well conducted they will be promoted to JOB COiailGUlONEj OFFICERS from whom the Quarter Masters are selected, who arc the best paid in the army, and return to sec their friends with money, manners, and experiences!.' The rates of pay in the Royal Artillery, are i s follows:Quartermasters 7/10 per day/ Sergeant ■ major 3 4/2}, Q.LI.d. Sgts. ;2/6} to 3/0*:, Corporals 2/3 to 2/9. Bombardiers 2/1 to 2/7. Furriers 3/3J to 3/7}. Collar makers l/11-J to,. 2/3}. Gunners and drivers 1/4-g- to 1/lOq-. shoeing smiths 2/2-._ to 2/6}. Wheelers 1/11} tp 2/3“/ Young men wishing to avail themsl?eVeS of the advantages here offered (with the consent of their friends and good references) may apply to the RECRUITING UERGLANT 01 the ROYAL aRTILELRY, at the rendexvous, aT'THL OLE ANGEL INN, TAUNTON. TaUNTON Bth. March, 1845.

Ed. i We seem to have just about exhausted, our supply of material for the ’’Weekly Who’s Zoo - and are now looking for something to tu-c its place - prefixauly something which would, run from week to ween in the seme way as the "Who’s Zoo”. Oi course the: e may be t . possibility that youmwish the "WRO'G 200” to continue, but fuhert have been very few contributions of lute, and these would have to be supplied regularly, and really should refer more to tn os c who arc fairly well-known throughout the Regiment. Anyway it’s up to you, the various members of the Raiment, to put forward any suggestions to may have - so don’t be backward in coming forward and send along any ideas which may have occurred to you - and send them along us soon us possible, us we’re □tumped for a Who’s Zoo for next week.