APPENDIX XI.
Reading edition
1.
RETURN SHOWING THE AGES OF THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN COMPOSING THE 1st BATTALION COLDSTREAM GUARDS WHICH PROCEEDED TO THE EAST IN FEBRUARY, 1854, AND OF THE DRAFTS SENT OUT DURING THE WAR WITH RUSSIA.
Battalion and 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
Drafts. Battalion Draft Draft Draft Draft Draft Draft
Strength. 919 153 58 153 307 207 263 2060
Date of Departure from England. 23-2-54 28-6-54 27-10-54 25-11-54 13-4-55 16-9-55 14-2-56
Under 20 years of age. 42 48 26 45 54 4 13 232
20 and under 25. 300 86 26 93 198 108 182 993
25 and under 30. 286 10 2 14 50 76 51 489
30 and under 35. 165 6 3 — 3 16 16 209
35 and under 40. 110 1 1 1 2 2 1 118
Over 40 years of age. 16 2 — — — 1 — 19
Age of the oldest soldier. 43 yrs. 40 yrs. 36 yrs. 35 yrs. 36 yrs. 44 yrs. 35 yrs.
2.
RETURN SHOWING THE PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONS OF THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN COMPOSING THE 1st BATTALION, AND THE DRAFTS THAT WERE ENGAGED IN THE WAR WITH RUSSIA.
Battalion and 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
Drafts. Battalion Draft Draft Draft Draft Draft Draft
Agricultural Labourers. 694 128 44 121 240 122 174 1523
Manufacturing Mechanics, Cloth Weavers, etc. 103 10 2 14 23 40 46 238
Mechanics in occupations favourable to physical development, as Masons, etc. 83 14 4 15 43 42 39 240
Shopmen and Clerks. 13 — 1 1 1 3 1 20
Professional occupations. 1 — 1 1 — — — 3
No previous occupation, as boys, etc. 25 1 6 1 — — 3 36
Total. 919 153 58 153 307 207 263 2060
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