Application to join the army

Item

Title

Application to join the army

Identifier

9626.cpd

Creator

Abstract

William Binning's application to join the army, declaring him 'fit' to serve.

William applied for a commission in the army in November 1914. He had been eighteen in September. He was appointed as a Second Lieutenant to the 11th Battalion The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).

2nd Lieutenant William B. Binning (1896 - 1916), Scottish Rifles 9th Div. Machine Gun Corps, 28th Bn.

Date

November 1914

Date Created

1914-11-01

Temporal Coverage

1914-11-30

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Type

Official document

number of pages

2

Contributor

Admin
Christine Plummer
Beath High School

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford