Geoffro wrote And talking about the military lister Doug THOMPSON has a question about the Hawkesbury Militia when he remembers to get round to asking it >> And Doug replies - There are so many questions! I have some information from payroll lists of the Hawkesbury militia between 1803 and 1813. There were several of my THOMPSON relatives enlisted. Does anyone know ANYTHING about these militia. They were called the Hawkesbury Volunteers. How voluntary was service? What age did people join? What age did they stop serving? How far away might recruits come from? Any thoughts would be appreciated. OK Geoffro?? Doug PS Before you ask - Sorry, I took down the details some time ago at the public records office and I only noted the THOMPSONS! But the question remains - Who the heck was Michael THOMPSON ??? Geoffro