This man enlisted in London on 29 December 1901, joining the then Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery as a Gunner with service no. 20217. He purported to be a Blacksmith, but had served no apprenticeship. Within a fortnight of his enlistment , Frank went AWOL for total of 49 days. At his subsrquent trial (court martial?) he was convicted of ‘fraudulent enlistment’ and sent to Dover Military Prison 0n 17th March 1902. I read about this man in a LFHS book and am curious as I have Harmston antecedants (my 3 x great grandmother was Harmston) Does this strike a chord with anyone? Regards Jan Sent from Windows Mail