Thank you for the tips refering to AE Law I was wondering as he was discharged for misconduct on the 12th Dec.1900 after being sentenced for 6 months on the 23rd Nov.1900 would he have served his sentence Military or Civil.? I have to date a further James E Law (fathers Name) and George Law both RN Seaman/stoker Sheerness,Kent 1901 Census UK which I have yet to look into with a small suspicion that he may have needed to get back in uniform... eddy in bavaria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Dawnay" <[email protected]> To: "SOG mailing list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 2:57 PM Subject: [SOG-UK] Fw: Re Arthur Edward LAW > Re: Arthur Edward Law and military detention/imprisonment > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Richard Dawnay" <[email protected]> > Date: 29 February 2012 18:49 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Re Arthur Edward LAW > >> My recollection, as a former soldier, is that, as Eddy says sentences of >> up to 28 days were served in the unit guardroom. The establishment at >> Colchester was the Military Correction and Training Establishment (MCTE) >> where soldiers under sentence received military training whilst there. >> It >> was for relatively short sentence, usually where the soldier would >> subsequently return to normal duty after completing his sentence. In my >> experience, the training there was rigorous but fair and soldiers came >> back to the unit considerably improved and certainly physically very fit >> ! >> Longer sentences were served at the military prison at Shepton Mallet in >> Somerset which was purely a prison. I believe that it was closed down a >> considerable time ago, not long after the war. Not sure whether that >> sheds much light on the issue but hope it may be helpful. >> >> Richard Dawnay >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Blair Southerden" <[email protected]> >> Date: 28 February 2012 11:59 >> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> >> Subject: [SOG-UK] Re Arthur Edward LAW >> >>> Eddy >>> >>> It is surprisingly difficult to identify which detention Barracks or >>> Military prisons existed in 1900, however there was certainly the >>> infamous Glasshouse at Aldershot. As that was where LAW deserted from >>> it is almost certain that is where he would have served his first >>> sentence. >>> >>> Sentences of less than 28 days would probably have been served in the >>> guardroom of his unit, at least that was the normal practice in the >>> second half of the 20th century. >>> >>> Where were the Coldstream Guards stationed when he absconded from them? >>> Aldershot would still be a good starting point for your census search, >>> but if that is unsuccessful I suggest you contact the curators or two >>> museums: that of the Royal Military Police at Fareham and the Adjutant >>> Generals Corps at Winchester. Both include the Military Police Staff >>> Corps within their interests and may be able to give you pointers to >>> other locations. Their email addresses may be found on the general >>> military museum site at http://www.armymuseums.org.uk >>> >>> Good Hunting >>> >>> Blair >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >