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 >>