Sackett, Edward.
Attestation:
Gravesend, 9 Jul 1896, b. Christchurch, Ramsgate, Kent, 1872, service no. 80, aged 24 y 4 m, trade boatman, present military service Thames Mil Div RE, enlistment in Royal Engineers.
Description on enlistment:
Age 24, 5ft 9½in, 147lbs, chest 34½–36½, complexion fair, eyes brown, hair brown, religion C of E, passed medically fit 9 Jul 1896.
Statement of services:
Enlisted for 3 yrs Army Service, 3 yrs Reserve Service, discharged 31 Jul 1907, total service 11 y 23 days, pensionable service 6 y 54 days. Attested sapper 9 Jul 1896, 12 days annual training, 1897, 98, 99, recalled to Army Service 26 Dec 1899, Re-engaged to complete 12 years continuous service 7 Jun 1902.
Military history:
9 Jul 1896 to 31 Jul 1907, 11 y 23 days, first tfr to reserve 9 Jul 1896, second tfr to reserve 31 Aug 1902. Next of kin: wife Elizabeth, 6 Belmont St, Ramsgate. Marriage: Isabella Elizabeth Gibbs (spinster), St John, Thanet, 16 Jun 1895, by H J Daniell, asst curate, witnesses Edward Gibbs, Amy Annie Sackett. Children, all b. Ramsgate: Amy Matilda, b. 10 Jul 1896, Rose Elizabeth, 21 Aug 1897, Edward Samuel, 4 Apr 1902.
Abstract from "British Army Service Records, 1760–1915," digital image, FindMyPast (http://findmypast.co.uk).