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Title: David Woodam - UK Army 1831
Post by: dtcoulson on Sunday 10 March 19 05:22 GMT (UK)

Hi people,

I recently came across this reference in FindMyPast:
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  Woodam   David   
  1809   —   1831   
  British Army Service Records   
  Great Bedwin, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
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1809 would be the year of his birth and 1831 may be the year that he signed up for service.
Great Bedwin would be his home town at the time he signed up.


He appears in only one census, 1861. (Clifton, Gloucestershire).
He has a daughter born in Great Bedwin in 1838/39 which implies
his military service may have finished before then.



Can anyone deduce from other sources what he might have done in the army
in the years between 1831-1838? Places he might have served? etc.

Any help appreciated.

-David C

Title: Re: David Woodam - UK Army 1831
Post by: Jebber on Sunday 10 March 19 08:50 GMT (UK)

If you subscribe to Findmypast you can read his service record.

He attested in 1831 and served 21 years.
He spent 14 + years Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
He was in the Kafir war 1846/7.
Discharge was at Chatham 14 September 1852.

Title: Re: David Woodam - UK Army 1831
Post by: dtcoulson on Sunday 10 March 19 10:00 GMT (UK)

Wow,, thank you Jebber.