DISCHARGED OR DISEMBODIED? - Great War Forum I have noticed the following comments against soldiers names on a medal roll: ' discharged' aginst some names, and 'disembodied' against other names What was the difference?
Disembodiment Service - Interpreting documents - The Great War (1914 . . . Disembodied Service suggests (to me at least) that the soldier in question had reverted back to being a 'part-time' soldier for want of a better description Again someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I don't believe Territorial soldiers were subject to being placed on Class Z Army Reserve
Disembodied? - Interpreting documents - The Great War (1914-1918) Forum Hello All, I have just received from the National Archives, copies of the medal rolls, relating to my great Uncle Alongside his entry for the '14 - '15 Star are various other entries which in the 'Remarks' column have the word 'Disembodied' followed by various dates all from the year 1919 Can a
Disembodied versus Discharged - Great War Forum Hello Iain "Disembodied" is the term used in respect of TF (and earlier Militia and Volunteers) units when they were "stood down" at the end of hostilities It might also involve the discharge from their TF engagements of the men serving in it, or they might continue with another TF unit
Territorials and Disembodiment - Great War Forum Would such a man be Disembodied or Discharged (or whatever the official term is for demobilization of non-Territorials) " After the middle of 1916 the Territorial men I have moving to a regular or a service battalion where transferred and renumbered completely, if they moved back they kept the regular number and subsequently discharged
attestation, mobilisation, enlistment - Great War Forum The term embodied and disembodied refers to T F men who were serving before 1916 only by 1915 many men who were eligible for service had not come forward and enlisted It became obvious to the Government that voluntary enlistment alone could not replace casualties and at the same time satisfy the rapidly expanding armed forces demand for recruits
Alfred Benjamin Edden War Record Help Interpreting The stamp on the document above shows he was ‘Disembodied on Demobilisation on the 28 11 19 ’ In August 1914 the entire TF was ‘embodied’ for war service, subsequent recruits were regarded as ‘embodied’ rather than ‘mobilised’ The pension was awarded for malaria and deafness both of which were attributable to his war service
Discharged or Disembodied - Great War Forum Can someone please help me clear up an assumption of mine I have assumed that the word Disembodied found on a Service Record means that the servicman's term of engagement has come to an end and he is no longer required I also assume that the word Discharged covers a variation of reasons, mainly
Disembodiment certificate, Help with. . . - Great War Forum the term "Disembodied" refers to Territorial Force soldiers, as they were technically "Embodied" for War Service and at the end of it they were disembodied The certificate you see states that he originally enlisted in December 1914 in the 7th (TF) Battalion Essex Regiment, who were based at Walthamstow, so he was a Territorial