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Thank you Mike, is this information available on this site? Looks like I need to learn how to use it, haven't a clue

Being absent and then actually deserting certainly do not do much to advance any career!

Butlin1983 wrote: Thank you frank, Walter marlow is my 2nd great grandfather born in Rothwell Northamptonshire his parents Daniel and Sarah marlow. I have to say this sounds like my man as I have read he was quite a character also had a hint about him serving in the Royal field artillery Unfortunately I do not understand the number references that you used. How do I go about viewing this info or better still finding out more? Keen to find out what he did to be thrown out

Many thanks Paul

Butlin1983 wrote: Thank you Mike, is this information available on this site? Looks like I need to learn how to use it, haven't a clue

There are 2 Walter Isaac Marlow's in Find My Past...... One born 1878 and one 1879 and even though they have different birth year they are the same man.....

Number One......

First name(s) Walter Isaac
Last name Marlow
Age 36
Birth year 1878
Service number 3555
Regiment Northamptonshire Regiment
Unit / Battalion 2/4th Battalion
Year 1914
Residence town Rothwell
Residence county Northamptonshire
Residence country England
Series WO 363
Series description WO 363 - First World War service records 'burnt documents'
Archive The National Archives
Record set British Army Service Records

Man Number Two:

First name(s) Walter Isaac
Last name Marlow
Age 37
Birth year 1879
Service number 20435
Regiment Northamptonshire Regiment
Unit / Battalion 8th (2nd Reserve) Battalion
Year 1916
Residence town Rothwell
Residence county Northamptonshire
Residence country England
Series WO 363
Series description WO 363 - First World War service records 'burnt documents'
Archive The National Archives
Record set British Army Service Records

There are also copies of his service documents but I am unable to copy them to here......

Man Number One: lived at 20 Well Lane Rothwell..... Discharged after 101 days service..... NOK Wife Anice Ada Butlin ?????...... Discharged due to Petite Mal (Epilepsy)

Man Number Two: lived at 43 Water Street Rothwell and 20 Well Lane..... Discharged after 170 days service..... NOK same...... Discharged due to Medically Unfit Mania Recurrent

Hope this helps......

Mike

So to both sum up and answer your original question, 6924 Gunner Walter Marlow RFA did serve during the Anglo Boer War, on Home Service only, from the 28th of March 1900 until the 20th of July 1901, his parents were Daniel and Sarah Marlow as clearly shown on his papers and he was discharged for his misconduct as already stated.

Brilliant that's confirmed then, thank you. What role would the home service have not being allowed to leave the uk. Also is there any reason stated about the misconduct

I have these documents saved but did not know how long he had served and about the epilepsy. Interesting thanks. Frank on the forum has kindly helped. Said Walter was home service during Anglo boer war is this the case during ww1 also ?