Sources for army officers' commissions
- Author
- Mark Dunton
- Published
- Thu 20 Dec 2007
- Episode Link
- https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/officers-commissions.mp3?pod=rss
Mark Dunton looks at the system for purchasing and selling commissions as it worked from 1800 - 1871. He covers first appointments, promotions, exchanges, retirement, the payment process and the activities of the 'army agents'. He uses document examples to illustrate the talk.
