(handwritten top
left)
19/Lancs Fusiliers Ho[?] |
(stamp) NOTED ON CARDS
M.T.3.
(handwritten) 1/7/15 (initials)
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Form M.T.
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392
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(This form is to be used for a cadet or ex-cadet
of the Senior Division,
Officers Training Corps, or a member of a University).
Form M.T./393 should be used for other candidates.
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APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO A TEMPORARY COMMISSION IN
THE REGULAR ARMY FOR THE PERIOD OF THE WAR.
The Candidate will complete the following particulars
and submit this form to the Officers Training
Corps or University Authorities.
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| 1. Name (in full) |
Surname |
Tolkien. |
| Christian Names |
John Ronald Reuel. |
| 2. Date of birth |
Jan. 3. 1892. |
| 3. Whether married |
no. |
| 4. Whether of pure European descent |
yes |
5. Whether a British born or a naturalised
British subject |
yes |
| 6. Permanent address |
c/o Rev. P. Morgan
The Oratory
Edgbaston
B'ham. |
| 7. Present address for correspondence |
Exeter College
Oxford. |
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8. Whether now serving, or previously served,
in any other Government Department
(Home, Indian or Colonial). If so, give particulars
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9. Whether now serving, or previously served,
in any branch of His Majesty's Naval
or Military Forces, or in the Officers
Training Corps. If so, state:- |
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| (a) Regiment, Corps, or Contingent |
Oxford Univ. O T. C. |
King Edward's Horse |
| (b) Date of appointment |
Oct. 1914. |
Oct. 1911. |
| (c) Rank |
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(d) Date of retirement, resignation, or
discharge |
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Jan. 1913. |
(e) Circumstances of retirement, resignation,
or discharge |
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Own request. |
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| 10. Whether able to ride |
yes |
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Accepted candidates will be gazetted to a general
list; they may, however, state here:-
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| 11. The Branch of the service (cavalry, artillery,
engineers, infantry or Army Service Corps) in which desirous of serving |
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| 12. The unit (if any) to which desirous of being
appointed |
19th Batt Lancashire Fusiliers |
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but no guarantee can be given that they will
be appointed to any particular unit.
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| I certify the above statement to be correct, and
I request that I may be appointed to a temporary commission in the
Regular Army for the period of the war. |
| Date June 28th |
JRR Tolkien.
(Usual signature of candidate). |
Signature of parent or guardian, if the
candidate is under 21 years of age |
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Certificate to be signed by a Member of the Military
Education Committee of a
University.
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| I certify that Mr. J.R.R. Tolkien is recommended
by the Military Education Committee as a suitable candidate for appointment
to a commission in the Regular Army for the period of the war. |
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University of Oxford
Date 30.6.15
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(signature) N. Whatley Captain
O.U.O.T.C. |
A regular Officer of the Royal Army Medical Corps will
complete the following Certificate:-
I certify that I have examined Mr. (handwritten) J.R.R. Tolkien
in accordance with the instructions for the Physical and Medical Examination
of Candidates for Commissions in the Regular Army and Special Reserve,
and find that he is * fit for Military Service. |
| * Insert "fit" or "unfit." If
unfit, state cause of unfitness. |
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| Station Oxford |
(signature) J.A. Gunn |
| Date 29. VI. 15 |
Lt. R.A.M.E.T. |
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The application will then be sent to the Secretary,
War Office, London, S.W.,
as soon as practicable.
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