Recruiting poster, for Third Foot Guards

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This printed recruiting poster for the 'Third Foot Guards' dates from between 1808 and 1816.

Scots Guards - Recruiting poster of the "Third or Royal Scotch Regiment of Bodyguards, Captain Aitchison Recruiting", 1808 - 1816

The poster seeks non-commissioned officers, such as lance-corporals, in an attempt not only to induce gullible recruits to join a regiment apparently devoid of NCOs because of their being so frequently promoted, but also to induce Scotsmen to join a regiment, with the veiled promise of a guaranteed promotion to NCO status.

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• Online ID: 000-180-002-390-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  M.1952.803
• Date: 1808 - 1816
  Between 1808 and 1816
  
• Material: Poster
  
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• What: Poster
  
• Subject: Documents
  
• Who: Captain Aitchison (Recruiting officer)
  Scots Guards (British land forces)
  
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