Recruiting poster, for Third Foot Guards

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:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland M.1952.803
Date:	1808 - 1816 Between 1808 and 1816
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What:	Poster
Subject:	Documents
Who:	Captain Aitchison (Recruiting officer) Scots Guards (British land forces)
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