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- 1824 (Creation)
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0.15 linear metres
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A militia force was raised from the civilian population of a county, in order to supplement the regular army in cases of emergency. In 1554 a muster of men from the hamlets near the Tower of London was ordered, including Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney, then separate, rural villages. By 1605 East London had become an official military unit with the name Tower Hamlets, and the right to muster the militia was held by the Lieutenant of the Tower.
Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).
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GB 0074 ACC/1067 1824 Collection 0.15 linear metres Tower Hamlets Militia
A militia force was raised from the civilian population of a county, in order to supplement the regular army in cases of emergency. In 1554 a muster of men from the hamlets near the Tower of London was ordered, including Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney, then separate, rural villages. By 1605 East London had become an official military unit with the name Tower Hamlets, and the right to muster the militia was held by the Lieutenant of the Tower.
Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).
Records deposited in December 1969.
Commission issued to John Hudson, to be Lieutenant of a Company in the Second Royal Regiment, Tower Hamlets Militia.
One document catalogued as ACC/1067/001.
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Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For another record relating to Tower Hamlets Militia, see ACC/0295.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
June to August 2010. Militia records Military personnel Commissioned officers Commissions (armed forces) State security Armed forces Militia Organizations Military organizations Documents Information sources Tower Hamlets Militia Tower Hamlets London England UK Western Europe Europe
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Records deposited in December 1969.
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Commission issued to John Hudson, to be Lieutenant of a Company in the Second Royal Regiment, Tower Hamlets Militia.
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One document catalogued as ACC/1067/001.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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For another record relating to Tower Hamlets Militia, see ACC/0295.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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