Object number
8301.6.5
Title
Account book of Tom Mist
Description
Account book belonging Tom Mist 27081. The book is hardcover and bound in brown material, the front cover hads a label on the front with a black border and 'TOM MIST, No.27081, ROYAL ENGINEERS' printed on it. The book contains personal details of Mist and the locations of his service. He enlisted on 2 November 1892 in Leeds. He served in Malta, South Africa, Sierra Leone, England and Hong Kong. It contains details of medals, musketry classification, classes passed, education, savings, marriage and children.
Date
1892 - 1910
Production period
Late Victorian, 1876-1901, Edwardian, 1901-1910
Dimensions
- Height: 176 mm
- Width: 117 mm