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Irish Militia in 1793

brenh · 2015-09-23 14:20:02

I am currently transcribing some Muster Rolls for one of the Local Militia in the 1798 period. In the "Remarks" column beside the names of individuals there is sometimes written "on Comm" or "On Commd". I presume this means "On Command", but have no idea what it means in the military context and I can find no reference to…

23-09-2015 03:20PM

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I am currently transcribing some Muster Rolls for one of the Local Militia in the 1798 period. In the "Remarks" column beside the names of individuals there is sometimes written "on Comm" or "On Commd". I presume this means "On Command", but have no idea what it means in the military context and I can find no reference to the term in any dictionaries. Can anyone help?

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#2 02-10-2015 11:53PM

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brenh wrote: »

I am currently transcribing some Muster Rolls for one of the Local Militia in the 1798 period. In the "Remarks" column beside the names of individuals there is sometimes written "on Comm" or "On Commd". I presume this means "On Command", but have no idea what it means in the military context and I can find no reference to the term in any dictionaries. Can anyone help?

The History and Heritage forum might be a better place to ask.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=330

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#3 06-10-2015 11:38AM

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Any chance there's a 'n' missing and it's referring to non-commissioned officers?

Have you seen this?

"Standing Orders and Regulations for the Army in Ireland" (1794)

https://books.google.ie/books?id=RfZSCfIPfxoC&lpg=PA54&ots=Fc11jawbfu&dq=muster%20rolls%20'on%20Comm'&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=muster%20rolls%20'on%20Comm'&f=false

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