EXTRACT FROM THE DEFAULTERS BOOK 55TH REGIMENT AGAINST NO. 1797 PRIVATE JOHN BUSSICOTT (1844 – 1845)

Date, Crime and Punishment

4 Sept 1844
Absent from Tattoo roll call on the night of the 3rd instant and so remaining absent until between the hours of 8 and 9 o’clock the following night
1 day’s pay stopped. 9 days confined to barracks to attend all drills and answer his name at the guard at 7 p.m.

5th Oct 1844
Absent from Tattoo roll call on the night of the 3rd instant and not returning until between the hours of 8 and 9 o’clock on the night of the 4th instant he at the same time undergoing the Commanders Officers Punishment for former irregularities
8 days confined to barracks

12th Oct 1844
Absent from Check roll call between the hours of 12 and 1 o’clock on the night of the 9th instant and not returning until between the hours of 5 and 6 o’clock on the night of the 12th instant
4 days Dry room 8 days confined to barracks

22nd Oct 1844
Absent from Check roll call between the hours of 12 and 1 o’clock on the night of the 21st instant and not returning until the morning of the 22nd instant he at the same time undergoing punishment by the Commanding Officer
24 hours Black Hole 10 days confined to barracks

5th Dec 1844
Absent from Tattoo on the night of the 5th instant and not returning until night of the 6th
4 days Dry room and 10 days confined to barracks

26th Dec 1844
Absent from Company’s Drill of the evening of 26th instant and not returning until the morning of the 28th instant 3 days pay stopped
6 days Dry room 10 days confined to barracks

28th Dec 1844
For not coming to Commanding Officers Punishment with arms and accoutrements
3 days Heavy Order Drill

16th Feb 1845
Absent from Tattoo on the 16th instant and until the morning of the 18th
2 days pay stopped 3 days Heavy Order Drill

3rd April 1845
Destroying his cloth trousers for the year 1844
5 days Heavy Order Drill and 14 days confined to barracks afterwards

2nd Aug 1845
Overstaying his pap(?) on the night of the 2nd August and not returning until the night of the 3rd instant
2 days pay stopped, 3 days Heavy Duty Drill and confined to barracks

24th Sept 1845
Absent from Tattoo on the 24th and not returning until night of the 25th instant
2 days pay stopped, 3 days Heavy Duty Drill and confined to barracks

EXTRACT FROM THE DEFAULTERS BOOK 55TH REGIMENT AGAINST NO. 1797 PRIVATE JOHN BUSICOTT (1846 – 1853)