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Example sentences for "garrison duty"

  • Alderman John Herring, of Norwich, received from the Duke of York a letter, in which his Royal Highness expressed approbation of the readiness with which the Norwich Volunteers had undertaken to do garrison duty at Yarmouth.

  • Powell) companies of infantry marched into Yarmouth for a fortnight's garrison duty.

  • The Lynn and Freebridge Yeomanry Cavalry, with the artillery and rifle corps, commanded by Major Taylor, marched through Norwich for Yarmouth, to relieve the South Erpingham troop in garrison duty.

  • St. Peter Mancroft bells, started on their march to Yarmouth for the performance of garrison duty.

  • February 1, however, on learning that he would be able to do garrison duty again, he took the news very soberly, and grew more quiet, trembled and seemed anxious.

  • He was put on garrison duty; but the rheumatic pains in the joints increased toward the end of September, and he was treated in hospital for rheumatism.

  • He was eventually sent back to garrison duty, cured.

  • They were engaged in provost or garrison duty in Maryland during the winter of '61-'62, and were stationed during most of the time at Budd's Ferry.

  • This is one of the pleasantest stations in England for a soldier; there is no garrison duty to perform, the only duties being the regimental guards, and they come very seldom; the men getting sixteen nights in bed between guards.

  • Blickling and Gunton Rifle Corps arrived here for a fortnight’s garrison duty.


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