George MARRIOTT aka George John GOODALL deserted from 2nd Derby Regt. of Militia Oct 1863 William MAINSTONE of Derby sergeant/deserter from 1st Batt.Durham Light Infantry/enlisted 18 Jan 1889/deserted 6 Nov 1889/arrested Boyer St.Derby/remanded for escort Nov 1891 Richard MARSDEN age 21 of Wirksworth/deserter from Woolwich division of Marines/5'7"tall/supposed to have gone away with a pregnant woman Oct 1829 William MARSDEN deserter from 15th Regt./remanded to be handed over to military authorities Nov 1881 William MAYCOCK age 21 lab Ashgate DBY/71st Highlanders/5'6"tall/brown hair/brown eyes/pockmarked/ruddy complexion/deserted Perth 10 Aug 1871 William MAYER of 63 Bath St.Derby/deserter from South Staffs Regt.at Lichfield/arrested at 2 Chandos Pole St.Derby/handed over to military authorities Feb 1900 Joseph MEE age 22 Smalley/deserter from 17th Foot at Chatham/5'8"tall/second time of desertion Oct 1829 George MERRY lab of Ilkeston/deserter from 3rd Batt.Derbyshire Regt. at Manchester 11 Feb/handed over to escort Mar 1900 Robert MITCHELL deserter from 69th Regt. at Weedon/sold uniform/remanded Apr 1881 Patrick MORLEY deserter from 3rd Batt. Derbyshire Regt./arrested house 4 court 8 Bridge St.Derby/handed over to escort Jun 1892 John Henry MOSLEY deserter from North Lincoln Militia/also a deserter from Derby Militia in 1881/remanded for enquiries May 1882 George NASH age 19 of Ripley/deserter from 19th Regt. of Foot/enlisted Sheffield 5 Aug 1868/deserted Preston 1 Aug 1869/arrested Ripley/remanded Mar 1870 Joseph NEILL deserter from 2nd Batt. Durham Light Infantry/stationed in India/took 7 days leave Jul 1893/took ship for America & then came to Derby for his mother's funeral/arrested Derby/remanded Jan 1895 George OAKTON enlisted in army as William HARDY/arrested Eggington/remanded for escort Feb 1881 Thomas PAGET deserter from 1st Batt. Derbyshire Regt. Normanton Barracks 7 Apr 1894/arrested parent's house 19 Borough's Walk Derby/father just deceased/remanded Apr 1894 John PRITTY deserter from Derbyshire Regt. of Militia/court martial/3 months/first 14 days solitary confinement Jul 1823 George RAVEN deserter from 3rd Batt. Worcestershire Militia 8 Jun/arrested Walker Lane Derby/remanded Aug 1891 Albert Harold READ deserter from Derbyshire Regt.at Normanton/elisted Worksop Aug 1894/only served 2 months/arrested Goodwin St.Derby/handed over to authorities May 1895 J.G. REDFERN age 20/Reserves/served in "Warrior"/5'1"tall/light hair/blue eyes/deserted 29 Aug 1871 Francis RICE deserter from South Staffs Regt.4 Feb 1884/arrested Wheatsheaf public house Derby/also charged with fraudulent enlistment in Bedfordshire Regt./remanded for escort Apr 1892 Alfred RICKETTS deserter from 3rd Batt.Derbyshire Regt./had made a false attestation on enrolling in the Militia as he was already a deserter from the regular Army/received 24 days gaol/escaped from guardroom at Chesterfield/remanded for escort Feb 1882 Arthur ROBERTS deserter from 18th Battery Field Artillery at Coventry/remanded Jan 1892 William ROBINSON aka John BROWN deserter from 22nd Foot Cheshire Regt.at Sheffield 19 Aug 1891/arrested Curzon St.Derby/remanded for escort Oct 1891 Charles RODGERS deserter from 2nd Batt. Leicestershire Regt./arrested Derby in cahrge of 2 tram horses/gaoled to await escort Oct 1894 William RODGERS age 28 Belper/lance corporal Royal Marines/served in "Minotaur"/5'8"tall/brown hair/blue eyes/deserted 15 Sep 1871 John ROPER age 18 wire galvanizer Belper/14th Foot/5'6"tall/light brown hair/grey eyes/fair complexion/tattoo left arm/deserted Weedon 29 Aug 1871 James ROWAN deserter from 3rd Batt.Derbyshire Regt./enlisted 1886/absent for training 1893 as working at Ripley/fine 40s or 14 days gaol Aug 1893