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'A Rank Deception', 1873. Britain's troops are on manoeuvres. Private Leary warns Private Smithers that if the officer hears him say he has lost half a stone through marching, he will be court martialled for losing government property. They were given no choice in army life, being owned body and soul. From Punch, or the London Charivari, February 8, 1873.