Desborough Soldiers
Enlistment
- Enlisted:
- at Desborough on 27 Jan 1916. Aged
22y 3m
- Description:
- height 5ft 3½in; weight 120lbs; chest 33½in; vision 6/6 6/6; teeth Defective;
physical development
Good; religion Baptist.
- Occupation:
- Shoe Rivetter
- Address:
- 66 High St, Desborough
- Next of kin:
- (Wife) Ada Crick, 66 High St, Desborough
Service history
| 18 Jan 1917 | Appointed to 4th Battn The Essex Regiment (201557) |
| 03 Apr 1917 | Transferred to Machine Gun Corps (97434) |
| 03 Jun 1917 | Embarked Folkestone for Boulogne |
| 03 Jun 1917 | Embarked Folkestone for Boulogne |
| 14 Jun 1917 | Joine Base Depot. Camiers |
| 31 Jul 1917 | Wounded in action. Admitted SW hip |
| 14 Aug 1917 | Admitted 53 Gen Hosp. Boulogne |
| 25 Aug 1917 | Admitted 1 Con Depot |
| 30 Aug 1917 | Admitted 13 Con Depot. Trouville |
| 09 Sep 1917 | Joined Base Depot. Camiers |
| 29 Sep 1917 | Joined 124 Company. Field |
| 14 Oct 1917 | Embarked Marseilles ex Monomince[?] |
| 09 Nov 1917 | Disembarked Busra |
| 22 Feb 1918 | Present with unit. Field. Census |
| 14 Sep 1918 | Illness: Admitted A36. Colic |
| 21 Sep 1918 | Discharged to duty |
| 05 Dec 1918 | Illness: Multiple Boils |
| 09 Dec 1918 | Illness: Admitted A36. Multiple Boils |
| 14 Dec 1918 | Discharged (Multiple Boils) |
| 14 Dec 1918 | Rejoined Company |
| 10 Jan 1919 | To 18 Div. M.G. Battn |
| 25 Jan 1920 | Embarked S.S. Baipela and struck off strength of Mes. Ex. Force |
British War Medal
Victory Medal