Desborough Soldiers
Enlistment
- Enlisted:
- at Northampton, Northamptonshire on 21 Sep 1915. Aged
23y 5m
- Description:
- height 5ft 6¼in; chest 34in; vision Good, Rt 16/16, Lt 16/16;
physical development
Good.
- Occupation:
- Corset Cutter
Service history
| 21 Sep 1915 | Northamptonshire Regiment (4736) |
| 24 Nov 1915 | Appointed to Lance Rank |
| 29 Nov 1916 | Embarked Folkestone |
| 12 Dec 1916 | 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment (33214) |
| 13 Dec 1916 | Reverts to Private on joining. Field |
| 30 Apr 1917 | Illness: Adm. I.C.T. Thigh |
| 26 Jun 1917 | Arrived from Hospital. Calais |
| 07 Oct 1917 | Embarked for England |
| 12 Jan 1918 | Embarked from Folkestone for France |
| 31 Jan 1918 | Joined unit. Field |
| 24 Mar 1918 | Killed in action, France. |