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Bosworth, Harold Arthur
1897 -

Attested

  • Attested:
  • Northampton on 27 Jan 1916. Aged 18y 6m
  • Description:
  • height 5ft 6in; chest 34in; weight 128 lbs.
  • Occupation:
  • Shoe Hand
  • Address:
  • 70 Union St, Desborough

Service history




Enlistment

  • Enlisted:
  • at Northampton on 01 Feb 1917
  • Occupation:
  • Clicker
  • Address:
  • 70 Union St, Desborough

Service history

03 Feb 1917Posted to 4th Battalion The Buffs (6203)
08 Sep 1917Punished: Overstayed embarkation leave from midnight until 11/9/17, 25hrs, awarded 7 days Confined to Barracks
18 Sep 1917Transferred to 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment (32313)
12 Jan 1918Illness: Haemorrhoids. Admitted to Military Hospital Bagthorpe, Nottingham. Discharged 19th Jan 1918
19 Jan 1918Furlough granted until 28th Jan 1918. Address: 7 Union St, Desborough
28 Jan 1918Punished: When on active service overstaying his furlough from Tattoo until 4:30 pm 29/1/18, awarded 3 days Confined to Barracks
05 Jun 1918Punished: Overstaying his final leave from Tattoo until 5:30pm 5/6/18, awarded 5 days Field Punishment no 2
03 Feb 1919Demobbed.



 

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