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Marlow, Rufus Arnold
1897 -

Enlistment

  • Enlisted:
  • at Market Harborough on 10 Nov 1915. Aged 19y 46d
  • Description:
  • height 5ft 11in; chest 32¾in.
  • Occupation:
  • Shoehand (pressman) employed by B. Toone & Co., Desborough
  • Address:
  • 33 Highfield Terrace, Desborough
  • Next of kin:
  • (Mother) Lizzie Ann Marlow, 33 Highfield Terraces, Desborough

Service history

13 Nov 1915Appointed to 3rd Battn Northamptonshire Regiment (22524)
01 Jan 1916 Machine Gun Corps (27128)
18 Mar 1916Embarked Folkstone for Boulogne. BEF
26 Mar 1916Posted to 57 Coy
28 Jul 1916Wounded. Field
18 Aug 1916Punished: Neglect of duty when on Sentry, awarded 21 days Field Punishment no 1
24 Aug 1916Rejoined Coy. Field
13 Nov 1916Illness: Admitted. PUO. Field
15 Nov 1916Illness: Admitted 1 General Hospital. PUO
17 Nov 1916Illness: Transferred to 4 C. Dep. Havre
24 Nov 1916Joined Base Depot from Hospital. Camiers
03 Apr 1917Joined 24 Coy. Field
19 May 1917Punished: Absent from Tatoo till 10.30pm 21/5/17 (absent 2 days 30 mins), awarded 12 days Deprived pay
26 Sep 1917Punished: Losing by neglect one Revolver Ammunition Pouch, awarded 5 days Confined to Barracks
09 Oct 1917Leave to UK until 19/10/19
22 Oct 1917Rejoined Company. Field
07 Jan 1918Mustard Gas attack
07 Jan 1918Gassed. Mustard Gas
10 Jan 1918Admitted 7 Sty Hosp Boulogne. Gas poisoning
13 Jan 1918Embarked for England per "Jan Brydal"
13 Jan 1918Illness: Admitted to Red Cross Hospital Chelmsford. 14 days
08 Feb 1918Posted C.D. Alnwick
08 Mar 1919Discharged. Age on discharge 22
17 Apr 1919Less than 20% disablement, awarded weekly pension of 5/6, for 26 weeks



 

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