Desborough Soldiers
Enlistment
- Enlisted:
- at Desborough on 21 Jan 1916. Aged
24y 6m
- Description:
- height 5ft 7½in; weight 140lbs; chest 35in; eyes Brown; vision 6/6 6/6;
physical development
Fair; religion Congregationalist.
- Address:
- 38 Regent St, Desborough
- Next of kin:
- (father) Samuel Johnson, 38 Regent St, Desborough; (wife) Mrs Emily Annie Johnson, 3 Union St, Desborough
Service history
10 Apr 1916 | Appointed to 27th Middlesex (2541) |
01 Sep 1916 | Transferred to 101st Training Reserve Battn (450275) |
09 Sep 1916 | Embarked Devonport |
22 Sep 1916 | Disembarked Salonika |
06 Oct 1916 | 3rd Battn Middlesex Regiment |
06 Jan 1917 | Illness: Jaundice. To 40 Casualty Clearing Station. Field |
09 Jan 1917 | Illness: Jaundice. To Salonika |
30 Jan 1917 | Illness: Jaundice. To H.S. "Dover Castle" |
09 Feb 1917 | Illness: Jaundice. Malta |
20 Apr 1917 | Illness: Jaundice. To GL: Infficha |
25 Sep 1917 | Illness: Jaundice. To Valetta H |
Nov 1917 | Medical Board, Valetta Hosp. To be struck out of Gen Service Category. To be employed in Malta for Light Duties |
03 Jan 1918 | Transferred to 1005 Horse Transport Corps Army Service Corps (S/419694) |
30 Sep 1918 | Illness: Hospital admitted. Influenza |
15 Oct 1918 | Hospital discharged |
09 Mar 1919 | Promoted a/Cpl with pay |
01 Sep 1919 | Promoted a/C.Q.M.S. Performing duties of Coy accountant |
British War Medal