Enlistment

• Enlisted:
• at Desborough on 09 Feb 1916. Aged 20y 9m

• Description:
• height 5ft 8in; chest 33in; religion Baptist.
  

• Occupation:
• Shoe Laster

• Address:
• 33 Union St, Desborough

• Next of kin:
• (Father) George Feakin, 33 Union St, Desborough; (wife) Maggie Feakin, 33 Union St, Desborough

Service history

18 Jan 1917

Appointed to 4th Battn The Essex Regiment (97428)

04 Apr 1917

Transferred to 42 Battn Machine Gun Corps (97428)

19 May 1917

Punished: When on Active Service absent from Tattoo Roll Call 9:30pm and remaining until 9pm 21 May 1917, awarded 5 days Confined to Barracks

03 Jun 1917

Embarked Folkestone for Boulogne

04 Jun 1917

Joined Base Depot. Camiers

18 Jun 1917

Punished: While on active service absent from parade at 11am, awarded 3 days Confined to Barracks

12 Jul 1917

Posted 127 Company. Field

14 Jul 1917

Joined Company. Field

29 Jun 1918

Illness: Admitted influenza. Field

06 Jul 1918

Illness: To Hospital. Field

07 Jul 1918

Discharged to duty

13 Jul 1918

Illness: Admitted scabies. Field

03 Aug 1918

Discharged to duty (impetigo)

10 Oct 1918

Illness: Admitted impetigo. Field

10 Oct 1918

Rejoined from hospital. Field

17 Oct 1918

Granted leave to UK via Boulogne until 31 Aug 1918

31 Oct 1918

Illness: Admitted to Military Hospital. Northampton

12 Nov 1918

Discharged to report to Embarkation Officer, Folkestone

23 Nov 1918

Rejoined Battn. Field

05 Apr 1919

Leave to Uk via Calais to 31 Mar 1919

20 Apr 1919

Rejoined

23 Apr 1919

Off strength BEF

24 Apr 1919

On strength Rhine Army

13 Sep 1919

Embarked for UK

10 Nov 1919

Demobbed.

British War Medal
Victory Medal

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