Desborough Soldiers
Enlistment
- Enlisted:
- at Desborough on 01 Dec 1909. Aged
22y 0m. Married
- Description:
- height 5ft 8in; chest 36½in; vision normal (6/6 6/6);
physical development
good.
- Occupation:
- Shoehand employed by B Riley & Co at Desborough
- Address:
- East Lodge, Desborough
- Previously served in:
- 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
- Next of kin:
- (Wife) Louie Bindley, East Lodge, Rothwell
Service history
| 01 Jan 1910 | Appointed to 4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment (1259) |
| 30 Nov 1913 | Demobbed. Discharged in consequence of para 156 (1) T I Regns |
Enlistment
- Enlisted:
- at Northampton on 08 Aug 1914. Aged
26y 6m
- Description:
- height 5ft 8in; chest 35½in; vision good;
physical development
good.
- Occupation:
- Shoehand employed by F M Riley at Desborough
- Address:
- East Lodge, Desborough
- Previously served in:
- 4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
- Next of kin:
- (Mother in Law) Mary Smith, East Lodge, Rothwell
Service history
| 08 Aug 1914 | Appointed to 4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment (2322) |
| 01 Jan 1916 | Promoted Lance Corporal 4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment (2322) |
| 29 Aug 1916 | Joins British Expeditionary Force with substantiary rank of Private |
| 30 Aug 1916 | Transferred to 5th Reserve Battalion Durham Light Infantry (203178) |
| 21 Oct 1916 | Illness: Admitted with PUO |
| 25 Oct 1916 | Illness: Myalgia. Tranferred to England via H.S.Asturias |
| 26 Oct 1916 | Posted to 'Depot' |
| 24 Feb 1917 | Posted to Durham Light Infantry, 5th Reserve |
| 11 Aug 1917 | Transferred to Labour Corps |
| 26 Jun 1918 | Transferred (compulsory) to Royal Defence Corps |
| 18 Aug 1918 | Transferred to 5th Reserve Battalion Durham Light Infantry |