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Rank : Pte

Army Number : 16712

Unit : 2nd & 3rd Bns

Biography :

Enlisted into the Leicestershire Regiment 12.1.1915 short service for the duration of the war and posted to the Depot.
Posted to the 3rd Battalion 17.1.1915
Posted to the 2nd Battalion 4.5.1915
Posted to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (Persian Gulf) 10.11.1915
Posted to the Depot, India 4.7.1916
Posted to the Depot, England 1.1.1917
Posted to the 3rd Battalion 26.6.1917
Discharged "Ceased to fulfil military requirements 26.9.17"

Overseas Service: France 4.5.1915 to 9.11.1915 - Egypt/India 10.11.1915 to 31.7.1916

Medals issued etc: 1915 Star, British War & Victory medals

Age on enlistment: 31 years 148 days

Address on enlistment: Bauble Yard, Thringstone, Leicester - civilian trade: Collier - NOK: (wife) Margaret Helen Robinson (nee Thompson) - married 21.12.1905 - children: Joseph 4.9.1910 - Roland 26.2.1912 - Naomi 4.5.1913 - Walter 26.12.15.

Date of Birth : 17.8.1883

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Date of Death : ?

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Civil Occupation : Collier

Period of Service : 12.1.1915-26.9.1917

Conflicts : WWI

Places Served : France, Egypt, Mesopotamia & India