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Rank : WOI (RSM)

Unit : 1st Bn

Biography :

Information from private source: Served in Royal Leicestershire Regiment and in India. Had no children and army ID/medals untraceable. Became a bus driver for the Midland Red service before retirement. Great-niece trying to trace his army service history, specifically his service in India. Confirmation is awaited of which is William Oliver Messam in the image (24.4.2016).

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Extract from short history of the Regiment:

Contents

PART I - ORIGIN UNTIL 1914
PART II - THE FIRST WORLD WAR: 1914-1918
PART III - BETWEEN THE WARS
PART IV - THE SECOND WORLD WAR: 1939-1945
PART V - 1946 TO 1964

PART III - BETWEEN THE WARS

In August 1919 the 1st Battalion was re-formed at Liverpool and in January of the next year was hurriedly sent over to Ireland and was stationed at Athlone. When the army was withdrawn from the newly formed Irish Free State in 1922, the 1st Battalion’s next station was Aldershot where it remained until January 1925. From here it went to Moascar, Egypt, then to Alexandria. In 1927 it went to India.

Date of Birth : 1914

Place of Birth : Soberton, Hampshire

Date of Death : 1975

Civil Occupation : Bus Driver, Midland Red

Period of Service : Believe he started service around 1932-1935

Conflicts : WWI

Places Served : India