| 17/01/1909 |
Born |
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41 Princess Road, Kilburn, Hendon |
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School |
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UK |
Including at: Barnes Home School. Heaton, Mersey, Manchester |
| 14/06/1926 |
Enlisted |
7yrs till 14/06/1933 (Boy Entrant) |
2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment |
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| 25/10/1926 |
Posted |
Boy Soldier |
Ambala, NW India |
Clarinet player in the 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment |
| 17/01/1927 |
Promotion |
Private (Bandsman) |
Landi Kotal, NW India |
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| 14/07/1927 |
Medical |
Gonorrhea |
Landi Kotal, NW India |
46 days in hospital |
| 01/04/1927 |
Training |
3rd Class Certificate |
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| 14/08/1928 |
Medical |
Jaundice |
Landi Kotal, NW India |
12 days in hospital |
| 12/04/1929 |
Training |
First Aid & Stretcher Bearing |
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| 25/07/1929 |
Training |
2nd Classs Certificate |
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| 24/12/1929 |
Medical |
Acid burn on forearm |
Landi Kotal, NW India |
54 days in hospital |
| 14/05/1930 |
Medical |
Sandfly Fever |
Nowshera, NW India |
5 days in hospital |
| 04/07/1930 |
Medical |
IAT Left foot |
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13 days in hopsital |
| 14/04/1905 |
Medical |
Rhematic Fever |
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| 10/01/1932 |
Promotion |
Lance Corporal |
Nasirabad, NW India |
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| 22/04/1932 |
Training |
Swimming Certificate |
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| 16/04/1934 |
Promotion |
Corporal |
Bombay, NW India |
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| 23/08/1934 |
Reenlisted |
+17yrs (22yr engagement till 14/6/38) |
Bombay, NW India |
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| 14/11/1934 |
Training |
First Aid Duties |
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| 27/01/1935 |
Medical |
Arthritis Rt Knee |
Bombay, NW India |
13 days in hopsital |
| 25/07/1935 |
Medical |
Fractured elbow (Whilst skating) |
Bombay, NW India |
3 days in hospital |
| 18/04/1905 |
Medal |
GSM - NW Frontier |
Bombay, NW India |
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| 26/10/1935 |
Posted |
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Kartoum, Egypt |
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| 17/02/1936 |
Discipline |
Drunkenness |
Egypt |
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| 23/03/1936 |
Posted |
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Sudan |
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| 29/08/1936 |
Discharge |
Premature Voluntary Release |
Sudan |
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| 30/08/1936 |
Civilian Life |
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UK |
1936-1941 Civilain Life |
| 18/09/1937 |
Marriage |
VA Stretton |
Islington |
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| 14/03/1938 |
Child |
Diana Valerie |
Middlesex Hospital |
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| 16/07/1939 |
Child |
Janet Christine |
19 Upper Brockley Rd, Deptford SE 4 |
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| 21/08/1941 |
Reenlisted |
War Call up |
Heavy Anti Aircraft - Royal Artilery UK |
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| 21/08/1941 |
Posted |
226 LAA Regt |
N. Wales, UK |
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| 23/02/1942 |
Posted |
207 HAA Regt |
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Training Regt |
| 05/06/1946 |
Medical |
Injury to right foot (trivial) |
Kent, UK |
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| 14/06/1946 |
Promotion |
BQMS |
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| 14/06/1946 |
Posted |
486 HAA Bty RA |
Kent, UK |
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| 13/01/1947 |
Divorce |
VA Stretton |
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| 03/06/1947 |
Medical |
Syphilis |
Royal Herbert Hospital SE |
11 days in hospital |
| 23/08/1947 |
Reenlisted |
+4yr Regular Service |
Gillingham, UK |
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| 23/08/1947 |
Promoted |
WS/Sgt BQMS |
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| 23/08/1947 |
Posted |
99 HA Regt |
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| 02/12/1948 |
Medical |
Fractured 5th Meta Tarsal (left foot) |
Isle of Man |
Noted as serving approx 2 yrs in Isle of Man |
| 15/09/1948 |
Medal |
Defence Medal Issued |
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| 25/07/1950 |
Posted |
78 HAA Regt |
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| 22/08/1950 |
Posted |
78 HAA Regt |
Gibraltar |
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| 14/12/1950 |
Married |
D Proudfoot |
Gibraltar |
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| 06/03/1951 |
Reenlisted |
+5yr (12 yr engagement) |
Gibraltar |
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| 28/07/1951 |
Medal |
LSGCM |
Gibraltar |
Long Service Good Conduct |
| 23/09/1952 |
Medical |
Fractured elbow (motorcycle accident) |
Gibraltar |
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| 16/12/1953 |
Posted |
78 HAA Regt |
UK |
Connaught Barrack, Woolwich |
| 07/01/1954 |
Posted |
68 (SEL) Rgt |
UK |
Prk Hall Camp, Owestry |
| 23/04/1954 |
Child |
Andrew Keith |
Liverpool |
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| 09/04/1956 |
Posted |
68 (SEL) Rgt |
Kenya |
5yrs in Kenya |
| 11/04/1956 |
Posted |
Admin Command Nairobi |
Kenya |
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| 01/08/1956 |
Posted |
Barrack Services |
Kenya |
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| 14/05/1905 |
Medal |
GSM - Kenya |
Kenya |
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| 01/05/1961 |
Posted |
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Depot RA, UK |
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| 21/06/1962 |
Reenlisted |
(22yr engagement till 17/01/1964) |
UK |
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| 26/08/1963 |
Medical |
Varicose vein removal |
UK |
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| 25/09/1963 |
Posted |
Army Outward Bound School |
Wales, UK |
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| 23/10/1963 |
Discharge |
Time served |
UK |
BQMS |
| 24/10/1963 |
Civilian Life |
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Liverpool, UK |
1963-1972 Civilian Life |
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Postman |
Liverpool |
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| 21/02/1972 |
Death |
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Liverpool |
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