| Surname | Horseman |
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| Forename | Edward Victor |
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| Rank | Lieut. |
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| Battalion | 5th & 2nd - attd to 2nd Bn. N. Staff. Regt. |
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| Commissioned | 1917-03-29 |
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| Date Of Wounds | Not set |
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| Wounds | Shell-shock and wound to the right thigh (September 1916). |
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| Died Killed | Not set |
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| Death Details | |
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| Enlisted Date | 1914-09-21 |
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| Enlisted Location | |
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| Date Of Birth | 1892-07-18 |
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| Birth Place | Dunnington, Worcestershire |
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| Residence | Wixford Lodge, Bedford-on-Avon |
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| Discharged | Not set |
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| Theatre Of War | France |
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| Date Of Entry | 1915-11-21 |
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| Surname Spellings | |
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| Other Info | He was educated at Salford Priors School. Employed as an Insurance Agent and Market Gardener. He attested for the 16th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 21 September 1914. As a Private in the regiment he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 21 November 1915. Served in France until September 1916. Invalided home with severe shell-shock and suffering from a wound to the right thigh, having been buried by the explosion of a high explosive shell. Served once more in France, January-March 1917. Commissioned into the 5th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment on 29 March 1917. Was sent to India in February 1919 and was attached to the 2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. On the N.W. Frontier, in May 1919, he was wounded by shot gun pellets to his left shoulder and legs and by a bullet nicking his left ear which affected his hearing. He was invalided to Peshawar. For his brave services and leadership in action he was awarded the Military Cross. He embarked for England in August 1919 and on 28 February 1920 he relinquished his commission on account of ill health contracted on active service. |
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