The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Pte A Hanford

Private Arthur HANFORD, 24798, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Enlisted 20th January 1915, Cardiff, resided 47 London Road, Neith, South Wales. Formerly collier.

Son of Edward & Elizabeth Hanford, 47 London Road, Neith, South Wales.

Home, 20th January 1915 to 30th November 1916; BEF, 1st December 1916 to 1st March 1917; Home, 2nd March 1917 to 11th September 1917; BEF, 12th September 1917 to 29th December 1917; Home, 30th December 1917 to 5th August 1918; BEF, 6th August 1918 to 26th August 1918; Home, 27th August 1918 to 6th February 1919.

20th January 1915, enlisted; 10th December 1916, joined 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 14th February 1917, wounded in action; 14th February 1917, 54 Field Ambulance, gun shot wound cheek; 19th February 1917, admitted Rouen Hospital; 24th February 1917, to England; 26th March 1917, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 14th April 1917, posted 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 12th September 1917, embarked Folkestone, disembarked Boulogne, arrived at 40 Infantry Base Depot, Etaples; 16th September 1917, posted 3/4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 19th September 1917, joined Unit; 12th December 1917, wounded foot, 52 Field Ambulance / St Omer General Hospital; 30th December 1917, to England; 15th July 1918, posted 4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, Tunbridge Wells; 6th August 1918, embarked; 6th August 1918, disembarked; 10th August 1918, posted & proceeded to join 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 23rd August 1918, wounded in action; 23rd August 1918, 55 Field Ambulance; 24th August 1918, 11 Stationary Hospital, Rouen; 26th August 1918, transferred to England; 27th August 1918 to 1st November 1918, Graylingwell War Hospital Chichester, bullet wound through muscle left forearm - scar tissue fixing extension of thumb & two fingers; 8th November 1918, Eastern Command Depot, Shoreham by Sea, overstaying sick furlough from Tattoo until 22.10 12th November 1918, deprived of 5 days pay, 8 days confined to Barracks, forfeits 5 days pay.

6th February 1919, discharged as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to wounds. Silver War Badge issued

Pension, 5/6 a week for 52 weeks, final, age 20 last birthday, disablement less than 20%.

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