Soldier Details:
Surname: | Will | |
Initials:   | J.A. | |
Rank:   | Corporal | |
Army No.:  | P/2329 | |
Notes:   | MMP & MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 15/12/1915. Later MFP. James Alexander Will. RMP Old Comrades Link Up Newsletter #166 April 2021. James Alexander Will was born in 1885 in Alford, Aberdeenshire where he was born on a farm. He joined the Police Force aged 21, after twelve months he transferred to Bootle Borough Police Force. In 1915 he left the police to join the army in World War I and was in the MMP and MFP. On discharge he returned to the Bootle Police Force. He is shown on the 1911 Census as James A Will, Border, 25, Single, PC Bootle Corporation, born Ilford, Aberdeenshire. Location Central Police Station, Bootle. |