| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 24/3/1915 to 24/10/15 and (2b) Salonika, 27/10/15 to 16/4/18. 20/11/1914 he enlisted as a Pte. Pte 3 Middlesex Regt. No. 6284, address: 119 Cotham Brow, Bristol, brother 16-18 Broadway Avenue, Bay, City, Michigan, USA, transferred to West Yorkshire Regiment No. 46289, 6/8/1918 transferred to MFP, 8/4/19 to class Z reserve. Served home 20/11/1914 to 23/3/1915, BEF 24/3/1915 to 24/10/1915, Med Exp Force,25/10/1915 to 16/4/1918, Home 17/4/1918 to 8/4/1919 to class Z reserve. 12/3/1919 awarded £2 on the Chiseldon II Demobilization Acquittance Roll. 9/4/1919 he was awarded 8/3 per week pension for debility, Port Section, MFP, address: 19 Cotham Brow, Bristol.
Info from two Pension Index Cards: Wilson, James, L/Cpl, Yorks, Middlesex, MFP, 16039, 8/4/1919, SFJ.2266, 11/M/311812, Ad. 20/5/1919, d 21/5/1919, Z/MFP/1680. Also: Wilson, L/Cpl, James, M, P/16039, Z/Misc/MFP ? FR No.. 628.46289.
James Wilson.
Letter found in Army Record dated 4/1/1918 from Director of Operations to O I/C Records, Hounslow.
You are informed that is has been decided to transfer No. 6284, L/Cpl (A/Sgt) J M Wilson, 3 Bn, Middlesex to the 1st Garrison Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment at Malta as his services with the Military Port Staff at Malta, where he is employed, have proved very satisfactory on account of his capabilities in linguistic qualifications. It is therefore requested that you will take the necessary steps, in conjunction with the Officer i/c No. 2 Record Office, York, (to whom a copy of this letter has been sent) for his transfer to be effected, and the NCO is to remain attached for duty the the Military Port Staff at Malta. A report should be rendered to this office when the transfer has been carried out. |
