| Notes: | MFP. Served Home. He was born in Dublin, enlisted in Manchester and resided in Rusholme. 9/4/15 he enlisted in the South Lancashire Regiment No. 17989, age 35 years, rubber worker, 5 Bannf Road, Rusholme, Manchester
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Died of illness, Military Hospital, Prees Heath Camp, Shropshire, 8/2/1918 widow Marion received £14-3-9, 21/3/1918 received £10-5-8, 10/12/1919 received £9-15-00.
Info from pension card. Francis Joseph Pim. Name of widow Mary Pim. 3 Brunt Street, Rusholme, Manchester, no details of pension. There is a letter in his army record from the hospital describing his death from cellulitis and cerebral hemorrhage.
Info from Pension Index Cards:- 5/W/558. SB.36-W. WIDOWS. Widow Pimm, Mary, Husband Pimm, Francis Joseph, MFP, P/6855, A/Sgt, DIED 27/10/17, widow born 28/3/77, children 1 Robert James Clark, illegitimate child of soldier. 6/5/18 widow awarded 16/3 + 6/8 child allowance. Also:- Pim, Francis Joseph, P/6855, MFP, A/Sgt, 27/10/17 died from cerebral hemorrhage and cellulitis of left thigh, Widow Mary, 8 Brunt Street, Rusholme, Manchester, 15/11/17 £5 grant to widow. Child: Robert James Clarke, illegitimate child of soldier born 7/5/11. Widow awarded pension of 22/11 on 6/5/18 then 32/2 on 27/11/18.
Francis Joseph Pim. |
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