| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals and Long Service & Good Conduct Medals. First served abroad (3) Egypt, 23/10/1914 to 12/6/1918 to discharge.
4/2/1897 enlisted Royal Horse Artillery No. 18523, age 17.2 years, occupation Telegraph Messenger. 21/3/1903 transferred from Y Battery, Royal Horse Artillery to MMP, 17/5/1910 Cpl, 9/8/1915 Sgt, 17/8/1915 reverted Cpl. Served Home 4/2/1897 to 9/11/1890, China 10/11/1890 to 23/10/1901, Home 24/10/1901 to 16/7/1903, Egypt 17/3/1903 to 11/3/1907, Home 12/3/1907 to 22/1/1914, Egypt 23/1/1914 to 12/8/1916, ? 13/3/1916 to 29/?1918, Home 30/?/1918 to 12/6/1918. to discharge no longer physically fit for war service. Awarded pension of 20 pence per day for life + disability pension. Awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal 12/9/1918. Home address: 7 King Charles Crescent, Surbiton Hill, Surbiton.
27/11/1909 married Annie Edith Jackson at Bentley Nr Southampton. A letter in his service record from his wife asking for a pension as since her husbands death Nov 1930 she was living on a pension of 10/- + 5/- for her child. Sgt Wellington was suffering from a mental illness. Address on letter: Dalkeith, York Road, Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon.
Informaiton from Pension Card: Wellington, Arthur John, No. 497, MMP, Widow Annie Edith Wellington, Seabury Manor Road, Babbacombe, Devon, dated 9/12/1920.
Arthur John Wellington.
Has same No. as L/Cpl Munroe, MFP and L/Cpl T Banks, MFP |
