| Surname: | Harris |
| Initials: | W E |
| Rank: | Acting Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/6040 |
| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France 15/8/1914 to 19/6/1918 7/3/1904 he enlisted as a Pte. in the 2 Buffs, No. 7885, age 18.3 years, occupation Butcher, born Deal, Kent, address: 8 Pickets Row, Union Street, North Deal, Kent, transferred to the 4 Hussars, No. 4776, 1/10/16 transferred to MMP as A/Cpl, 28/5/1919 A/Sgt, 22/1/1917 Abbeville, 17/7/1917 Abancourt, 4/6/1919 Rouen, 26/11/1919 to discharge. Served home 7/3/1904 to 1/6/1905, South Africa 2/6/1905 to 20/12/1909, Home 21/12/1909 to 6/3/1914, Army Reserve 7/3/1914 to 4/8/1914, home 5/8/1914 to 14/8/1914, BEF 15/8/1914 to 19/6/1918, Home 20/6/1918 to 26/11/1919 to class Z reserve. 18/2/1914 he married Elisa Maud, Chadwick, spinster, at Christ Church, Eaton, Norwich, Norfolk, address: 49 Muriel Road, Norwich. Letter found in his Army Record: Medical Case Sheet. Shell Shock. Patient stated that since he had been sick from the bombing of an ammunition dump in May last, he has never felt well. He has been in hospital both in France and Dewsbury since then. He joined his depot in Aldershot 6 weeks ago, but he complains of cardiac disability of nervous symptoms . He has shortness of breath and exertion pains of an aching character. William Edward Harris. |