| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (3) Egypt, 11/1/1917. He enlisted in the MFP 16/5/16 age 35 Years, occupation Warehouse man, home address: 31 Bridlington Road, Nottingham. Formerly served in the 1 Suffolk Regiment. No. 5358 17 years 16 days. Attested 9/5/16, Army Reserve 10/5/16 to 15/5/16, home 16/5/16 to 10/9/17, Egyptian Exp Force 11/9/17 to 4/6/19, en route 5/6/19 to 17/6/19, Home 18/6/19 to 17/7/19 to class Z reserve. 3/2/17 Alexandria. From his army record: Statement of Evidence against No. 199810 Pte. E Durrant, IWT, RE. Sir about 22.00 hrs on the 17th May 1918 I was on picquet duty in Cleopatra Street when I saw L/Cpl Hartley MFP attempt to arrest the accused. A Struggle took place and I saw that L/Cpl Hartley was bleeding from a wound on his face. I found a razor on the ground just where the struggle took place which I handed to L/Cpl Hartley. The accused must have had the razor in his hand when L/Cpl Hartley went to arrest him. Pte C W Bridges No. 40864. Also a statement from Hartley: I was in the act of apprehending a Sapper in the IWT RE when he wounded me with a razor which he previously had ready. E Hartley, L/Cpl MFP. No. 199810 Pte. T Durrant, IWT (inland water transport) RE was tried by FGCM on the 27/6/18 and convicted of committing the offence of unlawful wounding with a razor. He was awarded on year's I.H.L. which sentence was confirmed on 1/7/18. William George Stocker. |
