| Surname: | Moorton |
| Initials: | H |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/9162 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star with clasp (6553) and rose, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 20/9/1914. Shown as 9/9/1914 to 29/10/1915 and 14/6/1916 to 15/7/1916 in medal roll page B633. Formerly Pte. 1 Royal Fusiliers. No. L/11348 and 12 Bedfordshire Regiment. No. 36827. Transferred to MFP 27/1/1917. Address: 10 Northampton Street, Cambridge Street London E1. Age 22/3 years, occupation Labourer. 4/8/1917 absent, deprived of stripe fined 1 days pay, 29/9/1917 obtained extension to leave by false means, deprived of stripe and fined 4 days pay. Claimed a pension for poor vision and concussion of spine, beam fell across his back in dug out and could not walk for 4 days. Info from Pension Index Card:- Moorton, Harry, MFP, P/9162, 11348, 36827, 1/7/19 to discharge, SFJ.4438, 19 Northampton Street, Cambridge Road, London E 1. Stamp: Ad 28/11/19 at 5/6 from 2/7/19 to 2/9/19, Chelsea No. Z/Misc/2044, received 4/12/19. Harry Moorton. Henry Moorton. |