| Surname: | Hardy |
| Initials: | T |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/15700 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals, first served abroad (1) France, 29/11/1914. 5/5/1895 he enlisted in the Scots Guards, No. 726, Served Home 13/5/1895 to 20/10/1899, South Africa 21/10/1899 to 4/10/1902, Home 5/10/1902 to 12/5/1907 to discharge, 1/7/1907 re enlisted in Scots Guards, 30/6/1911 to discharge. He re enlisted 24/8/1914 in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, No. 3258, 28/5/1915 discharged no longer physically fit for war service. 12/2/1917 re enlisted in to MFP, date not known, 15/7/1919 to discharge, address: c/o Mrs. Dutton, Stowheath Lane, Moseley Village, Nr Wolverhampton. Served Home 12/2/1917 to 15/7/1919, to class Z reserve 16/7/1919. 14/7/1898 he married Kate May Cooper, Spinster at Battersea, London. 2 x letters in in army record state: 2nd letter from Officer I/C MPC records dated 29/8/1918 to APM Northern Command. 1st letter. From APM Northern Command to I/C MPC Records, 6/9/1919. I have received a certificate of marriage of the above named (Hardy), at present serving under your command, together with certificates of the births of 7 children all registered under the name NOBLE, Will you please cause L/Cpl Hardy to furnish a statement as to the discrepancy in the surname of his children. 2nd letter, 6/9/1918 The above named man has been interviewed, and states that, his correct name is NOBLE. In 1893, owing to some trouble, he was turned away from his home, and in the same year, enlisted in the Scots Guards in the name of HARDY. He married in 1897 or 1898 in the name of HARDY, but as each child was christened the name was given as NOBLE, because there is a probability in the future that certain money may be left by his relatives to these children. He lived with his wife up to October 1917. signed APM, Northern Command. 20/4/1920 to 19/4/1921 he received 12/- per week for deafness, aggravated, 20% disability. Info from Pension Index Card: Hardy, Thomas, L/Cpl, P/15700, MFP. 11M 294435, Z/Misc/2150, 32656/D, 3/MH/19823 trans from NW3 region 18/4/1923. Former service L/Cpl. 3258 L N Lancs, A211706, 726 Scots Guards, 18/4/1923. Also hardy, Thomas, L N Lancs, 3258, MFP 15700, 15/7/1919 discharged, 11/M/294435, 21/4/1923, Low Comer, Butley, Nr Tunstall, Suffolk. Stamp: Ad 1/7/1915 at 4/8d from 29/5/1915 to life, Chelsea No. 32656/d, received -. Card stamped DEAD. Thomas Hardy. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/ 165 Page: 422 Oct. 11, 1901) |
| Citation: | Clasps: Belmont, Modder River, Dreifontain, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast, awarded as Pte. 1 Scots Guards, No. 726 |
| Decoration: | King's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/318 Page: 255 Nov. 1, 1902) |
| Citation: | Clasps: South Africa 1901 & South Africa 1902, awarded as Pte. 1 Scots Guards No. 726. |
| Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3080 Page: H/2215/2 April 19, 1919) |
| Citation: | No. B167344, No. 3258, L/Cpl Thomas Hardy, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, enlisted 24/8/1914, discharged Para 392 xvi, KR. Served abroad Yes. Also shown as issued with armlet No. 5201 |