| Surname: | Pedley |
| Initials: | J J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/11933 |
| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals, first served abroad (5a) Mesopotamia. 8/1/1908 he enlisted as a Gnr, in the Royal Garrison Artillery, No. 28138, age 18.6 years, born Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, occupation Farm Labourer, address:2 Stows Buildings, Godmanchester and Pipers Lane, Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, 4/4/1917 transferred from 2/104 Battery RGA to MMP for duty in Mesopotamia, 14/1/1919 returned to RGA, 5/5/1919 to class z reserve, 7/1/1920 to discharge. Served Home 8/1/1908 to 16/1/1910, India 17/1/1910 to 11/2/1915, Mesopotamia 12/2/1915 to 28/12/1918, Home 29/12/1918 to 7/1/1920. 11/8/1909 he was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the Hastings Road and assaulting two police constables, fined £1-09-00. 6/1/1917 A/Bdr, charged with drunk on duty and striking a native driver, reverted to Gnr, punishment expunged as is illegal vide Field Service Regulations Part II, Sect. 106 (6). 27/12/1917 Baghdad, charge drunk, severe reprimand. No mention of MMP service on Medal Index Card. He claimed a pension for an enlarged heart which was rejected, address: Pipers Lane, Godmanchester, Hunts. Info from Pension Index Card: 182151, Pedley, Joseph John, RGA, 28138, 11/M/394635, discharged 7/1/1920, Rejected, Received 20/6/1922, 22/6/1922 Joseph John Pedley. |