| Surname: | Field |
| Initials: | J W |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/7362 |
| Notes: | MFP. Served Home 25/5/15 to 9/1/18 to discharge, no longer physically fit for war service. Poor Vision. He enlisted in the Northumbrian Battery, Royal Field Artillery, No.4673 and 354 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, No. 891424, 27/1/17 transferred to MFP. 9/1/1918 discharged no longer physically fit. Enlisted age 39.7 years, occupation Stone Mason, home address: 74 Huntley Grove, Peterborough. Suffered from ambliopia (lazy eye). 23/12/01901 married Mary Elizabeth Coatham at Great Driffield, Yorkshire. Info from Pension Index Card:- Field, John William, MFP, P/7262, 9/1/18 to discharge, SFJ.457, Stamp: Ad 2/1/18 at 27/6 from 9/1/18 to 27/1/18, Chelsea no. 210179/H, received 9/1/18. John William Field. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/45 Jan. 19, 1918) |
| Citation: | Badge No. 304833. Enlisted 25/5/1915, discharged 9/1/1918. Army Order 265 of 1917. Sec D. Age 42years 7months. Served home. |