Surname: | Currant |
Initials: | H |
Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Army Number: | P/3487 |
Notes: | MMP. Awarded the Victory and War Medal. First served abroad (3) Egypt, 10/1/17 to 1/1/18. 4/2/18 discharged. Attested 10/12/15, Army Reserve 11/12/15 to 12/7/16, discharged no longer physically fit for war service 4/12/18. Served in the Egyptian Exp Force. Enlisted age 35.4 years, occupation Market Garden Labourer, born Blunham, Sandy, Bedfordshire. 31/3/1902 married Mary Ann Wright at Kempston, Bedfordshire. Info from Pension Index Card:- Currant, Herbert, MMP, P/3487, 4/2/18 to discharge, DEAD 17/6/27, Queen's Head, Blunham, Sandy, Beds, 11/M/82235, Stamp: Ad 30/1/18 at 32/6 from 25/2/18 to 6/8/18, Chelsea no. VV56.1006, 229254/H, received 31/1/18 Herbert Currant. |
Decoration Record: | |
Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/48 Jan. 27, 1918) |
Citation: | Badge No. 322317. Enlisted 12/7/1916, discharged 4/2/1918. Army Order 265 of 1917. Sec B. Age 38years 8months. Served abroad. |