Surname: | Wheeler |
Initials: | J W |
Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Army Number: | P/6087 |
Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 24/8/1914. Enlisted 22/11/07 as Pte. 1 Hampshire Regiment. No. 7940. Home address: 7 Quay du Havre, Rouen. Served France 22/8/14 to 20/4/19. 5/5/16 attached to APM, Havre, 1/10/16 transferred to MFP. 31/5/1919 discharged surplus to military requirements having suffered impairment since entry into the service. Suffered from flat feet, rheumatism caused by severe gonorrhoea. Info from Pension Index Card:- Wheeler, Jesse Walter, MFP, P/6087, Hampshire Regt, 31/5/19 to discharge, SFJ.3004, file passed to shell from transfer 8/10/23. Stamp: Ad 5/6/19 at £52/10 gratuity, Chelsea no. Z/Misc/1945, received 6/6/19. Jessie Walter Wheeler. |
Decoration Record: | |
Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/200 July 14, 1920) |
Citation: | Badge No. 487507. Enlisted 23/11/1907, discharged 31/5/1919. K.R. 392 (xvia), A.O. 29/19. Age 30. Served abroad. |