| Surname: | Bloxham |
| Initials: | F |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/2999 |
| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. 30/12/1916 Tried by Field General Courts Martial. As a soldier acting as a sentinel leaving his post before being relieved. Sentenced to 90 days SIHL Confirmed by Brig General 103rd Infantry Brigade 3/1/1917. Sentence commuted to 56 Days Field Punishment No. 2. Witnesses, Sergeant Major Botting and Cpl Bedford MMP. Transferred to Pte. Rifle Brigade. No. B200763. Serving with 34 Division. Enlisted 9/12/1915, Army Reserve 10/12/1915 to 13/4/1916, BEF 14/4/1916 to 19/5/1917, Home 20/5/1917 to 24/9/1918. Home address: 9 temple Street, Fenton, Stoke on Trent. Info from Pension Index Card:- Bloxham, Fred, MFP, P/2999, Rifle Brigade, 200763, 24/9/18 to discharge, 6/MB/2703, 49 Temple Street, Fenton, Stoke on Trent., Stamp: Ad 9/10/18 at 15/8 from 25/9/18 to 24/6/19, Chelsea No. V63D.4885, received 11/10/18. Also:- 6/MB/2703, Bloxham, Fred, Rifle Brigade, 200763, Rifleman, 24/9/18 to discharge, born 1887, Married, 49 Temple Street, Fenton, Staffs, 25/9/18 he was awarded a pension for shrapnel wound to right leg, attr. Fred Bloxham. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3130 Page: M/1109 Oct. 4, 1918) |
| Citation: | Badge No. B21573. Enlisted 4/2/1916, discharged 24/9/1918. AO II para BI 392 (xvi). Age 23 years. Served abroad. On Rifle Brigade SWB Roll. |