| Surname: | Child |
| Initials: | J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/15988 |
| Notes: | MFP, Ports. Served Home. 14/11/1914 enlisted in the Welsh Regiment, 29/4/1916 transferred to Royal Defence Corps, No. 3586, 5/8/1918 transferred to MFP, Port Section, 4/8/1919 to class Z reserve. Born Tenbury, Worcestershire, occupation Clerk, address: Lever, E block, Cwmtaff, Merthys, suffered from varix severe on both thighs and legs. Address 1919 52 Ledgewood Road, Edgebaston, Birmingham, wife. Info from pension card index:- Child, John, No. 15988, L/Cpl, MFP, 10/12/1919 Died from nepheritis ( inflammation of kidneys) and Uremia (chronic kidney disease). Widow Kathleen Child, 298 Balsall Heath Road, Birmingham and 137 Barrows Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham. John Child. |