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Surname:Wall
Initials:H I
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:P/12088
Notes:MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 6/12/1916 to 1/2/1917. Formerly Pte. Liverpool Regt. No. 22/47377. Resided in Liverpool. Not listed in Soldiers Died. Inscription on gravestone: In life I loved him dearly, in death I do the same. Wife and Baby.
Info from Service Record: Herbert Ireland Wall, No. 22/47377 22 Kings Liverpool Regiment, age 33.2 years, occupation Lime Yard Clerk, address: 8 Vicars Close, Edge Hill, Liverpool. enlisted 9/12/1915, B Army Reserve 10/12/1915 to 26/7/1916, Home 27/7/1916 to 5/12/1916, France 6/12/1915 to 1/2/1917, home 2/2/1917 to 23/7/1918 discharged no longer fit for war service. 3/11/1912 he married Maud Hetherington at Liverpool, address: 8 Vicars Grove, Edge Hill, Liverpool they had one son Herbert John born 29/8/16 and died of gastritis 19/518.
Info from Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 but no other information. 3/2/1919 died. 27/4/1920 his widow Maude received £9 war gratuity.
Info from Pension Index Cards: Herbert Ireland Wall, No. P/12088, MFP, A/L/Cpl, discharged 3/2/1919 tuberculosis of lung attributed to active service. Also:- 3/APW/602. Widow Maud Wall, born 17/1/1889, address: 30 St. Agnes Road, Liverpool, they had one child Phyllis Gertrude born 12/10/1918. They are also shown as having a son Herbert John, born 29/8/1916 who died 19/5/1918 from gastritis and convulsion. 5/8/1919 widow received a grant of £6, 5/2/1919 she received a pension of 30/5 per week.
Herbert Ireland Wall.
Decoration Record:
Decoration: Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/74 July 26, 1918)
Citation: Badge No. 431742. Enlisted 27/7/1916, discharged 23/7/1918. KR 392 (xvi), Army Order 265 sec B. Age 36years 9months. Served abroad.
Casualty Record:
Date of Death:Feb. 3, 1919
Company:UNKNOWN
CWGC Link:370859
Cemetery:LIVERPOOL (KIRKDALE) CEMETERY, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧
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