| Surname: | Sharpe |
| Initials: | T |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/10509 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (2a) Balkans, amended to (2b) Gallipoli, 22/9/1915 to 21/2/1916. Formerly Cpl 10 Hampshire Regiment, No. 16966. 10/8/17 medically discharged. 2/1/1894 enlisted 7 Hussars, No. 4107, 1/2/1895 to 18 Hussars, No. 7202, 2/10/1902 to Army Reserve, 16/1/1906 to D Army Reserve. Served home 2/1/1894 to 10/9/1895, Indian 1/9/1895 to 14/10/1898, South Africa 15/10/1898 to 30/7/1902, Home 31/7/1902 to 19/10/1902, Army Reserve 20/10/1902 to 1/1/1906, Born Normanton, Nr Wakefield, Yorkshire, age 18.7 years, occupation carter, nok brother Canal Bank, Keighley. 2/9/1914 re enlisted in the 13 hussars, 7/9/1914 to Reserve Regiment of Cavalry, 1/6/1915 to Hampshire Regiment, 12/65/1917 to MFP. 10/8/1917 discharged no longer physically fit for war service. Served Home 2/9/1914 to 21/9/19015, Med Exp Force 22/9/1915 to 21/2/1916, Home 22/2/1916 to 10/8/1917, Home 22/2/1916 to 10/8/1917. 10/7/1913 married Elisa Gertrude Bailey at the Registry Office, Fylde, Lancashire, address: 102 Waterloo Road, Blackpool. Info from Pension Index Card:- Sharpe, Tom, S/Cpl, MFP, P/10509, effects 3/11/23, 10/8/17 to discharge, SFJ.241, 4/MS/12444, File destroyed March 1931. Stamp: 22/8/17 at 13/9 from 11/8/17 to 13/8/18 + 2/6 from 27/8/17 for 1 child, 25 Fig Street, Keighley, Yorkshire, Chelsea No 88157/H, received 27/8/17. Tom Sharpe. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/28 July 25, 1917) |
| Citation: | Badge No. 123667. Enlisted 2/9/1914, discharged 10/8/1917, sickness para 392 (XVI). Served abroad. |
| Decoration: | Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/118 Page: 251 Feb. 7, 1902) |
| Citation: | Clasps: Transvaal, Talana Awarded as Pte, 18 Hussars, No. 4483. |
| Decoration: | King's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/118 Page: 296 April 27, 1902) |
| Citation: | Clasps South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. Awarded as Pte. 18 Hussars No. 4443. Clasp Transvaal also shown on this roll. |