Surname: | Tetstill |
Initials: | E C |
Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Army Number: | P/5134 |
Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 11/9/1914. Shown as 18/8/1914 to 16/6/1918 on medal roll page B384. Formerly Gnr. 129 Bde. Royal Field Artillery. No. 27337. Medal card annotated transferred to APC. 1/10/1916? 5/8/1919 discharged no longer physically fit for war service. Info from pension Cards:- SB36. APD Disabled Men. 6/APD/955. Tetstill, Edwin Clarkson, MFP, P/5134, L/Cpl, 5/8/19 discharged Born 1882, Married, 18 Williamson Street, Goldenhill, S on T, disability, Mental, pre war earnings £1/17/1 a week, as assesed under Art. 3. £2/19/5. Also:- SB36. 6/MT/4357, Tetstill, Edwin Clarkson, MFP, P/65134, A/L/Cpl, 18 Williamson Street, Goldenhill, Staffs West Riding Asylum, Wakefield. Pension for Melancholia ( mental illness, depression, ill founded fears). Edwin Clarkson Tetstill. |
Decoration Record: | |
Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/188 Aug. 21, 1919) |
Citation: | Badge No. B281158. Enlisted 23/9/1902, Discharged 5/8/1919. K.R. 392 (xvi). A.O. 29/19. Age 37years. Served abroad. |