{"product_id":"1914-15-star","title":"1914-15 Star;W.I.A issued to 69361 DVR. S. LANSFIELD R.F.A.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1914-15 star issued to 69361 DVR. S. LANSFIELD R.F.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuckily this mans records still exist giving a though history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho he was\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn about 1895, near London, in the county of Middlesex. The parish name is hard to read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the war he served an apprenticeship with the Boston Deep Sea Fishing Co., which ended in August 1914. In 1917 he described his work there as \"seaman, 3 years\" at Boston, Lincolnshire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription on enlistment: 19 years old, about 5 ft 3 in, 124 lbs, 36 in chest. Fresh complexion, grey eyes, dark brown hair, birthmark on his left upper arm. Roman Catholic. Single.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext of kin: his parents, Bella and Edward Lansfield, 9 Laurel Terrace, Park Lane, Tottenham, London N. Sidney lived at the same address.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTimeline\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e10 Feb 1915:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Enlisted at Holloway, London, on a short service attestation for the Royal Field Artillery, as a driver. He passed his medical and was approved the same day.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e11 Feb 1915:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Joined at Woolwich, No. 4 Depot RFA.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e19 Mar 1915:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Posted to a reserve brigade, possibly 2B. Handwriting unclear.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e23 Apr 1915:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Posted to 4A Reserve Brigade. His papers were sent from Brighton that day by the major commanding 11th Reserve Battery.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e29 Apr 1915:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Last day of home service.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e30 Apr 1915:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Posted to the Expeditionary Force Base Depot, France. His medal card gives 1 May 1915 as his date of entry, which is the date that earned the 1914-15 Star.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e31 May 1915:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Posted from what looks like the A.H.T. depot to the 2nd D.A.C., most likely the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column. The driver's job there was taking ammunition up to the guns by horse team.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e27 Sep 1916:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Wounded in France. Gunshot wounds with fractures. The entries are hard to read, but they mention the right femur (thigh), the chest, and the right hand or thumb.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAbout 3 Oct 1916:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e X-rayed in hospital, entry no. 269. His right thigh and right chest were checked for foreign bodies, meaning metal fragments. One was found lying in the buttock, and another near the lesser trochanter, which is at the top of the thigh bone near the hip.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e4 Nov 1916:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Last day in France, after about 18 months overseas.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e5 Nov 1916:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Back in England, posted to 5C Reserve Brigade RFA.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e9 Feb 1917:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Filled in the pre-discharge form while in hospital. Employment wanted: \"not known\". No approved society.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e2 Mar 1917:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Discharged as no longer physically fit for war service, under King's Regulations para 392 (xvi). Signed off by the RAMC registrar at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, so that's where he was treated in England. His conduct sheet has no offences recorded.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e3 Mar 1917:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e His pension of 25 shillings starts. It was awarded on 21 Feb 1917.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e17 Mar 1917:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Listed on Silver War Badge roll RA\/266 at Woolwich. Badge no. 153,229, cause of discharge: wounds, served overseas: yes.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e27 Mar 1917:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Badge and certificate issued.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTotals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTotal service: 2 years 21 days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Silver War Badge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill open\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe possible 25 March 1926 date on the pension card, which could be a pension change, final settlement or death. 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