james drury Posted 25 August , 2020 Share Posted 25 August , 2020 (edited) Hi all, Just wanted to get opinion on the disability on this pension card. possibly GSW Head. ? - I could be wrong on that. no service record for the chap Have found his medal roll and card and also his name in the absence voters list. Appears to have been Notts and Derby then Labour corp, 484 agricultural company. Just trying to build a picture of what he might have done and where. Any opinions pointers much appreciated. Edited 25 August , 2020 by james drury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 25 August , 2020 Share Posted 25 August , 2020 Hello James Yes, it is GSW (gun shot wound) to the head. It is probably why he was medically downgraded and transferred to the Labour Corps. His six-figure number with the Notts and Derby Regt suggests that he was in either 1/4th or 2/4th Battalion when he first went abroad, and this occurred in 1917 or 1918. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james drury Posted 25 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 25 August , 2020 many thanks :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james drury Posted 25 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 25 August , 2020 Is there any chance he could have been 2/5th Notts and Derby. have managed to look through the medal rolls for the N&D and thought he isn't on it, the men in sequence either side of his number are almost all 2/5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 25 August , 2020 Share Posted 25 August , 2020 James I had forgotten that the N&D had a Special Reserve 4th Bn, so the first TF battalions would have been 1/5th and 2/5th, which is consistent with the number range starting at 200000. Please re-read my earlier post accordingly. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james drury Posted 25 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 25 August , 2020 Thank you :-) We have an old photo in the family we have tried to figure out ... no details on it sadly and it pretty poor quality but wondered if it could be the chap - will never know I guess. - just wondered if his shoulder badge looked like a 2/5th notts and derby one ( if I have the right badge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james drury Posted 6 September , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 September , 2020 hi all just wondered if anyone knows what the abbreviation is on the absent voter list many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisonmallen62 Posted 9 September , 2020 Share Posted 9 September , 2020 HOL? Home on Leave maybe - unsure if it’s an N or O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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