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Pte. Claude Ernest Malpass
British Army 16th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Carlton Nottingham
Claude Ernest Malpass enlisted with the Notts & Derby Regiment on 11th May 1915 at the age of 20. Most of his service record appears to be lost including his medical
Claude was honourably discharged from the British Army on 21st October 1918 as a result of his wounds. As was customary at the time, for his wounds Claude was given the Silver War Badge (SWB) which is often incorrectly described as the Silver Wound Badge. The record for this award has a curious date entry of "att 6/12/15". I wonder whether this means that he should have been awarded the 1915 Star? regrettably we have no idea what this date means and would welcome any information that fills in any of the gaps.
Editor's Note: The date given as att. is the date he joined the 16th Battalion, presumably having trained with another battalion of teh same regiment. The 16th did not go overseas until March 1916, so he would not be entitled to the 1915 star.
