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Sgt. William Mabbott CdeG.
British Army 12th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire
Will Mabbott joined the Army in 1900, 2nd Battalion North Staffordshire, aged 18. He was drafted to South Africa a year later, and from there he was transferred to India. He served in India for approximately 10 years with the 1st Battalion North Staffordshire. He was discharged in 1912.
At the start of the Great War he re-enlisted as part of Kitchener's third army. In 1914 he was promoted to Sergeant in the 12th Battalion Sherwood Foresters. William fought at Loos, Ypres, Messines, Somme and Cambrai. He was awarded the Croix De Guerre (Belgium). In 1918 he was badly wounded and discharged from the Army. Due to the severity of his injury he lost his right leg. He returned to Mansfield Woodhouse and died there in 1928.
