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207177A/RQMS Alfred Edward Watling
British Army Northamptonshire
from:Eye, Suffolk
This is a brief record of my father's time serving in the Army before and during WW11.He was born on 13/11/1908 and signed on for the Northamptonshire Regiment on 10/1 1925 at the age of 16 years and 2 months saying he was the right age to sign on.
He served till 21/6/1933,Then was recalled on 1/9/1939,till 1/8/1940. (p) Was then in The Buffs from 2/8/1940 till 3/3/1941. He then transferred to the MPSC at the rank of A/RQMS till being demobbed on 8/12/1245.
In 1941 he was Stationed at the Tower of London where he guarded and looked after Josef Jakob the last man to be shot by firing squad at the Tower, They used to play cards together in his cell whilst waiting for his trial, and my father was the one who had to walk with him to the firing squad on 15 August 1941,
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