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239909

Cpl. Cecil Henry John Waite

British Army 3rd Btn. Wiltshire Regiment

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Jack Waite enlisted aged 18 on 6th of November 1911. He served seven years with the Colours and five years in the Army Reserve. Jack trained as a sharpshooter. His service was as follows:

  • Gibraltar 1st January 1914 - 3rd September 1914
  • Embarked 5th October 1914
  • Wounded by a shell at Ypres on 24th October 1914
  • Returned to the front on 28th April 1915
  • Promoted to Lance Corporal on 5th June 1915
  • Demoted for using threatening language to an NCO on 18th October 1915
  • Promoted to Lance Corporal on 28th April 1917
  • Wounded in the right hand by a bullet on 5th August 1917
  • Volunteered for Army of Occupation
  • Discharged 24th December 1919



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