263455 Rfmn. John Thomas Cavill British Army Lincolnshire Regiment from:Washingborough, Lincolnshire John Cavill enlisted as a Rifleman on 10th of November 1914. Then next day he underwent an examination, his records states he was
19yr 4 mths, Farm Servant, Height 5' 3 1/2" Weight 126lbs. Physical development Good
On
17/04/15 John was given 48 Hours detention for Making insolent remarks to an NCO. On
11/05/15 he was Wounded in Field,
12/05/15 Admitted Bailliel, bullet wound in Left hand,
13/05/15 Admitted Wimereaux, bullet wound in Left hand
17/05/15 Transferred to hospital ship for England.
17/05/15 – 26/05/15 admitted Herne Bay with a Gunshot wound in Left leg (previous record said hand so I assume that this is an admin error)
30/06/15 Re-embarked to the Western Front.
He was granted leave to England from 21 to 28th of February 1916. On 17/05/16 He had 8 days loss of privileges for “Disobedience of regimental orders, gambling in the billets after lights out”.
John was Wounded in action on the 3rd of July 1916 and the following day was admitted with a GSW to hospital in Rouen and the following day was transferred to the
Hospital Ship Asturias for England.
He was in Mersey Hospital being treated for a Gunshot wound in arm and left hand (I think it also says compound fracture) from 07/07/16 to 11/08/16
when he was transferred to Cadland Hospital, Fawley, near Southampton. On
11/12/16 he re-embarked for the Western Front. John was listed as
21/03/18 Missing in action on the 21st of March 1918 and it was later reported that he had been
captured by enemy at Hardcourt and was a Prisoner of war.
Returned back to hometown in 1919 and passed away in 1974.
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