263518 Pte. Hanson Tarbotton British Army 79th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps from:9 Exeter Street, Bradford Hanson Tarbotton was born in Bradford in 1871 and worked as a carriage cleaner on the railway, becoming a Foreman after the war.
He married Amy Smith in 1891 and they had 12 children (6 were living in 1911).
Their eldest son, also called Hanson, enlisted with Seaforth Highlanders and then transferred to RGA (TF) as a Gunner with 109th Siege Battery. Another son, Walter b. 1906 was too young to serve.
Hanson Tarbotton senior enlisted in Sheffield on 5th of September 1915 and crossed to France on 20th September and joined 79th Field Ambulance near Amiens.
On 30th of November the unit sailed for Salonika where he remained until March 1919.
He was treated for sand fly fever in August 1916 and for bronchial catarrh in 1918.
He had 2 periods of leave to England.
He was discharged on 7th of May 1919 after serving 3 years and 245 days and returned to his former employment.
He died at 9 Exeter Street, Bradford in 1935 and his Probate Report notes his effects went to his widow, Amy.
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